2010 FIFA World Cup Group D

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Group D of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 13 June and ended on 23 June 2010.^[1] The group consisted of Germany, Australia, Serbia and Ghana. Along with Group G, it was considered to be a group of death.^[2]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ghana	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Australia	3	1	1	1	3	6	−3	4
4	Serbia	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Germany advanced to play England (runners-up of Group C) in the round of 16.
Ghana advanced to play United States (winners of Group C) in the round of 16.

Matches

All times local (UTC+2)

Serbia vs Ghana

13 June 2010

16:00

Serbia	0–1	Ghana
	Report	Gyan 85' (pen.)

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Attendance: 38,833

Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)^[3]

Serbia^[4]

Ghana^[4]


GK	1	Vladimir Stojković
RB	6	Branislav Ivanović
CB	13	Aleksandar Luković	54' 74'
CB	5	Nemanja Vidić
LB	3	Aleksandar Kolarov
CM	11	Nenad Milijaš		62'
CM	10	Dejan Stanković (c)
RW	17	Miloš Krasić
LW	14	Milan Jovanović		76'
SS	9	Marko Pantelić
CF	15	Nikola Žigić	19'	69'
Substitutions:
MF	22	Zdravko Kuzmanović	83'	62'
FW	8	Danko Lazović		69'
DF	20	Neven Subotić		76'
Manager:
Radomir Antić


GK	22	Richard Kingson
RB	4	John Paintsil
CB	15	Isaac Vorsah	26'
CB	5	John Mensah (c)
LB	2	Hans Sarpei
CM	6	Anthony Annan
CM	23	Kevin-Prince Boateng		90+1'
RW	12	Prince Tagoe	89'
AM	21	Kwadwo Asamoah		73'
LW	13	André Ayew
CF	3	Asamoah Gyan		90+3'
Substitutions:
MF	10	Stephen Appiah		73'
DF	19	Lee Addy		90+1'
MF	20	Quincy Owusu-Abeyie		90+3'
Manager:
Milovan Rajevac

Man of the Match:
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)

Assistant referees:
Ricardo Casas (Argentina)^[3]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)^[3]
Fourth official:
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)^[3]
Fifth official:
Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore)^[3]

Germany vs Australia

13 June 2010

20:30

Germany	4–0	Australia
Podolski 8' Klose 26' Müller 68' Cacau 70'	Report

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Attendance: 62,660

Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)^[3]

Germany^[5]

Australia^[5]


GK	1	Manuel Neuer
RB	16	Philipp Lahm (c)
CB	3	Arne Friedrich
CB	17	Per Mertesacker
LB	14	Holger Badstuber
CM	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger
CM	6	Sami Khedira
RW	13	Thomas Müller
AM	8	Mesut Özil	12'	74'
LW	10	Lukas Podolski		81'
CF	11	Miroslav Klose		68'
Substitutions:
FW	19	Cacau	90+2'	68'
FW	23	Mario Gómez		74'
MF	21	Marko Marin		81'
Manager:
Joachim Löw


GK	1	Mark Schwarzer
RB	8	Luke Wilkshire
CB	3	Craig Moore	24'
CB	2	Lucas Neill (c)	46'
LB	11	Scott Chipperfield
CM	16	Carl Valeri	58'
CM	13	Vince Grella		46'
RW	7	Brett Emerton		74'
AM	5	Jason Culina
LW	19	Richard Garcia		64'
CF	4	Tim Cahill	56'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Brett Holman		46'
FW	17	Nikita Rukavytsya		64'
MF	15	Mile Jedinak		74'
Manager:
Pim Verbeek

Man of the Match:
Lukas Podolski (Germany)

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)^[3]
Alberto Morín (Mexico)^[3]
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)^[3]
Fifth official:
Henrik Andrén (Sweden)^[3]

Germany vs Serbia

Serbia went ahead in the 38th minute with a goal from winger Milan Jovanović. In the 59th minute, Serbia centre-back Nemanja Vidić was booked for a handball in the penalty box, but the ensuing penalty kick from Lukas Podolski was saved by goalkeeper Vladimir Stojković.^[6] This was Germany first loss in the group stage of a world since Group E in 1986

18 June 2010

13:30

Germany	0–1	Serbia
	Report	Jovanović 38'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Attendance: 38,294

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)^[7]

Germany^[8]

Serbia^[8]


GK	1	Manuel Neuer
RB	16	Philipp Lahm (c)	32'
CB	3	Arne Friedrich
CB	17	Per Mertesacker
LB	14	Holger Badstuber		77'
CM	6	Sami Khedira	22'
CM	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger	73'
RW	13	Thomas Müller		70'
AM	8	Mesut Özil		70'
LW	10	Lukas Podolski
CF	11	Miroslav Klose	12' 37'
Substitutions:
FW	19	Cacau		70'
MF	21	Marko Marin		70'
FW	23	Mario Gómez		77'
Manager:
Joachim Löw


