the first match against portugal ended with germany defeating them 4–0; with the help of thomas müller's hat-trick. their second game against ghana ended with a 2–2 draw after miroslav klose equalized the score. their final game ended with a win against the united states after thomas müller scored at the 55th minute. in the quarter-finals, mats hummels scored the winning goal at the 13th minute, meaning that germany advanced to their fourth consecutive semi-final in the fifa world cup. in the semi-final against brazil, germany thrashed them with a 7–1 win, making it the largest win in fifa world cup semi-final history. miroslav klose also scored a record breaking goal that made him the top scorer in fifa world cup history. the win began to be known as the miracle of belo horizonte. germany then went on to their 8th world cup final in history. in the final, mario götze scored at the 113th minute to help germany defeat argentina 1–0.