World Cup: Brazil vs. Mexico 0-0

Ochoa leads Mexico to "exciting" draw with Brazil

Brazil

0 – 0

Mexico

Brazil stopped unable in front of the Mexican goalkeeper Jeuermoa Ochoa, to draw the two teams scoreless in the game that brought them together tonight in the city of Fortaleza, opening the second round of the first group for the World Cup.

Ochoa kept a clean sheet throughout the game, and it was a bulwark against Brazilian attempts, and saves from serious balls, which may shake the nets of any goalkeeper in the world.

Brazil are still at the top of the group with 4 points on goal difference from Mexico, and will not affect the other match in the group tomorrow between Cameroon and Croatia, who lost the first round.

Samba team dominated at half-time, the percentage of the acquisition of the ball to the 54%, but the Mexican defense, led by veteran Rafael Marquez was a bulwark against Brazilian attempts, united much of the effectiveness of triple attack Neymar, Oscar, Fred, who fell in the offside trap three times in the first 45 minutes.

Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa was star of the first half, who kept a clean sheet and prevented samba dancers from two stressing goals.

Felipe Scolari resorted to play with two wings, pushing Oscar in the front line and put Ramirez, who was backed up in the first match with Luis Gustavo to meet the speeds of large players, Mexico, and succeeded this combination to invalidate the seriousness of Uribe Peralta and Giovani dos Santos.

Miguel Herrera, coach of Mexico played a manner 3-5-2, and built his offensive plan on threating Julio Cesar goalkeeper of Brazil, by far shots, because of the hardness of the Brazilian defense occupied by Marcelo and Dani Alves on the parties, and David Luiz and Thiago Silva in the heart.

And already shots of Jose Vasquez, and Andres Guardado, Hector Herrera formed the greatest threat to the land owners goalkeeper, reaching 4 Shots to goalkeeper Cesar all went just over the bar.

Scolari Tried activating rows and push three substitutes in the second half, where Bernard and Joe Alves and Willian participated instead of Ramírez, Oscar and Fred. On the other hand coach of Mexico responded by involving Javier Hernandez instead  Peralta, and Raul Jimenez instead  Giovanni Dos Santos, Marco Fabian instaed Hector Perera.

The first half was filled with excitement and missed opportunities, and the Mexican goalkeeper Ochoa continued his brilliance and saved two of the other header to Neymar and Thiago Silva, while the Mexican national team almost to spoil the night on the masses of the samba in stadium "Fortaleza" by two shots for Guardado and Marco Fabian Julio Cesar responded to them brilliantly, before the Turkish referee lunched the final whistle, and the two teams share the points of the meeting.

World Cup : South Korea vs. Russia 1-1

Korea coach is satisfied after wasting win against Russia

Russia

1 – 1

South Korea

South Korea wasted a chance to win over Russia in eighth Group in the World Cup but the coach Hong Myung Bo was satisfied with one point out of the match on Tuesday.

Hong said - who carried the captaincy when South Korea reached the semi-final of the 2002 World Cup on home - The most important thing was not to lose his team at the beginning of his career tournament and praised his players after a 1-1 draw.

Hong told reporters "in tournaments such as this the first game is the most difficult and the team is exposed to great pressure. I Believe that my players did their best, both tactical and physical all the time and played intelligently."

South Korea participated in the tournament after losing four times in the last five friendly matches including the score 4 - zero against Ghana last week. Korea suffered from defensive errors which recently repeated yesterday.

And alternative Hoon Lee Keun scored  goal to Korea in the 68th minute after a fatal error from goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev in dealing with a weak shot.

But after just six minutes Korean goalkeeper Jung Sung-Ryong  responded shot from substitute Alan Jajoev to reach other alternative Alexander Kerzhakov, who took advantage of defensive confusion and equalized from close range.

and Hong feels optimistic about the chance of progress in Korea and the competition before playing in Group H with Belgium and Algeria.

Korea coach said: "I think we will play a lot better in the next meeting.

America extracted revenge victory from Ghana in the World Cup of "wonders"

Ghana

1 -2

USA

American Team achieved a revenge victory against his Ghanaian counterpart, long-awaited for eight years, and a historic victory is the first on the "black star" with two goals against the goal, on Monday evening on the stadium "Arena das Dunas" the city of Natal in the first round of seventh group matches on the first floor of the World Cup in Brazil of 2014.

