United States forward Clint Dempsey celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during a World Cup game against Portugal at Arena Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, on Sunday, June 22. The goal gave the United States a 2-1 lead, but Portugal answered with less than one minute left and the game ended in a 2-2 draw. 
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo played as if his injured left knee was no bother. 
Portugal forward Nani jumps for the ball. 
Midfielder Jermaine Jones celebrates after scoring the United States' first goal, in the second half. 
Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal reacts after a play. 
Fabian Johnson of the United States is challenged by Raul Meireles of Portugal. 
Clint Dempsey is challenged by several Portugal players during the action on June 22. 
Portugal goalkeeper Beto dives for the ball. 
Portugal midfielder Raul Meireles and United States midfielder Kyle Beckerman tumble. 
Nani of Portugal scores his team's first goal past U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard. Portugal took a 1-0 lead in the fifth minute of the match. 
United States supporters gather at the Arena Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil. Broadcasters said the heat and humidity were oppressive. 
A Portugal fan stands in Arena Amazonia in Manaus before the start of the Portugal and United States game. 
Yacine Brahimi of Algeria, right, celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal during a World Cup game against South Korea at Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Algeria won 4-2, its first World Cup victory in 32 years. 
Son Heung-min of South Korea reacts after losing to Algeria. 
Djamel Mesbah of Algeria vies for the ball with Lee Chung-yong of South Korea. 
South Korea's Son Heung-min shoots and scores his team's first goal. 
Hong Jeong-ho of South Korea and Nabil Ghilas of Algeria compete for the ball. 
Algeria's goalkeeper Rais M'bohli makes a save. 
Algerian midfielder Nabil Bentaleb, second left, competes for the ball with South Korean midfielder Ki Sung-yueng, first left, on June 22. 
Islam Slimani of Algeria breaks through South Korean defenses on his way to scoring his team's first goal. 
Son Heung-min of South Korea controls the ball against Madjid Bougherra of Algeria. 
A South Korea fan cheers shows his support. 
South Korea's Koo Ja-cheol reaches for the ball in front of Algeria's Carl Medjani. 
Algerian defender Carl Medjani jumps to head the ball. 
An Algeria fan shows his support. 
Belgian forward Divock Origi reacts after scoring the only goal during a game between Belgium and Russia in Rio de Janeiro. 
Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld heads the ball past Russian forward Alexander Kokorin. 
Toby Alderweireld of Belgium challenges Maksim Kanunnikov of Russia. 
Dries Mertens of Belgium reacts to a play against Russia. 
Belgian defender Vincent Kompany heads the ball past Russia's forward Alexander Kokorin. 
Axel Witsel of Belgium controls the ball. 
Russia's forward Maxim Kanunnikov tumbles. 
Kevin De Bruyne of Belgium tries to dodge a tackle by Vasily Berezutskiy of Russia. 
Belgian supporters cheer for their team. 
Belgium's midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is challenged by Russia's defender Vasily Berezutskiy, left, and midfielder Oleg Shatov. 
Russia supporters kiss during the game. 
Jan Vertonghen of Belgium and Alexander Samedov of Russia compete for the ball. 
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- NEW: U.S. was 30 seconds from winning
- U.S. led 2-1 on Jermaine Jones and Clint Dempsey goals
- Portugal scored an early goal to take a 1-0 lead
- Cristiano Ronaldo plays despite a knee injury
(CNN) -- This time it was the United States that gave up the dramatic goal.
Portugal's Varela scored on a strong headed goal deep, deep in stoppage time to give Portugal a desperate 2-2 draw with the United States in a key Group G World Cup match at Manaus, Brazil.
Second half strikes by U.S. midfielder Jermaine Jones and striker Clint Dempsey had given the United States a 2-1 second half lead until Portugal rescued its World Cup chances.
With a draw, the two teams are still in position to qualify for the knockout round, though the United States, with four points, is in much better shape than Portugal (one point), which must beat Ghana (one point) on Thursday and do so decisively.
The American goals made up for an early U.S. miscue that allowed Portugal to take a 1-0 lead when Nani scored after a U.S clearance attempt went awry.
U.S. defender Geoff Cameron tried to knock away a cross but the ball went to a wide-open Nani, who waited for U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard to go down, then slammed home a shot from 6 yards.
The second half was played at a more measure pace than the first half with the U.S. trying to strike counterattacks up its right flank. It created several chances but the Portugal defense and goalkeeper Beto kept the U.S off the board until Jones' goal.
Just before halftime, Nani had a rocket parried off the right post by Howard, who saved a rebound effort from Eder while reaching back over his head to knock away the shot.
After the goal, the Americans were able to get several scoring chances of their own in the first half, but striker Clint Dempsey and midfielder Michael Bradley sent whistling attempts just over the crossbar and Beto saved an ambitious shot by Jones. The Americans had nine shots to Portugal's eight when the halftime whistle blew.
Portugal, the fourth-ranked team in the world and one of the pretournament favorites in Group G, had the possession edge but couldn't muster another shot after the goal until Cristiano Ronaldo, playing as if his left knee was no bother, forced Howard to save his long-distance effort.
Ronaldo, who had a week filled with concerns over the tendinitis in his left knee, was quick and showed flashes of the brilliance that made him world player of the year in 2013.
The Portuguese team that was missing several key players Sunday. Portugal was missing defender Pepe through a red card suspension and striker Hugo Almeida and defender Fabio Coentrao, who are injured.
Dempsey was playing with a broken nose that he said made it hard to breathe in the Americans' 2-1 dramatic win over Ghana on Monday.
The hero of that match, defender John Brooks, who came off the bench to score the game-winning goal, didn't play for the Americans.
The U.S. is missing striker Jozy Altidore, who has a strained left hamstring. Dempsey, normally a midfielder, moved to the top of the U.S. formation in Altidore's place while midfielder Graham Zusi slid into the starting lineup.
The game was being played in the heat and humidity of the Amazon rainforest. The heat index was 93 degrees at kickoff.
The Americans, 13th in the FIFA rankings, were cheered on by about 20,000 red, white and blue fans at Arena Amazonia.
The U.S. and Portugal are the final two of the 32 teams to play their second match. Monday features four matches, two in Group A and two in Group B, as several teams battle for spots and seedings in the next round while others that have been eliminated let some reserves get in a World Cup match.
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