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A German tank ran Portugal over! Thomas Mueller show in Salvador
Germany routed Portugal 4:0 in a clash of European giants that took place in Salvador. First game of group G was a one-man show. Thomas Mueller scored a hat-trick and now is ahead in the scorer's table of the 2014 World Cup.
16th of June 2014, 18:00 – Salvador (Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova)
Germany – Portugal 4:0 (3:0)
Goals: Thomas Mueller 12 (p), 45, 78, Mats Hummels 32
Germany: Manuel Neuer – Jérôme Boateng, Per Mertesacker, Mats Hummels (73. Shkodran Mustafi), Benedikt Hoewedes – Sami Khedira, Philipp Lahm, Toni Kroos – Thomas Mueller (82. Łukasz Podolski), Mesut Oezil (63. André Schuerrle), Mario Goetze.
Portugal: Rui Patrício – João Pereira, Bruno Alves, Pepe, Fábio Coentrão (65. André Almeida) – João Moutinho, Miguel Veloso (46. Ricardo Costa), Raul Meireles – Nani, Hugo Almeida (28. Éder), Cristiano Ronaldo.
Yellow card: Pereira (Portugal).
Red card: Pepe (37th minute).
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia).
Spectators: 51 081.
