![Per Mertesacker of Germany in action during the FIFA World Cup 2014 group G preliminary round match between Germany and Ghana at the Estadio Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, 21 June 2014. Per Mertesacker of Germany in action during the FIFA World Cup 2014 group G preliminary round match between Germany and Ghana at the Estadio Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, 21 June 2014.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E37K75/per-mertesacker-of-germany-in-action-during-the-fifa-world-cup-2014-E37K75.jpg)
Per Mertesacker of Germany in action during the FIFA World Cup 2014 group G preliminary round match between Germany and Ghana at the Estadio Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, 21 June 2014.
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![Per Mertesacker of Germany in action during the FIFA World Cup 2014 group G preliminary round match between Germany and Ghana at the Estadio Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, 21 June 2014. Per Mertesacker of Germany in action during the FIFA World Cup 2014 group G preliminary round match between Germany and Ghana at the Estadio Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, 21 June 2014.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E4014X/per-mertesacker-of-germany-in-action-during-the-fifa-world-cup-2014-E4014X.jpg)