A game that didn't require a winner has two in the end. Germany was keen to score at least one, in order to reduce the risk of conceding a luck punch, without risking a counter strike. USA's main objective was to concede as few goals as possible, because in a tight match even a loss would be ok if Portugal wins. With a strong performance of Tim Howard and a clear defensive only match plan, they could keep the draw a long time and finally qualified for the next round. Germany's victory was never in danger.

USA

Player	Goalimpact	Peak GI	Age	Team	No. Games	No. Minutes
Tim Howard	130.3	130.3	35.3	Everton FC	474	44144
Omar González	115.4	116.7	25.7	Los Angeles Galaxy	176	16063
Matt Besler	107.4	110.6	27.3	Sporting Kansas City	161	14609
Fabian Johnson	96.8	98.0	26.5	1899 Hoffenheim	262	19538
Michael Bradley	110.6	112.7	26.8	Toronto FC	293	23502
DaMarcus Beasley	96.2	119.2	32.0	Puebla FC	297	20495
Clint Dempsey	98.7	115.2	31.3	Seattle Sounders	356	28061
Jermaine Jones	91.8	117.3	32.6	Besiktas	334	26086
Brad Davis	92.1	117.6	32.6	Houston Dynamo	245	19528
Kyle Beckerman	99.4	122.8	32.1	Real Salt Lake	251	22282
Graham Zusi	107.8	112.3	27.8	Sporting Kansas City	159	11876
Average	104.2	115.7	30.0
Bench
DeAndre Yedlin	92.1	116.1	20.9	Seattle Sounders	51	4461
Alejandro Bedoya	104.3	107.0	27.1	FC Nantes	149	11208
Brad Guzan	95.4	95.4	29.8	Aston Villa	175	16203
Nick Rimando	103.2	103.2	34.9	Real Salt Lake	250	23316
John Anthony Brooks	106.9	127.4	21.3	Hertha BSC	105	8726
Geoff Cameron	98.4	103.9	28.9	Stoke City	232	19311
Timothy Chandler	104.1	110.3	24.2	1. FC Nürnberg	190	15161
Mix Diskerud	101.6	109.9	23.7	Rosenborg BK	157	11432
Aron Jóhannsson	99.3	108.0	23.6	AZ Alkmaar	120	8585
Julian Green	97.5	140.6	19.0	Bayern München II	55	4281
Chris Wondolowski	97.4	110.7	30.8	San Jose Earthquakes	194	14659
Average	100.0	112.0	25.8

Germany

Player	Goalimpact	Peak GI	Age	Team	No. Games	No. Minutes
Manuel Neuer	169.3	169.3	28.2	Bayern München	403	37695
Benedikt Höwedes	127.7	128.3	26.3	FC Schalke 04	278	23628
Mats Hummels	154.4	156.2	25.4	Borussia Dortmund	297	26038
Philipp Lahm	185.6	196.5	30.6	Bayern München	577	51682
Per Mertesacker	156.8	162.9	29.7	Arsenal FC	475	43835
Jérôme Boateng	148.9	149.8	25.8	Bayern München	336	27169
Bastian Schweinsteiger	182.2	188.3	29.8	Bayern München	567	43606
Mesut Özil	163.5	164.8	25.7	Arsenal FC	400	29881
Lukas Podolski	110.4	116.1	29.0	Arsenal FC	422	31605
Thomas Müller	172.5	176.9	24.8	Bayern München	350	27594
Toni Kroos	139.2	144.6	24.4	Bayern München	298	21222
Average	155.5	159.4	27.2
Bench
André Schürrle	123.4	132.1	23.6	Chelsea FC	255	18697
Mario Götze	146.6	162.0	22.0	Bayern München	199	13786
Miroslav Klose	112.9	165.9	36.0	Lazio Roma	603	45076
Ron-Robert Zieler	105.4	105.4	25.3	Hannover 96	173	16172
Roman Weidenfeller	128.7	128.7	33.8	Borussia Dortmund	414	38278
Kevin Großkreutz	135.3	135.7	25.8	Borussia Dortmund	313	24488
Erik Durm	103.3	118.4	22.1	Borussia Dortmund	120	9308
Shkodran Mustafi	98.4	113.2	22.1	Sampdoria	68	5500
Matthias Ginter	102.9	131.2	20.3	SC Freiburg	130	11781
Sami Khedira	138.7	141.6	27.2	Real Madrid	337	26672
Julian Draxler	116.2	141.8	20.7	FC Schalke 04	170	11338
Christoph Kramer	109.2	119.1	23.3	Bor. Mönchengladbach	180	14941
Average	118.4	132.9	25.2

Odds based on starting XI: USA: 15.8%, draw: 25.7%, Deutschland: 58.5%