The first game shown today on ESPN2 is Group G’s Portugal vs. Ghana. Fans with a rooting interest in the U.S. should back Portugal in this game, because the U.S., even with a loss to Germany, probably will emerge with the edge in the goal-differential tiebreaker. Both of these teams, though, need Germany to win, and many other things to happen, before they can move on. Then, at 4 p.m. ET in Group H, Algeria plays Russia. Algeria advances if it wins, while Russia has to win this game, plus get some help from other Group H outcomes.