00:09I'm World Cup champions Germany as they play host to Otto Addo's Black Stars.
00:14Joy tonight trying to play alongside the likes of Havertz and Vertz and Serge Gnabry on that
00:19left-hand side.
00:23And for the Ghanaians, they make just two changes in goal.
00:26Benjamin Asare comes in. Kojo Apong comes into that center-back position.
00:31The curiosity with this team is will they stick with the back four that we saw them play against
00:35Austria, which they lost 5-1, or will they shift to their more familiar three-back system?
00:39But I'm looking at Thomas Partey that really owned that midfield.
00:42Still looking for more from Antoine Cimeno to really contribute in the attack.
00:48Otto Addo under a lot of fire and a lot of pressure coming off of that embarrassing loss and humbling
00:54loss in his own words against Austria just a few days ago.
00:58Meanwhile, Julian Nagel's been thrilled with what he saw on the attacking side of the field,
01:02but obviously some concerns defensively, which continues to be the big question mark surrounding
01:07the four-time World Cup champions.
01:09Antoine Cimeno in great form for club.
01:12Bit of a question mark for country.
01:14But this Ghanaians side has lost their last four games in a row.
01:17They've only scored one goal in those last four and could use with a major confidence boost
01:22against a team that, of course, has so much talent at their disposal, but are looking to
01:28make their mark and, at the bare minimum, get to the knockout round this summer.
01:32This is just a little more than 70 days away in North America as we invite you to turn off
01:37the world and turn on the game.
01:38We are live from Stuttgart as Germany pressing high, winning the ball.
01:42It's Florian Virts trying to wiggle his way through, coming off of a sensational performance,
01:46but Moe both of that balance, right?
01:48How does he make them a little bit better and disciplined to third?
01:52Studying it through.
01:53It's Kai Havertz peeling it back.
01:54Good opportunity, and it's just wide for Vultamata.
01:58And the first sign of life from Germany in the attacking third tonight.
02:03Well, some big concerns from Ghana's standpoint.
02:05We saw them bleed goals against Austria.
02:07This is good moving off the ball from Kai Havertz, and this should be in the back of the net.
02:10At the very least, hitting the target.
02:12Nick Vultamata is just like Derek Collins just gets caught ball watching.
02:16And here is Ghana exposed again, and that's a rough challenge along the back line for Ghana.
02:20And it is going to be just a yellow card for Jonas Ajita.
02:25And perhaps a bit of it lucky to get away with that as Kai Havertz was clear out on goal.
02:30He actually might.
02:33But it will be Verts, and it's just wide.
02:36It actually looked like that might have came off the post.
02:38And Liverpool man just inches away from a third goal in two games.
02:42Well, Florian Verts at the moment is a man just oozing confidence, and this is such a well-taken step.
02:49Kimmich, teasing ball in behind the back line.
02:51That's Jurekki who gets a touch to it.
02:55And the flag is up.
02:58It's attack, and it falls for Kimmich.
03:01In behind for Serge Gennabry, and that's an awkward header in the direction of their own goal coming from Alexander
03:06Jiku.
03:07He's Spartak Moscow man.
03:08And it's another set-piece opportunity for Julian Nagelman's side.
03:11Germany's with Kimmich trying to stand up towards the back stick.
03:15It's a free header.
03:16Germany wins the first.
03:17Back across.
03:20Havertz.
03:25German supporters wanting a free kick, but it's own Angelo Stiela to take the corner.
03:31Asari off of his line.
03:33Here's Pascal Gross.
03:35Over the head of Ultimata, and then swiped out by Jonathan Talon out of play.
03:40But it has been all Germany inside of the first ten minutes.
03:43Germany's been really good at that secondary run.
03:45Slip here, allow Serge Gennabry to get on the ball.
03:48Now Kai Havertz, and everybody, Kojoa Pong.
03:51Being chased down by Serge Gennabry.
03:55And the Bayern Munich man guilty of the foul.
04:01I mean, this little delay now in play would be good for Ghana.
04:05He entered the penalty area.
04:06That was Printado, who was also in the neighborhood, and that a first-time effort.
04:09Always going wide, and that's the first time that Alexander Neubel has even come close to seeing the ball in
04:14his direction.
04:16But this is better from Ghana.
04:17Brown from the left wing.
04:20Wierdts.
04:22Kimmich waiting for it, and the foul's going to be called against Germany, and Kimmich can't believe it.
04:28I want to see that one again because it's felt.
04:31Here's Kimmich again, looking for that ball being stood up right around the penalty area, but Asari coming off of
04:36his line.
04:37And then claiming it amongst the trees.
04:41Once again, Germany essentially attacked a touch to move before it can reach Gennabry.
04:45Havertz.
04:48Kojoa Pong able to deny the delivery, and despite the fact that Ghana's been on their heels for the entirety
04:52of the 22 and a half minutes,
04:53this is a much better defense.
04:54Lottie centrally, Germany are playing with.
04:58Gennabry thought about it initially, and Benjamin Asari was more of a passenger on that strike than anything.
05:06Conn Havertz once more.
05:09And he certainly likes the matchup with Kojoa Pong, but Pong has stood his ground deep.
05:1421-year-old, but Otto Otto having to change something defensively as that corner almost found the head of Schlatterbeck,
05:19and then Anton Semenyo rids Florian Wirtz, and this is for the corner, clips it towards the back stick.
05:25Partey wins the first header, Semenyo up for the save.
05:27Now slips it through, it's a great looking ball, Semenyo rashes it across, and Yoshua Kimmich able to clear it
05:33away before it could reach anybody in a white kid on the back stick.
05:42And here's Voltamata.
05:46And always too far.
05:47Durinke just shielded off the ball by Florian Wirtz, and some good defending from the Liverpool, man.
