Within the six months since the World Cup draw threw Germany as well as Portugal together—along considering the U. S. and Ghana—for the best round, Group G has been termed as this tournament's Number of Death. Germany procured note of that and shrugged. Within the space of 45 minutes here with Monday, it dismantled Greece with three first-half goals in route to a 4-0 triumph.
Bayern Munich forward stole the show which includes a hat trick, but it was only this logical culmination with superb attacking participate in from Germany, that carved Portugal a part all afternoon. The resistance that will German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer had supposed to turn this game into a "World Cup final" for no reason materialized. Or as a minimum, it never trapped to the trio with Sami Khedira, Toni Kroos and also Mario Gotze.
opened the scoring within the 11th minute in the penalty spot, after Gotze happened back by Jo?o Pereira. Defender Mats Hummels added a 2nd with a header at a Toni Kroos corner within the 32nd. Kroos again supplied the assist around the third for Müller. And Müller swept home your fourth after Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio spilled a cross in the second half.
