Forlan almost equalised with a whistling free kick into the crossbar but again Paul the octopus got his prediction right: Germany wins this match and claims third place at this tournament. Both sides can leave South Africa with their heads high after yet another entertaining display. The Germans are praised by their fans in the stands and they have every right to do so: Loew's men delivered excellent performances at this World Cup and brought joy to the heart of football fans all over the world.
90' +3
Shot against the crossbar by Uruguay
Final score: 2 - 3
90' +1
S. Taşçı enters the game and replaces M. Özil.
90'
A. Friedrich gets yellow.
Foul by Uruguay
89'
Foul by Uruguay
88'
S. Abreu enters the game and replaces E. Cavani.
Kiessling fails to add to Germany's lead as he lifts the ball over the bar from close range.
87'
Boateng gives it a go from twenty yards out; Muslera stops the ball and manages to keep his side in this game.
85'
Germany can not afford to relax now, they will have to be wary of Uruguay who have already proven they can bounce back from a deficit.
84'
Foul by Germany
82'
S. Khedira has scored a goal for Germany!
Khedira heads his team up front! The Stuttgart midfielder benefits from the chaos in Uruguay's penalty area after a corner kick and heads the ball over Muslera against the ropes: 2-3.
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81'
T. Kroos enters the game and replaces M. Jansen.
78'
Shot over the goal by Uruguay
77'
W. Gargano enters the game and replaces D. Pérez.
Already seventeen corners so far in this match. This statistic says everyting about the entertainment level of this clash...
Foul by Germany
76'
Corner kick for Germany
Shot on goal by Germany
74'
Corner kick for Germany
Shot over the goal by Germany
Schweinsteiger with a nice opportunity but his shot is deflected and sails over the bar.
73'
S. Kießling enters the game and replaces Cacau.
72'
Foul by Uruguay
Foul by Uruguay
71'
Foul by Uruguay
Shot over the goal by Germany
70'
Shot wide of goal by Germany
69'
Forlan and Muller now in a personal battle as they are both on five goals this tournament.
68'
Shot over the goal by Uruguay
67'
Foul by Uruguay
Corner kick for Uruguay
66'
Foul by Uruguay
Shot wide of goal by Germany
65'
Shot on goal by Uruguay
63'
Suarez with a stinging drive from 20 yards, Butt is at his guard and punches it clear.
61'
D. Pérez gets yellow.
The match has really exploded now! Plenty of chances for both sides who give their all to claim third place at this tournament.
59'
Ozil with a perfect opportunity to put Germany ahead but the technician hesitates in front of goal and loses the ball to a Uruguay defender.
56'
M. Jansen has scored a goal for Germany! Assist by J. Boateng.
What a surprise.... Only a minute after that comment, Germany level the score with Jansen finishing a great assist from Boateng with his head: 2-2.
55'
The Germans increase the pressure to recover from that blow that was delivered by Forlan, So far, no real chances for Germany in the second half....
53'
Corner kick for Uruguay
51'
D. Forlán has scored a goal for Uruguay! Assist by E. Arévalo.
Outstanding goal by Forlan! A beautiful attack by Uruguay and again Forlan is at the end with a perfect volley from the edge of the box to meet Arevalo's cross: 2-1.
50'
Foul by Germany
49'
Foul by Uruguay
Perez escapes a booking after a flying tackle on Jansen.
48'
Shot wide of goal by Uruguay
47'
Muller is still at the pitch as the second half gets under way. The youngster will do anything to put himself ahead of Villa and Sneijder as top scorer of this year's tournament.
46'
The second half is under way: 1-1.
45' +2
An exciting first half comes to an end, we have a level score at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium which is flooded by heavy rain fall. Muller will look back in delight, as he netted his fifth goal of the tournament while his Bayern teammate Schweinsteiger hopes to forget the first 45 minutes as soon as possible after that mistake which set up Uruguay's equaliser.
45' +1
Corner kick for Germany
Halftime score: 1-1
44'
Foul by Uruguay
Shot over the goal by Germany
42'
Both sides up the pressure as they try to take the lead just before half time. Suarez comes close but he sends his strike just wide one an one with Butt.
41'
Several passes off target now as the pitch gets wetter by the minute.
36'
Heavy rain fall in Port Elizabeth, the weather conditions trouble the players who will have to adjust their play.
35'
Foul by Germany
34'
Germany will be furious after that mistake by Schweinsteiger, who played an excellent tournament so far but gave away that goal. The Bayern midfielder gave their opponents the opportunity to get back in this match.
33'
Corner kick for Uruguay
28'
E. Cavani has scored a goal for Uruguay! Assist by L. Suárez.
Cavani levels the score: 1-1! Schweinsteiger gets punished for a rare mistake: he loses the ball to Perez, the ball ends up at Suarez who launches Cavani and sees how his teammate professionally finishes the decent attack.
26'
Offside for Germany
25'
Corner kick for Uruguay
Uruguay look to recover from the goal they conceded. Suarez lanches a strike which gets deflected, ends up with Forlan whose close range header is blocked by Friedrich.
23'
With this goal, Muller matches Sneijder and Villa who also scored five goals at this tournament.
20'
Corner kick for Germany
19'
T. Müller has scored a goal for Germany! Assist by B. Schweinsteiger.
18'
Muller with his fifth goal of the tournament! The Bayern München forward reacts quickly after a long range effort from Schweinsteiger and nets the rebound: 0-1.
17'
Offside for Uruguay
15'
Both sides try to catch their breath now after that storming begin of the match. Urugauay now get to see more of the ball.
12'
Boos for Uruguay striker Suarez: the fans haven't forgotten his goalkeeping action against Ghana in the quarter-final...
10'
Header against the crossbar by Germany
Friedrich get's close to his second goal of the tournament with a header on the crossbar...
9'
This match gets off to an entertaining start with plenty of action. Already two yellow cards for Germany after only 9 minutes of play.
Corner kick for Germany
7'
Cacau gets yellow.
Shot wide of goal by Uruguay
6'
Foul by Germany
Foul by Germany
5'
D. Aogo gets yellow.
Ouch! A ferocious tackle by Aogo who should have been sent off for that awful challenge on Perez.
4'
Germany in their stylish black away shirts tonight while Uruguay play in their beautiful heavenly blue otfits.
Foul by Germany
3'
Foul by Uruguay
2'
Germany coach Joachim Loew has changed his team at several positions. Bayern München goalie Hans-Jörg Butt gets his first start of the tournament while Cacau replaces the slightly injured Miroslav Klose.
1'
The match is under way 0-0
Uruguay and Germany lock horns at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Both sides will have to forget their semi-final heartbreak to clinch third place at the most prestigious stage in the football world. The Germans look to repeat their performance of the previous World Cup when they claimed bronze by defeating Portugal 3-1 in the play-off. Uruguay have already surprised the world by getting so far but will hope to pull off another trick by beating Germany.
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