Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of the World Cup Group G clash between Germany and Ghana from the Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza.

Ghana are already sitting very deep inside their own half, and for the moment are struggling to keep hold of the ball in midfield. But there's no great urgency about Germany's play.

With the temperature sitting at around 31C in Fortaleza it's perhaps unsurprising that the tempo of this game has started off quite slowly. Both teams looking to get the ball down and pass it.

Of course, tonight sees the two Boateng brothers - Jerome and Kevin Prince - go head to head for different countries. Jerome admitted before the game that he would have mixed feelings for this game.

Loew has stuck with the same team that played against Portugal. I suppose, why would you change a lineup that delivered a 4-0 opening game win in a World Cup?

Muller comes into this game on the back of his hat-trick against Portugal in Germany's opening match of this World Cup. In fact, the Bayern Munich man has seven goals in his last four World Cup appearances.

The game has started in Fortaleza. It's Germany v Ghana!

Pre-match odds: Germany 1/3, Draw 9/2, Ghana 17/2

TEAM NEWS: Ghana XI - Dauda, Afful, Mensah, Boye, Asamoah, Rabiu, Muntari, Boateng, Atsu, Ayew, Gyan.

TEAM NEWS: Germany XI - Neuer, Howedes, Hummels, Boateng, Mertesacker, Laham, Khedira, Ozil, Kroos, Gotze Muller.

This fixture sees the two Boateng brothers face each other in a repeat of the World Cup 2010 group stage fixture, in which Joachim Loew's men secured a 1-0 victory.

Germany, who crushed Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal 4-0 in the opening fixture, can go a long way towards qualifying this evening if they are able to beat the African nation. However, Ghana, without a point in Group G following their narrow 2-1 defeat at the hands of USA, will be looking to cause an upset and get off the mark.