The German striker and first recipient of a hat-trick ball at this tournament doesn't much look like a footballer. A dishevelled mess who runs like a drunk, Muller makes up by knowing exactly what to do when presented with a football in front of a goal. Against Portugal he scored 3 from 4 opportunities, which is a highly efficient return. One of them was a penalty, of course, but even that was despatched in the most Germanic manner possible.

德国前锋托马斯·穆勒完成了本届杯赛第一个帽子戏法。穆勒看上去不怎么像足球运动员，邋里邋遢，跑动像个醉汉一样，但他灵敏的的门前嗅觉弥补了这一切。对阵葡萄牙的比赛，穆勒四次射门就收获三个进球，十分高效。当然，其中一个是点球，并且很有德国特色。

It's hard to predict where along the front line Muller will turn up, such is his versatility, but whichever burly Ghanaian defender is deployed to pull him out of shape will clearly have their work cut out. We've plumped for John Boye because we like his name. He sounds like he should be picking potatoes in Norfolk.

穆勒是前场多面手，很难预测他会出现在锋线的什么位置。无论哪一个身材魁梧的加纳后卫负责防守穆勒，他的工作都会非常困难。我们寄希望于约翰·博耶（John Boye），因为我们喜欢他的名字。听起来博耶就像英国诺福克（Norfolk）捡土豆的家伙。

历史数据(Facts and figures)

Germany have played and beaten Ghana twice – a 6-1 win in 1993 and 1-0 win in 2010. All 7 of their goals have been scored from the 60th minute onwards.

历史上，德国曾两次击败加纳：一次是1993年6-1大胜，另一次是2010年1-0小胜。7个进球都是比赛60分钟后打进的。

Ghana have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 5 World Cup games, although they only conceded 6 goals in those games.

加纳队在过去5场世界杯比赛中场场都有丢球，但总失球数只有6个。

Germany have won their second World Cup group game on just 1 occasion since 1994, the 1-0 win over Poland in 2006. Their record reads D3 L1, that defeat coming against Serbia in 2010.

1994年以来，德国参加的每一届世界杯赛小组赛第二轮成绩是3平1胜1负。胜利场次为2006年1-0战胜波兰，唯一一场败绩来自2010年世界杯负于塞尔维亚。

Closer than Germany's reputation may lead us to believe: 2-1 to Jogi Low's lads.

德国队名气固然很响，但比赛不会那么悬殊。勒夫的小伙子们2-1拿下比赛不成问题。

(译者：SurpassZhao 编辑：王琦琛)