Muller shows Rooney how it's done as hat-trick sinks Portugal

German striker leads rout of Ronaldo's men, but Pepe red-card clash reopens dive debate

Thomas Muller scores against Portugal

Germany 4 Portugal 0. Thomas Muller showed Wayne Rooney how a world-class striker should perform at the World Cup by scoring a clinical hat-trick as Germany thrashed Portugal 4-0 in their Group G opener, but he also reopened the debate about diving after helping to get Portugal defender Pepe sent off.

Muller, who scored five goals to win the Golden Boot in South Africa four years ago, took his World Cup tally to eight in five games – in stark contrast to Rooney who is still searching for his first goal in the tournament after nine matches.

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