Germany, US Face Off as World Cup Closes Pool Play

Eight teams are playing Thursday in the World Cup's last day of pool play, and each has a chance -- some of them small -- to move on to the final round of 16 in Brazil. The marquee matchup is the United States facing Germany in a battle of the two teams leading Group G. Both move on with a draw, but either team could still qualify with a loss if the other game in the group, Ghana against Portugal, ends in a draw. Ghana and Portugal need Germany to win to have...

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