kmhouseindia: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Match 32 Group G USA Vs Portugal Sunday June 22,2014

USA Vs Portugal at Arena Amazonia, Manaus

Managers
Jurgen Klinsmann(USA)

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

The overall record between Portugal and the USA is perfectly balanced with two wins each, one draw and five goals apiece.
The USA won 3-2 in the only previous World Cup meeting, in the 2002 group stage. Current Portugal coach Paulo Bento came on as a substitute in that game.
There were two own goals in that match - it remains the only time that has happened at the World Cup.
Jurgen Klinsmann beat Portugal 3-1 when head coach of Germany at the 2006 World Cup in the third-place play-off.

USA

The USA have managed just two clean sheets in their last 24 World Cup matches.
They have scored in their last seven World Cup games.
Clint Dempsey's goal against Ghana was the fifth fastest in World Cup history.

Portugal

Their only win in the last eight matches at the World Cup was 7-0 over North Korea in 2010.
Portugal have twice reached the semi-finals in their five previous World Cup appearances.
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored two World Cup goals from 55 shots.
He touched the ball just once in Germany's penalty area in the opening group match.

The Match Ended in a 2-2 draw
Goal Scorers
For USA - Jermaine Jones (65) and Clint Dempsey (81)

For Portugal - Nani (5) and Silvestre Varela(90+)

It was all Portugal for much of the first half, with Ronaldo in the starting lineup but getting less involved as the match progressed.

In the 39th minute, referee Nestor Pitana of Argentina called for a cooling break, the first such decision to be taken at the World Cup.

At the start of the match, FIFA listed the temperature at 30 degrees C (86 degrees F) with 66 percent humidity. FIFA uses the ‘Wet Bulb Globe Temperature’ to determine when official cooling breaks should be added, and says the WGBT must be above 90 degrees F for them to be considered.

The Americans opened with a 2-1 win over Ghana, while Portugal dropped an embarrassing 4-0 defeat to Germany. When Ghana and Germany tied 2-2 on Saturday, the U.S. was suddenly in position to clinch advancement with a win Sunday.

A win for the U.S. team would have ensured that they qualified from their World Cup group with a game to spare - an impressive feet considering they were drawn in the so-called group of death along with Ghana, Germany and Ronaldo's Portugal.

The USA team line up for the national anthem prior to their 2014 World Cup match against Portugal

USA fans at the match against Portugal in Manaus, Brazil