U.S. vs. Germany

U.S. vs. Germany
U.S. vs. Germany /

U.S. vs. Germany

Germany 1, U.S. 0

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This header by Clint Dempsey was one of the few times the U.S. came close to scoring against Germany.

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Clint Dempsey gets pulled back by Mats Hummels as he tries to head the ball. The United States reached the knockout stage of consecutive World Cups for the first time.

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Omar Gonzalez played standout defense for the U.S., including on this play against Miroslav Klose. The Germans, three-time World Cup champions, finished with seven points to win the group, while the U.S. had four and finished second.

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Jermaine Jones (front) and teammate Alejandro Bedoya collided violently in the match against Germany.

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Jermaine Jones receives treatment after the collision.

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Neither Alejandro Bedoya is tended to after his collison with Jones. Neither was out of the game for long.

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Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany states his case while looking for a call to go his way.

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Head coach Joachim Loew of Germany shows his emotion.

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Jermaine Jones plays the ball during the 1-0 loss to Germany.

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Jermaine Jones reacts in disappointment after failing to take advantage of a scoring chance.

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Jerome Boateng of Germany and DaMarcus Beasley attempt to get to the ball first.

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Michael Bradley is challenged by Lukas Podolski.

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Omar Gonzalez of the United States is shown a yellow card by referee Ravshan Irmatov after a foul on Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany.

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Jermaine Jones defends against second-half substitute Mario Goetze.

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Germany's forward Lukas Podolski (left) and US defender Fabian Johnson vie for the ball.

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Thomas Mueller and Omar Gonzalez get tangled up.

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Michael Bradley didn't have the best of games but didn't make any costly mistakes either.

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Clint Dempsey and Mesut Oezil compete for the ball.

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Jermaine Jones challenges Philipp Lahm.


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