<P> The two teams had met in nine previous matches , including twice in the FIFA World Cup , both won by Germany ( 1998 , group stage : 2 -- 0 ; 2002 , quarter - finals : 1 -- 0 ) . The match featured two German coaches , Jürgen Klinsmann and Joachim Löw , facing each other . United States coach Klinsmann played in three World Cups for Germany ( he scored the second goal in the 1998 match against the United States ) , and also managed them in 2006 with Löw as his assistant , who succeeded him after the World Cup . </P>
<P> The two teams had met in nine previous matches , including twice in the FIFA World Cup , both won by Germany ( 1998 , group stage : 2 -- 0 ; 2002 , quarter - finals : 1 -- 0 ) . The match featured two German coaches , Jürgen Klinsmann and Joachim Löw , facing each other . United States coach Klinsmann played in three World Cups for Germany ( he scored the second goal in the 1998 match against the United States ) , and also managed them in 2006 with Löw as his assistant , who succeeded him after the World Cup . </P>
who beat the usa in the world cup 2014
who beat the usa in the world cup 2014
Germany
Germany