Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Kick-off: 9.30 pm Sri Lankan Time.
Referee: Milorad Mazic (Serbia).
The Real Madrid star has been hampered with various injuries in recent weeks and has featured in just one warm-up game – playing 66 minutes in Portugal’s 5-1 thrashing of the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday.
Despite his successful comeback against Ireland, Ronaldo limped out of training on Thursday with a suspected recurrence of a knee injury.
Manuel Neuer has been passed fit to face Portugal.
The German goalkeeper returned to training last Wednesday after a month out recovering from a shoulder injury.
Roman Weidenfeller kept goal for Germany's final two warm-up matches against Cameroon and Armenia, but Neuer will play.
Bastian Schweinsteiger will be available after taking a 60km helicopter flight to hospital to treat a foot injury
Germany (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Neuer; Boateng, Hummels, Mertesacker, Hoewedes; Khedira, Lahm; Kroos, Özil, Podolski; Müller.
Test: Neuer (shoulder).
Portugal (Possible, 4-3-3): Patricio; Pereira, Pepe, Alves, Coentrao; Veloso, Moutinho, Meireles; Ronaldo, Almeida, Varela.
Test: Ronaldo (knee).
- Germany have only lost one of their last 18 games in the group stages of the World Cup, it was against Serbia on 18 June 2010 (0-1), winning 13 and drawing four.
- Die Mannschaft have opened their last six World Cups with a victory; the last time they failed to win their opening game was back in 1986, when they drew 1-1 with Uruguay.
- Portugal have only won one of their last seven games at the World Cup (7-0 v North Korea in 2010), drawing three and losing three.
- Portugal have only won three of their 17 previous internationals against Germany (D5 L9), losing their last three at major tournaments (World Cup 2006, Euro 2012 and Euro 2008).
- Cristiano Ronaldo has scored two goals from a total of 48 shots at the World Cup.
