Uruguay 2-3 Germany: A colourful Uruguay fan awaits the start of the third-place play-off against Germany in Port Elizabeth
Uruguay defender Jorge Fucile tussles for the ball with Germany's Bastain Schweinsteiger, one of 10 contenders for the tournament's Golden Ball award
Germany defender Dennis Aogo, making his World Cup debut, is shown an early yellow card for a reckless challenge on Uruguay's Jorge Fucile
Germany snatch the lead after 18 minutes when Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera parries Schweinsteiger's shot into the path of Thomas Mueller, who slots home his fifth goal of the tournament
But Germany's lead only lasts 10 minutes as Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani rounds off a brisk counter-attack with a precise finish past Hans Joerg Butt
Schweinsteiger attempts to curl a free-kick over the Uruguay wall but his shot is blocked, meaning honours are even at half-time
Uruguay are in the ascendancy at the start of the second half and Butt has to race off his line to prevent Cavani from giving the South Americans the lead
Uruguay's dominance is rewarded as Diego Forlan meets a cross from the right with a superb volley to smash home his fifth goal of the 2010 World Cup
In a pulsating match, Germany are back on level terms within five minutes as Fernando Muslera misses his punch and full-back Marcell Jansen heads into the empty net
With eight minutes remaining, Germany score again as Uruguay fail to deal with a corner and the ball bounces up for Sami Khedira, who places his header into the top corner
Forlan is presented with a golden chance to force extra-time with the last kick of the game but his free-kick rattles the crossbar
Forlan's near miss leaves Germany to celebrate third place for the second World Cup in a row, while the Uruguayans have to be content with fourth
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