In a day of swinging fortunes and tempo, Germany demolished Portugal 4—0 with Thomas Mueller scoring the first hat-trick of this World Cup. Debutants Iran held on for a grim 0—0 draw against fancied Nigeria, the first draw in what has been a high-scoring tournament so far. The final match went down to the wire, as US substitute John Brooks scored in the dying minutes to help his team snatch a 2—1 win over their World Cup nemesis Ghana.
Mats Hummels rises high to head in Germany's second goal in its 4-0 rout of Portugal in a Group G match on Monday.
US defender John Brooks (third from left) scores the winning goal during a Group G football match between Ghana and US at the Dunas Arena in Natal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on Monday. US defeated Ghana 2—1. Photo: AFP
Iran's Pejman Montazeri and Nigeria's Kenneth Omeruo battle for the ball during the group F World Cup match at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil on Monday.