Summary

  • Germany through as Group B winners

  • South Africa first team to be eliminated

Live Reporting

Emlyn Begley

  1. South Africa 0-1 Germany

    It should be 2-0 to Germany now. Sara Dabritz hits a decent shot from a tight angle which keeper Andile Dlamini parries straight to Alexandra Popp, who somehow fires over from close range.

  2. South Africa 0-1 Germany

    South Africa immediately come forward looking for a way back into this game. Nothando Vilakazi has the ball on the left and hits a cross-shot towards goal. The keeper scampers over for a second but it hits the side netting.

  3. goal

    GOAL - South Africa 0-1 Germany

    Melanie Leupolz

    Germany lead from the corner. It's lamentable defending by South Africa to leave Melanie Leupolz free six yards from goal to head home from Verena Schweers' cross.

  4. South Africa 0-0 Germany

    Svenja Huth - no relation to Robert - puts in a good cross from the right but it's headed behind for a corner.

  5. No goals in the other game yet. But that scoreline only affects this group if South Africa beat Germany.

  6. South Africa 0-0 Germany

    Offside now from Alexandra Popp's cross. It was borderline, but the cross was headed away anyway.

  7. South Africa 0-0 Germany

    A clever Germany free-kick routine gets them in behind but then Marina Hegering controls the ball off her arm and it's a South Africa free.

  8. If Germany were to lose top spot, they would probably face the United States in the last 16. If they win this group, they'll play a third-placed team.

  9. South Africa 0-0 Germany

    Poor defending initially gives Germany's Sara Dabritz the ball but she shows some good footwork to dance past a couple of South Africans before hitting a shot high and wide.

  10. South Africa 0-0 Germany

    One-way traffic so far but South Africa get a free-kick to relieve some pressure.

    South Africa defender Janine Van Wyk is fouledGetty Images

  11. South Africa 0-0 Germany

    First chance of the game as Alexandra Popp is picked out from the free-kick but her shot is straight at the keeper.

  12. South Africa 0-0 Germany

    Free-kick to Germany now. Remember a point and they win the group. South Africa need to win and hope for other results to go their way.

  13. South Africa 0-0 Germany

    Germany straight on the attack but a defender kicks the ball off Alexandra Popp and it goes out for a goal-kick.

  14. KICK-OFF

    South Africa 0-0 Germany

    Here we go.

    Ode Fulutudilu kicks off for South AfricaGetty Images

  15. This is Germany's fourth Women's World Cup game against an African side. They have won the previous three, scoring 15 without conceding - 4-0 and 1-0 v Nigeria in 1991 and 2011, and 10-0 v Ivory Coast in 2015.

  16. There’s still a slim chance that we can still qualify for the last 16, and we will take that slim chance and make it into something big. We want to go home knowing that we have given everything that we could have in this tournament

    Janine van Wyk, South Africa captain

    Van Wyk picked up a knock in training but passed a fitness test today

    Janine Van Wyk playing in South Africa's last match against ChinaReuters

  17. We defend passionately together as a team. If we cannot perform to our best, we always know that we can put in some fight. Two 1-0 wins - if we win the World Cup final 1-0 as well, nobody will complain

    Sara Doorsoun, Germany defender

  18. South Africa's players are getting stuck into their national anthem. It's almost time in Montpellier.

  19. Germany's WWC group record

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    No side have ever won all three group games 1-0.

    Germany have not lost a group-stage game since a 3-2 defeat by hosts Sweden in 1995.

  20. Germany are unbeaten in their last 14 games, winning 12.

    South Africa have not won in their past 12 games, losing eight.