Germany Rank Third in World Cup, Defeat Uruguay 3:2

The German football team managed to defeat Uruguay 3:2 in a dramatic game of the 2010 World Cup third place play-off. Photo by bbc.co.uk

Germany defeated Uruguay 3:2 in a dramatic game, landing at the third place in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Germany opened the score in the 19th minute with a goal of Thomas Mueller.

In the 28th minute Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani managed to equalize the game, scoring the firsl goal for his country.

In the second halftime, Diego Forlan took the lead for Uruguay, making the result 2:1.

The German Marcell Jansen drew the game again in the 56th minute. His teammate Sami Khedira sealed the score with the last goal in the 82nd minute.

Germany has three World Cup titles – from 1954, 1974 and 1990. In the last World Cup, which Germany hosted in 2006, the team ranked third with a 3:1 win against Portugal at the third-place play-off.

This was Uruguay’s best performance at a World Cup since the 1970 tournament in Mexico, where the team ranked fourth, defeated precisely by today’s rivals Germany.

Uruguay was a world champion twice – from 1930 and 1950.

The big final of the 2010 World Cup will be on Sunday and will face the Netherlands against Spain. Neither team has ever won the trophy.

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