PHOTOS: World Cup Soccer daily highlights – June 26, 2014
June 26, 2014
Germany's Thomas Mueller is tripped by United States' Omar Gonzalez during the group G World Cup soccer match between the USA and Germany at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup US Germany )
Germany's midfielder Mesut Ozil (C), US defender Matt Besler (L) and US midfielder Graham Zusi (R) vie for the ball during a Group G football match between US and Germany at the Pernambuco Arena in Recife during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2014. NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531117987 )
German fans celebrate while they watch the FIFA World Cup 2014 group G football match Germany vs USA in the rain on a giant screen in Berlin, Germany on June 26, 2014. CLEMENS BILAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 531121019 )
US soccer fans celebrate as the USA qualifies to the round of 16 as they watch the match at Hermosa Beach, California, on June 26, 2014 the USA-Germany match at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images ( 531121023 )
US President Barack Obama and Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett (L) watch the 2014 World Cup match between the US and Germany while en route to Minnepolis, Minnesota on June 26, 2014. Obama is heading to Minneapolis, Minnesota to hold a town hall meeting and to attend a fundraiser. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 531121017 )
Portugal's goalkeeper Beto (L) fails to save the ball during the Group G football match between Portugal and Ghana at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium in Brasilia during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2014. CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531116800 )
Portugal's forward and captain Cristiano Ronaldo (L) and Ghana's goalkeeper Fatau Dauda vie during the Group G football match between Portugal and Ghana at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium in Brasilia during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2014. FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/Getty Images ( 531117967 )
Portugal's forward and captain Cristiano Ronaldo (R) and Ghana's defender John Boye vie for the ball during the Group G football match between Portugal and Ghana at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium in Brasilia during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2014. CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531116735 )
A fan cheers prior to the Group G football match between Portugal and Ghana at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium in Brasilia during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2014. CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531116714 )
French soccer fans react as they watch a live broadcast of the group E World Cup soccer match between Ecuador and France, in central Paris, France, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) ( APTOPIX Brazil France Soccer WCup )
Ghana's goalkeeper Fatau Dauda (L) and Portugal's forward and captain Cristiano Ronaldo vie for the ball during the Group G football match between Portugal and Ghana at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium in Brasilia during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2014. CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531116765 )
Ghana's defender John Boye (top) heads the ball during the Group G football match between Portugal and Ghana at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium in Brasilia during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2014. CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531116785 )
US fans cheer during a Group G football match between US and Germany at the Pernambuco Arena in Recife during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2014. NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531118015 )
Rain falls on the face of a woman, as she watches the World Cup 2014 soccer match between Germany and United States, at a public viewing named 'Fan Mile' in Berlin, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) ( APTOPIX Brazil WCup Germany )
United States' goalkeeper Tim Howard dives to make a save on Germany's Thomas Mueller during the group G World Cup soccer match between the USA and Germany at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup US Germany )
Portugal's William Carvalho fights for the ball with Ghana's Asamoah Gyan during the group G World Cup soccer match between Portugal and Ghana at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup Portugal Ghana )
United States fans react while watching the final minutes of the 2014 World Cup soccer match between the United States and Germany at a public viewing party, in Detroit, Thursday, June 26, 2014. Germany defeated the United States 1-0 to win Group G ahead of the Americans, who also advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup despite losing. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ( APTOPIX Brazil W Cup US Soccer )
United States' Omar Gonzalez beds the ball over Germany's Thomas Mueller during the group G World Cup soccer match between the USA and Germany at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup US Germany )
Ghana's Afriyie Acquah and Portugal's Joao Moutinho, left, go for a header during the group G World Cup soccer match between Portugal and Ghana at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup Portugal Ghana )
Germany's Benedikt Hoewedes and United States' Jermaine Jones go for a header during the group G World Cup soccer match between the USA and Germany at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup US Germany )
