USA Vs Germany at Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Managers
Jurgen Klinsmann(USA)
Joachim Low (Germany)
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head- The USA won 4-3 when the two nations last met in a friendly in June 2013.
- Germany have scored 12 12 goals in their last four matches against the USA.
- The last four fixtures between the sides have produced 19 goals, at an average of 4.8 per game.
- They have met twice before at the World Cup. Germany won 2-0 in 1998, when current USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann scored the second goal, and 1-0 in the 2002 quarter-finals.
- The USA have not won two World Cup games in a row since their opening two matches of the first tournament in 1930.
- Clint Dempsey needs one more goal to draw level with Landon Donovan's American record of five World Cup goals.
- The USA have scored in eight successive World Cup games, their best run since their opening eight matches (1930-1990).
- Seven of the USA's last eight World Cup goals have come after half-time.
- The States have conceded in each of their last 15 World Cup games against European opposition.
- Following Nani's goal for Portugal, the USA have now conceded seven goals at the World Cup in the first five minutes of a match, the most of any team in World Cup history, overtaking Hungary (six).
- Germany have scored in 19 of their last 20 World Cup group games.
- Miroslav Klose is only the third player in World Cup history to score in four different editions of the competition (after Pele and Uwe Seeler).
- Thomas Muller has eight goals and four assists in eight World Cup appearances.
- Mario Gotze has scored three goals in his last three appearances for Germany, and four in five in 2014.
Germany beats USA 1-0
Goal Scorer -Thomas Muller(55)
The race
for the Golden Boot is hotting up as the World Cup heads into the
knockout stages, with Thomas Muller’s stunning finish against USA taking
him to four goals for the tournament and on level pegging with Neymar
and Lionel Messi.
How the race for the Golden Boot looks
4 goals
Thomas Muller (Germany)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Neymar (Brazil)
3 goals
Robin van Persie (Holland)
Arjen Robben (Holland)
Karim Benzema (France)
Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)
Enner Valencia (Ecuador)
James Rodriguez (Colombia)
Team USA's official twitter posted a photo of the squad after they qualified
US President Barack Obama watched the game from his airplane as USA progressed to Round of 16
Thomas Muller (Germany)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Neymar (Brazil)
3 goals
Robin van Persie (Holland)
Arjen Robben (Holland)
Karim Benzema (France)
Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)
Enner Valencia (Ecuador)
James Rodriguez (Colombia)
- US team progressed to the final-16 despite losing 1-0 to Germany in Recife, Brazil, on Thursday
- Tens of millions of fans watched the game from bars and specially designated fan-zones across the country
- ESPN tweeted that its online streaming application set a record with a peak of 1.7 million concurrent users
- Coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. estimated Thursday's match could cost U.S. companies $390 million in lost wages
- Next up, Team USA will face Belgium on Tuesday at 4pm (EST) in Salvador with a place in the last eight up for grabs
Team USA's official twitter posted a photo of the squad after they qualified
US soccer fans celebrate as the USA qualifies to the round of 16 as they watch the match at Hermosa Beach, California
U.S. supporters in Rio de Janeiro celebrate advancing to the Round of 16 after their loss to Germany while watching the match at FIFA Fan Fest on Thursday
U.S. supporters in Rio de Janeiro celebrate advancing to the Round of 16 after their loss to Germany while watching the match at FIFA Fan Fest on Thursday
Empire State Building lit up red, white and blue after USA advance to Round of 16
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