PHOTOS: World Cup Soccer daily highlights – June 16, 2014
June 16, 2014
A soccer fan of the U.S. national soccer team watches a live broadcast of the soccer World Cup match between USA and Ghana, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup )
US midfielder Jermaine Jones (L) vies with Ghana's defender Daniel Opare (R) during a Group G football match between Ghana and US at the Dunas Arena in Natal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images ( 530785681 )
American soccer fans react to their team beating Ghana 2-1 as they watch on a large screen at the FIFA World Cup Fan Fest on Copacabana beach on June 16, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The teams are playing on the fifth day of the World Cup tournament. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) ( 450731486 )
United States' Clint Dempsey celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the group G World Cup soccer match between Ghana and the United States at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. The United States won the match 2-1. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup Ghana US )
Mehrdad Pooladi of Iran reacts on the field during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group F match between Iran and Nigeria at Arena da Baixada on June 16, 2014 in Curitiba, Brazil. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) ( 450717730 )
Iran's Ashkan Dejagah heads a ball as Nigeria's Juwon Oshaniwa, right, looks on during the group F World Cup soccer match between Iran and Nigeria at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. The match ended in a goalless draw.(AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( Brazil Soccer WCup Iran Nigeria )
Fans sitting on sofas watch the Germany-Portugal World Cup match at a public viewing at the Alte Foersterei FC Union stadium on June 16, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. The stadium has allowed fans to bring 700 sofas that they've set up on the lawn to watch the World Cup matches on a giant monitor. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Bongarts/Getty Images) ( 450711142 )
Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal controls the ball against Mats Hummels of Germany during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between Germany and Portugal at Arena Fonte Nova on June 16, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) ( 450709614 )
Portugal fans pose prior to the Group G football match between Germany and Portugal at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 530779091 )
Nigeria's forward Shola Ameobi (L) fights for the ball with Iran's defender Amir Hossein Sadeqi during a Group F football match between Iran and Nigeria at the Baixada Arena in Curitiba at the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 530784582 )
Germany's midfielder Sami Khedira (Front) celebrates scoring with his teammates during the Group G football match between Germany and Portugal at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images ( 530784464 )
Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama jumps to catch the ball during the Group F football match between Iran and Nigeria at the Baixada Arena in Curitiba during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images ( 530779316 )
Germany's forward Thomas Mueller (C) is watched by Germany's midfielder Sami Khedira (2R) as he scores his third goal past Portugal's goalkeeper Rui Patricio (R) during the Group G football match between Germany and Portugal at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador on June 16, 2014, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images ( 530784462 )
Portugal's forward Nani (L) and Germany's defender and captain Philipp Lahm vie during the Group G football match between Germany and Portugal at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images ( 530775607 )
Iran's Pejman Montazeri, left, and Nigeria's Kenneth Omeruo battle for the ball during the group F World Cup soccer match between Iran and Nigeria at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) ( Brazil Soccer WCup Iran Nigeria )
German players celebrate during the Group G football match between Germany and Portugal at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 530784472 )
A Nigerian soccer fan looks on as his team plays against Iran as he watches on a giant screen at the FIFA World Cup Fan Fest on Copacabana beach on June 16, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The teams are playing on the fifth day of the World Cup tournament. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) ( 450716656 )
Germany's forward Thomas Mueller (R) reacts after an incident with Portugal's defender Pepe (L) during the Group G football match between Germany and Portugal at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador on June 16, 2014, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images ( 530774203 )
Thomas Mueller of Germany scores his team's fourth goal and completes his hat trick past Rui Patricio of Portugal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between Germany and Portugal at Arena Fonte Nova on June 16, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) ( 450710428 )
Ghana's Andre Ayew celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the group G World Cup soccer match between Ghana and the United States at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup Ghana US )
