Germany Beats U.S. as Both Advance to Next Round of World Cup

Story by Bloomberg
Written by Christopher Elser and Dex McLuskey
Video by ESPN

Germany beat the U.S. 1-0, a result that sent both teams into the next round at soccer’s World Cup at the expense of Ghana and Portugal.

Germany won Group G and the U.S. finished in second place on goal difference ahead of Portugal, which defeated Ghana 2-1 on a late goal by Cristiano Ronaldo.



“It’s huge for us getting out of this group,” U.S. coach Juergen Klinsmann said in a televised interview. “Everybody said you have no chance. We took that chance and we move on and now we really want to prove a point.”

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-26/world-cup-highlights.html
http://www.espnfc.us/fifa-world-cup/story/1876190/united-states-0-1-germany-both-teams-advance-to-round-of-16