PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - Sami Khedira's goal eight minutes from
time capped a 3-2 Germany win over Uruguay in the third-place match of
the FIFA World Cup at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday.
Khedira broke a 2-2 deadlock in the 82nd minute with a close-range
header from a corner kick, but Uruguay had a 20-yard free kick right
before the final whistle, and Diego Forlan watched it crash off the
crossbar.
The Germans took the lead after 19 minutes through Thomas Muller, but
his opener was canceled out nine minutes later by Uruguay's Edinson
Cavani.
Forlan put Uruguay ahead six minutes into the second half, while
Marcell Jansen leveled the match five minutes later for Germany before
Khedira's goal settled things.
This is the second successive World Cup where Germany has finished in
third place, while Uruguay's fourth-place finish in their best since
1970.
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