05:54It's an interesting game so far, this one, Tyler, because, yeah, Germany have had the bulk share of the ball.
06:02Havertz.
06:03Oh, good feet.
06:04And he wins the free kick, and gets another little how-do-you-do from his former teammate, Thomas Partey.
06:13Oh, sorry, got a touch to it, it's loose in front, still pinballing around, it's Jonathan Todd, he sends it
06:18over the crossbar.
06:19Looking for a second goal in two games, it sat up ever so nicely for the center back, and it
06:25will be a court.
06:29Supporters heading into this World Cup, as that ball in behind is a delicious one for Voltamata, leaves it for
06:34Florian Wirtz.
06:37But the offside flag is up.
06:40It was on the initial run from Voltamata, and that'll deny Florian.
06:44First half warm-up in.
06:47Here's Brown.
06:48To try to regain his match fitness, coming off that injury, Club World Cup.
06:52Possession higher up the pitch, because they've got so many numbers forward,
06:56there's a lot of space and a lot of 1v1 situations that get created in transition against them.
07:02Here's Virgz again, weaving his way through, and a block in front coming from Jonas Adjete.
07:09And Semenyo finding an outlet in Jordan Ayu.
07:13Oh, he should have gained it to him.
07:18Semenyo was in.
07:19Kai Havertz.
07:22Scores.
07:24With calm and with ease.
07:27And Germany.
07:29Get their deserved goal at the end of this first half.
07:37A couple of years ago, as a 29-year-old, but he's been one of those great stories
07:40who's really started to a reason to go for Stuttgart.
07:44And has Gana went it back in the middle of the park,
07:46and it should be a foul in favor of the Black Stars, and indeed it is.
07:54Ah, you clips it in.
07:55He's on top of every set piece for Gana.
07:57And the offside flag is up.
07:59Are you surprised that it ended?
08:00And Virgz somehow keeps it alive for Nathaniel Brown.
08:03He's got time and space to deliver, and the header coming in for Thomas Partey
08:07was almost on frame, and in turn it'll end up being a jerk.
08:13Sent in, towards the back stick, available for Antonio Rudiger.
08:17And it was blocked before it could reach Benjamin Asari once more.
08:23Asari off his line once more.
08:27Pascal Gross, in the first 45 minutes, clever little dummy Nathaniel Brown for Pascal Gross,
08:32and couldn't quite open up his hips.
08:34And easy work in the end for Benjamin Asari.
08:37On his way.
08:40Sizing up Antonio Rudiger.
08:41Great matchup.
08:42Peels it back across, and that was the best chance of the night so far for Gana.
08:45And the Black Star faithful thought that they had their equalizing goal.
08:49It was Prince Adu who was making that run at the near post.
08:52But watch Prince Adu's run.
08:54This is up.
08:56Up for the first, and Simon.
08:58Leonard Karl for Voltamata, and it's off the crossbar.
09:02And the follow-up chance is denied.
09:05That was Alexander Jiku, and that was one of the more scintillating moves we've seen from Germany all night.
09:11That's the second really big chance that Voltamata had in this game.
09:15If you go back to the opening, what was it, five, six minutes where he has the chance off the
09:19cutback.
09:19This time it's more traditional center forward play.
09:23Really slick football.
09:24Clever movement.
09:26The initial touch from Voltamata.
09:29Veerick, strong attention from Owusu.
09:32Black Carl.
09:34It's on full display in the nutmeg as well.
09:36Kim extending over it as well.
09:43Delivered Union Berlin man on top of the set piece, finding Jordan Ayew in space.
09:47Tries to put it on frame, and looked like it might have taken the deflections.
09:51Still waiting for the first word from the referee Stewart Atwell.
09:55This is straight off the training ground.
09:57You see the Ghanaian players all split.
10:00Took two deflections as it came off of round initially.
10:04As Ayew.
10:06Decent looking ball in.
10:07Leonard Carl cushions it down.
10:08It's good.
10:09That's good.
10:10Voltamata actually got in the way.
10:12Last touch coming off of the big Newcastle striker.
10:15And more centrally.
10:19Then playing as a right back for Germany.
10:26And that's going to be a yellow card for Elisio Owusu.
10:29That piece is from Germany in this match, but this one is a lot more wide than the...
10:34first glance told.
10:36But we saw the one in the first half.
10:38Florian Burstberg.
10:39He's struck.
10:41Kim it.
10:42Figured why not.
10:48This is certainly a much better performance from Ghana after getting trounced by a score of five to one.
10:53Something that Otto had actual home as Kuhn turns the corner.
10:56Good chance here.
10:57And Futalu scores.
10:59Germany picked apart.
11:01And Abdel Futalu has been on the field for just several minutes.
11:04And Ghana are leveling Stuttgart.
11:20Despite Germany's dominance for large spells in this game, the vulnerability was there defensively.
11:29And the feeling was always one of such that if Ghana could just...
11:33Falls for Carl.
11:34Boltamana.
11:35Heavy first touch coming off.
11:37Kibic.
11:38Unda brings it down beautifully.
11:40But the defense.
11:41Leaves it for Leroy Sane.
11:44Onrushing his kibit chips prior to the World Cup.
11:48As Yurankate gets stuck in but got too much of Ferdic there.
11:51And then gets whistled for the foul.
11:53Meanwhile, Ghana will be taking on...
11:57Now whips it in.
11:59And Goretzka was there.
12:00But always difficult to steer on frame.
12:03But that last point you bring up is...
12:05Great little ball over the top.
12:07Pushing down.
12:07It's Undov!
12:11Well, how fitting is that for the Stuttgart man?
12:15The recipient of a silky smooth German move.
12:18Whoa.
12:32Cool.
12:33Whoo.
12:35You.
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