Clint Dempsey led the country's "Uncle Sam" team to overcome the African knot which lasted as long as 8 years or two previous tournaments in 2006 and 2010, the Ghanaians clinched win of Americans twice, Dempsey scored a wonderful goal from a solo effort , which is relatively the fastest goal of the tournament per second (29) from the first minute, John Brooks scored the second goal of the American per minute (86), while Andre Ayew scored Ghana goal sole per minute (82), and thus the Americans clinched three valuable points it participated Germany the lead though the latter is superior by goal difference due to his overwhelming victory over Portugal 4-0 in the earlier Monday evening also.

German Jurgen Klinsmann American coach Played (4-2-3-1) way, the same way Ghana coach James Kwesi Appiah played , who was the most acquisition  and offensive, but "without effective", in contrast, the American coach adopted on counter-attacks and set pieces also , and despite the limited number of opportunities to America, but its attackers had enjoyed effectively attack the Ghanaian in front of goal, to be able the "sniper" Klinsmann and the stars of the kidnapping of three points thanks to the efficiency and large fitness with the Americans, and despite the difficult circumstances after the departure of Jose Altidore, FW America's first scorer forced to injury and also Dempsey suffered, owner of the fastest fifth goal in the history of the World Cup and the fastest in Brazil so far, the striker" bad Boy" Ghana's John Boy from "background Double" in the face of Dempsey "poor and semi-broken nose."

And Andre Ayew enables of exploitation by heel pass of Asamoah Gyan inside the penalty area the U.S. Ayew shot strongly bounced into the net of Howard (d 82), but the Americans took the leading againby  the second goal through a corner received by Brooks head strong into the Ghanaian net, and declare victory the Americans (2-1) and achieve revenge of Ghanaians, and revive the ambitions of reaching the second round.

Mueller hat-trick leads Germany to a landslide victory over Portugal

Germany

4 – 0

Portugal

German team began his career in the 2014 World Cup with a victory over his Portuguese counterpart 4 -0 in a match in the Group G, which also includes Ghana and the United States.

The meeting saw a lot of events in addition to the large result of German, testified expulsion of the defender Pepe in the first half, as each of Fabio Coentrao and Mats Hummels came out from Portugal and Germany, respectively, after being injured in the second half.

The goals of confrontation came spread over 3 in the first half and a goal in the second half, Thomas Mueller scored hat-trick in 10 minutes from a penalty kick in stoppage time of the same half, and added a fourth goal in the 78th minute, while Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels scored second goal in After 32 minutes, a header from a corner kick.

The game started very strongly, Portuguese shot more than a ball toward the goal of Manuel Neuer was highlighted by a shot from Ronaldo in the fifth minute, reportedly Germans through Sami Khedira realized opportunity in the eighth minute, and then after 10 minutes Mario Götze was able to and after the distinctive interval passes get a penalty of Portuguese defender Joao Pereira to translate Thomas Muller opening goal in the game.   

Dangerous was absent from the game after the German goal, and no longer only in the 25th minute with a powerful shot to Luis Nani from the outskirts of the penalty area passed over from the German crossbar.

German silence that accompanied with the clear acquisition the ball, but without the opportunities was pave the silence to later resolve, from corner kick Mats Hummels could to score of a strong header towards the net to give his team the 2-0.

The Portuguese came close to return to the game quickly and Eder was almost, who entered a substitute for the injured Hugo Almeida to translate a corner kick to the goal, but his header went over the crossbar.

Efforts of Ronaldo guys to reduce the deficit has received a very strong blow, after their colleagues Pep

was expelled after losing his temper  and attacked Mueller twice in the minute 37.

Portuguese fatal errors continued, in stoppage time Thomas Mueller was able to score his second and third of the German national team and ended the first half 3-0.

And Manuel Pinto Portugal coach held a change between the two halves of trying to save what can be saved, pushing the heart of the defense, Ricardo Costa instead of midfielder Miguel Veloso, and he changed the extension in the form of the team trying to keep the score as it is first, hoping to succeed to reduce the difference, taking advantage of the speed of Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Nani.

misfortunes of Portugal continued, Fabio Coentrao went out injured in the 65th minute, and the Germans almost to score more than one goal to increase the suffering , but Ozil wasted an opportunity  before entering Schürrle a substitute, as well as Mario Götze missed made by Schürrle.

The Germans tried to calm the game as much as possible so as not to lose any player after the departure of Hummels injured, and although Thomas Mueller has succeeded to add a fourth goal in the 78th minute. After that goal, there was no significant events until the referee's whistle announcing beat the Germans 4-0 to Portugal.

Germany topped by The win the group with three points, which will face Ghana in the next round, while Portugal will play with the United States.