Two nations chasing World Cup glory will do battle today in a match between Portugal and Ghana. The 2014 World Cup group-stage match scheduled for 12 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia and can be live streamed here free. A free Spanish language stream of the match can be found here. Free radio coverage here. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN2 and UniMas.
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Unrest has hit the Ghanaian camp. Two midfielders, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari, have been handed indefinite suspensions and ordered to leave the team's World Cup camp. A statement on the association's website (via Goal) read: "The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has suspended Sulley Ali Muntari indefinitely from the Black Stars with immediate effect. The decision was taken in the wake of his unprovoked physical attack on an Executive Committee member of the GFA and a management member of the Black Stars, Mr. Moses Armah on Tuesday 24th June, 2014, during a meeting."
"Muntari's accreditation for the 2014 World Cup has been withdrawn with immediate effect. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has approved coach Kwesi Appiah's decision to suspend Kevin-Prince Boateng indefinitely from the Black Stars. The decision takes immediate effect and was taken following Boateng's vulgar verbal insults targeted at coach Appiah during the team's training session in Maceio this week."
"Boateng has since showed no remorse for his actions, which has resulted in the decision. Boateng's accreditation for the 2014 World Cup has been withdrawn with immediate effect."
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Portugal's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Beto; Almeida, Costa, Alves, Pereira; Meireles, Carvalho, Moutinho; Varela, Ronaldo, Nani
Ghana's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Dauda; Asamoah, Boye, Mensah, Afful; Badu, Rabiu; Ayew, Ayew, Atsu; Gyan
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