In the last matches of the group stage of the World Cup in Brazil, teams from groups G and H met. Teams from Germany, the USA, Portugal, Ghana, Algeria, Russia, South Korea and Belgium played on the fields of stadiums in Brazil. For some teams, the fate of reaching the playoff stage was decided, while others had to compete for continued participation in the World Cup.
The first matches of the day were the meetings of rivals in Group G. The Germans played with the Americans, and the Portuguese national team opposed Ghana.
The German team beat the USA national team with a minimal advantage 1 - 0. The goal was scored by Müller. This ball was already the fourth for the German forward in the tournament. Germany had a slight advantage in the meeting, but we can also say that the US team could well recoup, but this never happened. The victory of Germany takes Leo's national team from the first place in the group to the playoff stage, and the Americans are content with the second line and also look forward to the next match.
The Portuguese team beat the Ghana national team with a score of 2 - 1. The first and last goal in the tournament was scored by the captain of Europeans Cristiano Ronaldo. Both teams could make their way to the next stage of the tournament, but for this the Germans had to beat their rivals on a large scale, but this did not happen. The Portuguese team is compared in terms of points with the United States, but is inferior to the latter in terms of the goal difference and the goals conceded. Therefore, it is the Europeans who keep company with the Africans in this group and go home.
In Group H, Belgium beat South Korea 1 - 0. The decisive goal was scored in the second half. The class of the European team affected this quartet of national teams. The Belgians won their third victory and advanced from the first place to the playoff stage, where the US team will be the rival of the Europeans.
The main match for the Russian fans was the game Algeria - Russia. Capello's wards needed only a victory, and with a good goal difference. The Russians were leading 1 - 0 after the first half, but they could not keep the lead. From the standard, the Russian footballers still conceded. The result of the meeting 1 - 1 marked the well-deserved departure of the Russians from the championship, and sent the Algerian team to the 1/8 finals of the World Cup, where the African team will be the German team.
