Australia-Serbia has also ended. Final score: 2-1.
Final score: 0 - 1
90' +2
D. Adiyiah enters the game and replaces A. Ayew.
90' +1
Germany and Ghana advance to the next round. The final results mean Germany ends up on top while the Black Stars have secured the second spot. This means the Ghanaians will face the United States in the eight final while the Germans will lock horns with...England. A true dream fixture!
90'
Not many action here as Ghana and Germany wait for the final whistle...
88'
Foul by Ghana
87'
Serbia only need one more goal to book their place in the knock-out stages.
Shot wide of goal by Ghana
85'
Shot wide of goal by Germany
84'
Serbia makes it 2-1 via Pantelic!
82'
M. Amoah enters the game and replaces A. Gyan.
A strange situation with England ending up second in their group and USA topping that group. Maybe Ghana will be happy to face the United States instead of England....
81'
T. Kroos enters the game and replaces B. Schweinsteiger.
Ghana are not there yet, the Australians need to score two more goals or hope for Germany to increase their lead...
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79'
Shot on goal by Ghana
78'
Foul by Ghana
77'
Foul by Ghana
76'
Foul by Ghana
75'
The Australians will have set their hopes on Germany to score an extra goal or two.
73'
M. Jansen enters the game and replaces J. Boateng.
2-0 for Australia! Goal by Holman.
72'
Ghana will receive a boost from that goal at the other match since their goal difference is far superior to the Australians.
69'
Cahill scores for Australia: 1-0!
68'
P. Trochowski enters the game and replaces T. Müller.
66'
Corner kick for Ghana
Andre Ayew nearly equalises for Ghana! Gyan sets it up for Ayew in the box and he fires but his shot is blocked by Lahm at the last moment.
64'
S. Muntari enters the game and replaces P. Tagoe.
With this result the Germans are set to face England in the next round while Ghana will now meet the USA.
63'
Foul by Germany
Offside for Ghana
62'
Corner kick for Ghana
61'
Corner kick for Ghana
60'
M. Özil has scored a goal for Germany! Assist by T. Müller.
Splendid goal by Ozil! He fires a brilliant shot past Kingson who has no chance on this great effort from the edge of the box: 0-1.
59'
The German forwards fail to make an impact in the second half so far as they struggle to get rid of their guards.
57'
The Ghanaians make a more relaxed impression as a draw will puth them trough to the next round.
Corner kick for Germany
56'
Offside for Ghana
54'
Offside for Germany
53'
The loss against the Serbians seems to have dented Germany's confidence after they showed an excellent display against Australia. They clearly struggle to keep posession of the ball.
51'
Shot on goal by Ghana
Great chance for Asamoah! The Udinese striker finds himself alone in the box but his shot is straight at Neuer.
49'
Corner kick for Germany
48'
If both Group D matches remain goalless, Ghana will face England and Germany will play USA.
Foul by Ghana
46'
The second half is under way 0 - 0
Shot over the goal by Germany
45' +2
Halftime score: 0 - 0
45' +1
Germany and Ghana keep each other in balance as they have shared equal chances at goal so far. Gyan came close to a goal when his header was cleared at the line by Lahm while Ozil should've scored at the other end when he had a clear path on goal but he failed to pull the trigger.
44'
The Germans will need to turn to their experience to force a decision in this match.
Foul by Ghana
43'
T. Müller gets yellow.
42'
Shot on goal by Germany
Kingson struggles to clear a free kick from Schweinsteiger which is slightly deflected by Mertesacker.
41'
As we are near the half time whistle, it's not easy to point out who will win the match as it's likely that this clash will be decided by details...
40'
A. Ayew gets yellow.
39'
Corner kick for Germany
38'
Foul by Ghana
36'
Corner kick for Germany
Header over the goal by Germany
35'
The first half hour of the match shows that Germany are not up for an easy night as Ghana show their qualities and their fighting spirit.
34'
Offside for Ghana
32'
Germany keep pushing for the opening goal and try to penetrate the box via Muller and Cacau.
30'
Shot on goal by Germany
29'
Shot on goal by Ghana
27'
Foul by Ghana
26'
Lahm saves Germany! He manages to clear the ball from the goal line after Gyan's dangerous header.
25'
Corner kick for Ghana
Ozil wastes a huge opportunity to put Germany in front! He escapes the offside trap but Kingson blocks his shot.
24'
Shot over the goal by Germany
23'
No real chances registered for both teams yet as the defences keep the door shut.
21'
The action switches from end to end with Germany causing the most danger so far.
18'
Foul by Ghana
17'
Neither side is in control as they both have a fair bit of posession.
15'
Shot over the goal by Ghana
14'
The game is yet to get physical: no fouls have been made so far...
12'
Ghana and Germany will both go through to the knock-out stages if the scores remain the same at both pitches. Australia and Serbia are still tied, 0-0.
10'
Corner kick for Germany
Mensah almost puts his past his own goalkeeper! Podolski sends a ball into the box which is deflected by Mensah but luckily for him, goalie Kingson manages to keep hit out of his goal...
7'
Corner kick for Germany
Shot wide of goal by Germany
6'
Kevin Prince-Boateng finds Gyan in the box but he struggles to controll the ball and Neuer can easily pick it up.
5'
Germany grab the initiative as they look to recover their form of the opening match againts Australia (4-0 win).
4'
Offside for Germany
3'
Shot on goal by Germany
2'
The winner of this match will almost certain face England in the next round.
1'
The match is under way -
Shot wide of goal by Ghana
The terrific stage of Soccer City will be the place where Ghana and Germany decide who will go through to the eight final of this World Cup. The match will feature an interesting battle as the brothers Boateng will face each other: Jerome defends Germany's colours while Kevin-Prince wears the Ghana jersey. Africa will cheer for the Black Stars as they are the only country of the continent that can book a place in the knock-out stages.
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