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Up-to-the-Second Score: Germany 1, U.S. 0 - FINAL FULLTIME MATCH REPORT
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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.
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90'+3 - Reyna catches Bierhoff from behind and steals ball after he breaks into penalty area alone.
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90'+2 - Mathis shot from edge of box is blocked as the U.S. continues lobbing in high balls.
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90'+1 - Bode breaks into penalty area on left and shoots into side-netting.
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90'+1 - Three minutes of stoppage time added on.
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90' - Mathis' cross from right headed into side-netting at far post by Sanneh.
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88' - Bierhoff called for holding Berhalter before he breaks into penalty area.
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88' - Pope called for pushing on high ball in offensive third.
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88' - Germany sub: Bierhoff on for Klose.
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87' - Jones cut back from endline but his cross is cleared, and O'Brien's shot is blocked.
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86' - Ziege bumps Mathis aside to clear Lewis cross from left, not long after Stewart cross from right is headed away.
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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.
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83' - Pope knock away a bouncing ball as Friedel and Klose converge at 18 yards; counterattack came off Lewis giveaway.
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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.
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80' - U.S. sub: Stewart on for Mastroeni.
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80' - Germany sub: Bode on for Neuville.
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79' - Donovan makes run into box and cuts to endline, and his short cross is headed away.
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77' - Weak O'Brien pass intended for Mathis intercepted.
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77' - Klose steps on ball outside U.S. penalty area to lose possession.
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75' - O'Brien called for fould on Frings 40 yards from goal; Pope heads out the ensuing freekick.
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74' - Neuville breaks out on a counterattack, cuts across the middle from the left and shoots over the bar.
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73' - Germany freekick from left somehow skips through the penalty area untouched.
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70' - Berhalter cautioned for late challenge on Klose. Berhalter and Mastroeni would be suspended for the next match if the U.S. advances.
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69' - Mastroeni cautioned for taking down Neuville.
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68' - Ref consults linesman after tussle in the penalty area, and then cautions Reyna and Neuville.
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66' - Kehl cautioned for taking down Mathis, who had gotten past him.
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66' - Friedel catches Frings blooped header after corner kick given up by Berhalter backpass.
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65' - U.S. sub: Jones on for Hejduk.
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64' - Reyna shot from center circle goes wide left after Kahn came out to head a clearance.
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64' - Sanneh slides to stuff Klose shot at near post off cross from an open Neuville on the right.
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63' - Kahn slides out for through ball before Hejduk can catch up to it.
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61' - Mathis called for foul after Frings steals ball from him.
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60' - Germany sub: Jeremies on for Schneider.
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60' - Germany steps up to leave Lewis offside.
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59' - U.S. sub: Mathis on for McBride.
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57' - Possession stats show the U.S. and Germany equal at 50 percent. U.S. has 8 shots, Germany 4.
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56' - Donovan turns and shoots weakly from 18 yards off give-and-go with McBride; Kahn saves with ease.
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54' - Kahn dives out to punch away Sanneh cross under challenge from Donovan.
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52' - Linke stuffs O'Brien volley at 18 yards after McBride heads down Sanneh's cross.
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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.
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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.
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49' - Donovan carries ball into box patiently but Hamann knock it out before he can shoot.
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47' - Kahn catches Reyna's second-chance cross with ease after corner kick.
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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.
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46' -
U.S. kicks off the second half and send a long ball down the left wing to lose possession.
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| 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.
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45' - Ziege curls freekick well over the goal.
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44' - Reyna called for fouling Frings 23 yards from goal, as Germany is beginning to overpower the U.S.
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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.
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42' - Freekick skims off Berhalter's head and out for a corner kick.
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42' -
Pope cautioned for challenge on Neuville.
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39' -
Lewis cautioned for persistent fouling, this time on Oliver Neuville.
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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. |
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37' - Kahn punches away an 18-yard shot from Lewis, after pass laid back from Donovan, from a Brian McBride run on the left. |
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35' - Ballack heads the corner kick across the face of the goal. |
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35' - Neuville bicycle kick hits Lewis in forehead, and Reyna clears to give a corner kick to Germany. |
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33' - German freekick into penalty area is headed down by Berhalter amid rough challenges and carried out by Sanneh. |
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32' - Lewis called offside. |
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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. |
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29' - Donovan mis-hits pass to Lewis on left for a Germany throw-in. |
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27' - Ballack cut slightly under right eye after taking elbow from O'Brien on header. |
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26' - Mastroeni steals from Neuville in right corner after the German is fed by Frings. |
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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. |
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23' - Pope pokes ball away from Klose as he breaks into penalty area. |
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22' - Germany cross from right after McBride giveaway is flicked on by Sanneh and out of trouble. |
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20' - Neuville called offside as he gets wide open and fails to head home at near post off cross from right side. |
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19' - Klose goes down at edge of box in fair challenge won by Pope. |
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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. |
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16' - Donovan called offside. |
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14' - Sanneh gets free on the right but his low cross can't find Donovan in the middle. |
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13' - Kahn dives off line to knock away Lewis cross from left. |
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11' - Frings heads away in front of McBride at far post off cross from right side. |
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10' - Lewis sends 25-yard freekick well over the bar after Metzelder fouls Reyna. |
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9' - Neuville's volley from 25 yards goes wide right after German corner kick is cleared; kick came off deflection by Berhalter. |
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8' - Metzelder cross from endline on left goes behind the goal. |
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6' - Mastroeni knocks Neuville cross from right over endline; corner kick clears penalty area. |
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3' - Lewis cross from left knocked over endline by Linke; corner kick skims across the area and out of danger. |
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2' - Donovan called offside. |
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2' - Donovan called for foul on Metzelder. |
1' -- Germany kicks off. |
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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.)
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