An early header from Mats Hummels proved enough to hand Germany a 1-0 win over France.
Germany's lineup appeared to be relatively unaffected by the flu symptoms coach Joachim Low said could impact as many as seven of his team's players.
Germany and France are set to meet in the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup.
World Cup: Seven German players are reportedly suffering from flu-like symptoms on the eve of the team's showdown with France.
Germany again faces a team with reason to seek revenge for events at the 1982 World Cup, when they take on France in the quarterfinals.
Eight teams now have a semifinal place in the 2014 World Cup in their sights.
Ahead of the World Cup match between the U.S. and Belgium, the two countries share a healthy partnership aboard the International Space Station.
Prior to the start of World Cup 2014, there was ample talk about Belgium being a dark horse to win the title. They're also very beatable.
Extra-time goals from Andre Schürrle and Mesut Özil gave Germany a tense 2-1 win over an impressive Algeria in their World Cup Round of 16 match.
The United States will take on Belgium in the Round of 16, with ambitions now raised of making a deep run in the 2014 World Cup.
This year, the Islamic holy month of Ramadan coincides with the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
Algeria will be targeting a famous upset as well as revenge when they take on Germany in the Round of 16 at the 2014 World Cup.
Nigeria seeks their first quarterfinal berth in history.
The manager of Russia's national team blamed his squad's Thursday World Cup loss to Algeria on a fan's laser pointer.
The 2014 World Cup has now reached the knockout stage, but which teams will make it through to the quarterfinals?
Aleksandr Kokorin scored the sixth international goal of his career with a gorgeous, powerful header against Algeria
Six of the eight Round of 16 match ups have already been set.
Belgium or Algeria is next for the United States.
Belgium can confirm top spot in Group H when taking on South Korea, but have yet to hit top form at the 2014 World Cup.
Eyeing their first trip to the Round of 16, Algeria could even move into first place with a victory and a Belgium loss.
Algeria became the first African nation to score four goals in a single World Cup match after defeating South Korea 4-2 Sunday.
Seeking only the second victory for an African country during this year’s tournament, Algeria is set to battle South Korea in the wide open race for second place in Group H.
