Live Match Commentary
Up-to-the-Second Score: Germany 1, U.S. 0 - FINAL
FULLTIME MATCH REPORT
90'+3 - Final whistle blows and Germany advances to semifinals to face either Spain or South Korea; United States' surprise run ends, after the country's strongest World Cup performance since 1930.  
90'+3 - Reyna catches Bierhoff from behind and steals ball after he breaks into penalty area alone.  
90'+2 - Mathis shot from edge of box is blocked as the U.S. continues lobbing in high balls.  
90'+1 - Bode breaks into penalty area on left and shoots into side-netting.  
90'+1 - Three minutes of stoppage time added on.  
90' - Mathis' cross from right headed into side-netting at far post by Sanneh.  
88' - Bierhoff called for holding Berhalter before he breaks into penalty area.  
88' - Pope called for pushing on high ball in offensive third.  
88' - Germany sub: Bierhoff on for Klose.  
87' - Jones cut back from endline but his cross is cleared, and O'Brien's shot is blocked.  
86' - Ziege bumps Mathis aside to clear Lewis cross from left, not long after Stewart cross from right is headed away.  
84' - Sanneh flicks header wide of the far post from 10 yards, off Reyna freekick from 45 yards out on the left; kick awarded after Donovan is fouled.  
83' - Pope knock away a bouncing ball as Friedel and Klose converge at 18 yards; counterattack came off Lewis giveaway.  
81' - Mathis gives up ball after taking pass from O'Brien. U.S. has held 56 percent of the possession and outshot Germany nine to five, with Germany sitting comfortably on its lead.  
80' - U.S. sub: Stewart on for Mastroeni.  
80' - Germany sub: Bode on for Neuville.  
79' - Donovan makes run into box and cuts to endline, and his short cross is headed away.  
77' - Weak O'Brien pass intended for Mathis intercepted.  
77' - Klose steps on ball outside U.S. penalty area to lose possession.  
75' - O'Brien called for fould on Frings 40 yards from goal; Pope heads out the ensuing freekick.  
74' - Neuville breaks out on a counterattack, cuts across the middle from the left and shoots over the bar.  
73' - Germany freekick from left somehow skips through the penalty area untouched.  
70' - Berhalter cautioned for late challenge on Klose. Berhalter and Mastroeni would be suspended for the next match if the U.S. advances.  
69' - Mastroeni cautioned for taking down Neuville.  
68' - Ref consults linesman after tussle in the penalty area, and then cautions Reyna and Neuville.  
66' - Kehl cautioned for taking down Mathis, who had gotten past him.  
66' - Friedel catches Frings blooped header after corner kick given up by Berhalter backpass.  
65' - U.S. sub: Jones on for Hejduk.  
64' - Reyna shot from center circle goes wide left after Kahn came out to head a clearance.  
64' - Sanneh slides to stuff Klose shot at near post off cross from an open Neuville on the right.  
63' - Kahn slides out for through ball before Hejduk can catch up to it.  
61' - Mathis called for foul after Frings steals ball from him.  
60' - Germany sub: Jeremies on for Schneider.  
60' - Germany steps up to leave Lewis offside.  
59' - U.S. sub: Mathis on for McBride.  
57' - Possession stats show the U.S. and Germany equal at 50 percent. U.S. has 8 shots, Germany 4.  
56' - Donovan turns and shoots weakly from 18 yards off give-and-go with McBride; Kahn saves with ease.  
54' - Kahn dives out to punch away Sanneh cross under challenge from Donovan.  
52' - Linke stuffs O'Brien volley at 18 yards after McBride heads down Sanneh's cross.  
51' - Kahn picks up O'Brien's shot from outside box after Lewis' corner kick bounces out. Donovan won the kick with run into the left corner.  
50' - Berhalter's left footed volley goes under Kahn and off the hand of Frings on the goal line; Kahn smothers it and play is stopped with U.S. players appealing for a goal.  
49' - Donovan carries ball into box patiently but Hamann knock it out before he can shoot.  