Ghana's Asamoah Gyan (3) leaps over United States' goalkeeper Tim Howard during the group G World Cup soccer match between Ghana and the United States at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup Ghana US )
Ghana's fans cheer before the start of a Group G football match between Ghana and US at the Dunas Arena in Natal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images ( 530784576 )
Nigeria's defender Kenneth Omeruo (R) challenges Iran's forward Reza Ghoochannejhad during the Group F football match between Iran and Nigeria at the Baixada Arena in Curitiba during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images ( 530780175 )
Ghana's Christian Atsu, left, looks back at his net as United States' Jermaine Jones celebrates a goal by Clint Dempsey during the group G World Cup soccer match between Ghana and the United States at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup Ghana US )
Germany's forward Mario Goetze reacts during the Group G football match between Germany and Portugal at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador on June 16, 2014, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images ( 530774356 )
Nigeria's Joseph Yobo, left, challenges Iran's Reza Ghoochannejhad during the group F World Cup soccer match between Iran and Nigeria at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) ( Brazil Soccer WCup Iran Nigeria )
An Iranian fan wears a fake mustache before the group F World Cup soccer match between Iran and Nigeria at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) ( Brazil Soccer WCup Iran Nigeria )
A general view of the arena during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group F match between Iran and Nigeria at Arena da Baixada on June 16, 2014 in Curitiba, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) ( 450719718 )
Germany's defender and captain Philipp Lahm (L) tackles Portugal's forward and captain Cristiano Ronaldo during the Group G football match between Germany and Portugal at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador on June 16, 2014, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images ( 530775939 )
An Iranian fan waits for the start of the group F World Cup soccer match between Iran and Nigeria at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) ( Brazil Soccer WCup Iran Nigeria )
Germany's defender Mats Hummels (L) challenges Portugal's forward Eder for the ball during the Group G football match between Germany and Portugal at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador on June 16, 2014, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/Getty Images ( 530779169 )
A fan cheers during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group F match between Iran and Nigeria at Arena da Baixada on June 16, 2014 in Curitiba, Brazil. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images) ( 450715510 )
Nigeria's Peter Odemwingie is tripped by Iran's Andranik Teymourian during the group F World Cup soccer match between Iran and Nigeria at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) ( Brazil Soccer WCup Iran Nigeria )
Nigerian players applaud spectators after the group F World Cup soccer match between Iran and Nigeria at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. The match ended in a 0-0 draw. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) ( Brazil Soccer WCup Iran Nigeria )
yew (C) and US midfielder Jermaine Jones, US midfielder Alejandro Bedoya and US defender Geoff Cameron jump for the ball during a Group G football match between Ghana and US at the Dunas Arena in Natal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 530787399 )
Portugal's Pepe, left, puts his head on Germany's Thomas Mueller during the group G World Cup soccer match between Germany and Portugal at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. Pepe was red carded after this. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ( Brazil Soccer WCup Germany Portugal )
Germany's defender Mats Hummels (L) and Portugal's forward Eder vie during the Group G football match between Germany and Portugal at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images ( 530774160 )
A Germany fan poses with an Ernie puppet during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between Germany and Portugal at Arena Fonte Nova on June 16, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) ( 450715796 )
Ghana's Mohammed Rabiu, left, and United States' Kyle Beckerman struggle with each other to head the ball during the group G World Cup soccer match between Ghana and the United States at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup Ghana US )
US defender John Brooks (L) celebrates after scoring during a Group G football match between Ghana and US at the Dunas Arena in Natal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images ( 530787407 )
US goalkeeper Tim Howard (R) vies with Ghana's forward Jordan Ayew (L) during a Group G football match between Ghana and US at the Dunas Arena in Natal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 530785677 )
Germany and Portugal players shake hands before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between Germany and Portugal at Arena Fonte Nova on June 16, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by Francois Xavier Marit - Pool/Getty Images) ( 450715576 )
NATAL, BRAZIL - JUNE 16: Ghana fans cheer prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between Ghana and the United States at Estadio das Dunas on June 16, 2014 in Natal, Brazil. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) ( 450725294 )
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