Germany's forward Thomas Mueller runs with the ball during a Group G football match between US and Germany at the Pernambuco Arena in Recife during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2014. NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 531121426 )
A Portuguese supporter reacts as he and others watch the World Cup soccer match between Portugal and Ghana being played in Brazil, on a giant screen in Lisbon, Thursday, June 26, 2014. Despite Portugal winning the match 2-1 it failed to get to the second round due to the goal difference with the U.S. team. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ( APTOPIX Portugal Brazil Soccer WCup )
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after he missed a chance to score during the group G World Cup soccer match between Portugal and Ghana at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. Ronaldo's first goal of the World Cup earned Portugal a 2-1 win over Ghana but couldn't prevent his team being eliminated from the tournament along with the Africans on Thursday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup Portugal Ghana )
South Korea's supporters cheer prior to a Group H football match between South Korea and Belgium at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2014. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 531121910 )
Ghana's Majeed Waris, second from right, battles for the ball with Portugal's Joao Pereira, left, and Portugal's Ruben Amorim, right, during the group G World Cup soccer match between Portugal and Ghana at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup Portugal Ghana )
A South Korea fan cheers during the group H World Cup soccer match between South Korea and Belgium at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup South Korea Belgium )
South Korea's goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu, second from left, punches the ball away while facing a challenge from Belgium's Kevin Mirallas, second from right, during the group H World Cup soccer match between South Korea and Belgium at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup South Korea Belgium )
Algeria's defender Essaid Belkalem (top R) heads the ball next to Russia's forward Alexander Kokorin (centre R) during a Group H football match between Algeria and Russia at the Baixada Arena in Curitiba during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2014. ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 531127859 )
Belgium's midfielder Steven Defour heads the ball during a Group H football match between South Korea and Belgium at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2014. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images ( 531127873 )
Russia's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev (bottom R) defends his goal against the attack of Algeria's forward Islam Slimani (C) during a Group H football match between Algeria and Russia at the Baixada Arena in Curitiba during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2014. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 531127867 )
Russia's defender Dmitry Kombarov (R) challenges Algeria's midfielder Yacine Brahimi for the ball during the Group H football match between Algeria and Russia at The Baixada Arena in Curitiba on June 26, 2014, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images ( 531127891 )
Russia's Alexander Kokorin, left, celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the group H World Cup soccer match between Algeria and Russia at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup Algeria Russia )
South Korea's goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu, left, punches the ball away while facing a challenge from Belgium's Kevin Mirallas, right, during the group H World Cup soccer match between South Korea and Belgium at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup South Korea Belgium )
Algeria's Islam Slimani, left, challenges Russia's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev for the ball during the group H World Cup soccer match between Algeria and Russia at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup Algeria Russia )
Belgium's Kevin Mirallas watches as South Korea's Hong Jeong-ho leaps to clear the ball during the group H World Cup soccer match between South Korea and Belgium at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup South Korea Belgium )
Algeria's Islam Slimani scores his side's first goal during the group H World Cup soccer match between Algeria and Russia at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup Algeria Russia )
South Korea's goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu looks back after Belgium's Jan Vertonghen scored his side's first goal during the group H World Cup soccer match between South Korea and Belgium at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup South Korea Belgium )
Algeria's bench players run onto the pitch as they celebrate after the group H World Cup soccer match between Algeria and Russia at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. With Algeria and Russia playing to a 1-1 draw, Algeria qualified for the knock-out stage. (AP Photo/Jon Super) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup Algeria Russia )
Algeria's Essaid Belkalem and head coach Vahid Halilhodzic embrace as Russia's Alexei Kozlov, right, reacts after the group H World Cup soccer match between Algeria and Russia at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, Thursday, June 26, 2014. With Algeria and Russia playing to a 1-1 draw, Algeria qualified for the knock-out stage. (AP Photo/Jon Super) ( APTOPIX Brazil Soccer WCup Algeria Russia )
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