47' - Kahn catches Reyna's second-chance cross with ease after corner kick.  
47' - U.S. works ball to Lewis on the left, and his cross just out of the reach of Sanneh is headed out by Metzelder before it can reach McBride at far post.  
46' - U.S. kicks off the second half and send a long ball down the left wing to lose possession.  
Second Half
45'+1 - Halftime whistle blows with Germany leading 1-0 and on course to advance to the semifinals against either Spain or South Korea.  
45' - Ziege curls freekick well over the goal.  
44' - Reyna called for fouling Frings 23 yards from goal, as Germany is beginning to overpower the U.S.  
43' - Klose's wide-open header hits the right post, after corner kick is initially cleared and then sent back across from the left by Neuville. Pope cautioned for challenge on Neuville.  
42' - Freekick skims off Berhalter's head and out for a corner kick.  
42' - Pope cautioned for challenge on Neuville.  
39' - Lewis cautioned for persistent fouling, this time on Oliver Neuville.  
39' - GOAL GERMANY. Ballack heads home six yards from goal in the center between Sanneh and Berhalter, off a Ziege freekick from the right. Kick came off Lewis foul on Frings.  
37' - Kahn punches away an 18-yard shot from Lewis, after pass laid back from Donovan, from a Brian McBride run on the left.  
35' - Ballack heads the corner kick across the face of the goal.  
35' - Neuville bicycle kick hits Lewis in forehead, and Reyna clears to give a corner kick to Germany.  
33' - German freekick into penalty area is headed down by Berhalter amid rough challenges and carried out by Sanneh.  
32' - Lewis called offside.  
31' - McBride can't reach corner kick from left at far post.  
30' - Kahn comes out and goes down to his left to save point-blank effort from Donovan, who broke in behind the defense on a pass from Reyna.  
29' - Donovan mis-hits pass to Lewis on left for a Germany throw-in.  
27' - Ballack cut slightly under right eye after taking elbow from O'Brien on header.  
26' - Mastroeni steals from Neuville in right corner after the German is fed by Frings.  
24' - Ziege called for foul on Hejduk, who had beaten him on the right wing. Berhalter heads over off Lewis freekick under challenge from Ziege.  
23' - Pope pokes ball away from Klose as he breaks into penalty area.  
22' - Germany cross from right after McBride giveaway is flicked on by Sanneh and out of trouble.  
20' - Neuville called offside as he gets wide open and fails to head home at near post off cross from right side.  
19' - Klose goes down at edge of box in fair challenge won by Pope.  
18' - Reyna's corner kick sails over penalty area and is cleared.  
17' - Kahn dives to his right to save Donovan shot from 18 yards, after Donovan had nutmegged Hamann and cut across at the top of the box.  
16' - Donovan called offside.  
14' - Sanneh gets free on the right but his low cross can't find Donovan in the middle.  
13' - Kahn dives off line to knock away Lewis cross from left.  
11' - Frings heads away in front of McBride at far post off cross from right side.  
10' - Lewis sends 25-yard freekick well over the bar after Metzelder fouls Reyna.  
9' - Neuville's volley from 25 yards goes wide right after German corner kick is cleared; kick came off deflection by Berhalter.  
8' - Metzelder cross from endline on left goes behind the goal.  
6' - Mastroeni knocks Neuville cross from right over endline; corner kick clears penalty area.  
3' - Lewis cross from left knocked over endline by Linke; corner kick skims across the area and out of danger.  
2' - Donovan called offside.  
2' - Donovan called for foul on Metzelder.  
1' -- Germany kicks off.  
Kickoff at 7:30 a.m. EDT; 11:30 a.m. GMT. Winner goes to the semifinals to face Spain or South Korea on Tuesday; loser goes home. Germany in white jerseys; U.S. in blue. Moment of silence held in honor of recently deceased German soccer legend Fritz Walter; Germany wears black armbands. (All references to "right" and "left" are from the perspective of the attacking team, unless otherwise noted.)