GK	1	Vladimir Stojković
RB	6	Branislav Ivanović	18'
CB	20	Neven Subotić	57'
CB	5	Nemanja Vidić	59'
LB	3	Aleksandar Kolarov	19'
DM	22	Zdravko Kuzmanović		75'
CM	18	Miloš Ninković		70'
CM	10	Dejan Stanković (c)
RW	17	Miloš Krasić
LW	14	Milan Jovanović		79'
CF	15	Nikola Žigić
Substitutions:
MF	4	Gojko Kačar		70'
MF	19	Radosav Petrović		75'
FW	8	Danko Lazović		79'
Manager:
Radomir Antić

Man of the Match:
Vladimir Stojković (Serbia)

Assistant referees:
Fermín Martínez (Spain)^[7]
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)^[7]
Fourth official:
Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)^[7]
Fifth official:
Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)^[7]

Ghana vs Australia

19 June 2010

16:00

Ghana	1–1	Australia
Gyan 25' (pen.)	Report	Holman 11'

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

Attendance: 34,812

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)^[7]

Ghana^[9]

Australia^[9]


GK	22	Richard Kingson (c)
RB	4	John Paintsil
CB	8	Jonathan Mensah	79'
CB	19	Lee Addy	40'
LB	2	Hans Sarpei
DM	6	Anthony Annan	84'
CM	23	Kevin-Prince Boateng		87'
RW	12	Prince Tagoe		56'
AM	21	Kwadwo Asamoah		77'
LW	13	André Ayew
CF	3	Asamoah Gyan
Substitutions:
MF	20	Quincy Owusu-Abeyie		56'
MF	11	Sulley Muntari		77'
FW	14	Matthew Amoah		87'
Manager:
Milovan Rajevac


GK	1	Mark Schwarzer
RB	8	Luke Wilkshire		84'
CB	2	Lucas Neill (c)
CB	3	Craig Moore	85'
LB	21	David Carney
CM	5	Jason Culina
CM	16	Carl Valeri
RW	7	Brett Emerton
AM	14	Brett Holman		68'
LW	23	Mark Bresciano		66'
CF	10	Harry Kewell	24'
Substitutions:
DF	11	Scott Chipperfield		66'
FW	9	Joshua Kennedy		68'
FW	17	Nikita Rukavytsya		84'
Manager:
Pim Verbeek

Man of the Match:
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)

Assistant referees:
Paolo Calcagno (Italy)^[7]
Stefano Ayroldi (Italy)^[7]
Fourth official:
Carlos Simon (Brazil)^[7]
Fifth official:
Altemir Hausmann (Brazil)^[7]

Ghana vs Germany

23 June 2010

20:30

Ghana	0–1	Germany
	Report	Özil 60'

Soccer City, Johannesburg

Attendance: 83,391

Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)

Ghana^[10]

Germany^[10]


GK	22	Richard Kingson
RB	4	John Paintsil
CB	5	John Mensah (c)
CB	8	Jonathan Mensah
LB	2	Hans Sarpei
DM	6	Anthony Annan
CM	23	Kevin-Prince Boateng
CM	21	Kwadwo Asamoah
RW	12	Prince Tagoe		64'
LW	13	André Ayew	40'	90+2'
CF	3	Asamoah Gyan		82'
Substitutions:
MF	11	Sulley Muntari		64'
FW	14	Matthew Amoah		82'
FW	18	Dominic Adiyiah		90+2'
Manager:
Milovan Rajevac


GK	1	Manuel Neuer
RB	16	Philipp Lahm (c)
CB	17	Per Mertesacker
CB	3	Arne Friedrich
LB	20	Jérôme Boateng		73'
CM	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger		81'
CM	6	Sami Khedira
RW	13	Thomas Müller	43'	67'
AM	8	Mesut Özil
LW	10	Lukas Podolski
CF	19	Cacau
Substitutions:
MF	15	Piotr Trochowski		67'
MF	2	Marcell Jansen		73'
MF	18	Toni Kroos		81'
Manager:
Joachim Löw

Man of the Match:
Mesut Özil (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Altemir Hausmann (Brazil)
Roberto Braatz (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)

Australia vs Serbia

23 June 2010

20:30

Australia	2–1	Serbia
Cahill 69' Holman 73'	Report	Pantelić 84'

Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Attendance: 37,836

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

Australia^[11]

Serbia^[11]


GK	1	Mark Schwarzer
RB	8	Luke Wilkshire	50'	82'
CB	6	Michael Beauchamp	49'
CB	2	Lucas Neill (c)
LB	21	David Carney
CM	5	Jason Culina
CM	16	Carl Valeri		66'
RW	7	Brett Emerton	67'
AM	4	Tim Cahill
LW	23	Mark Bresciano		66'
CF	9	Joshua Kennedy
Substitutions:
DF	11	Scott Chipperfield		66'
FW	14	Brett Holman		66'
MF	19	Richard Garcia		82'
Manager:
Pim Verbeek


GK	1	Vladimir Stojković
RB	6	Branislav Ivanović
CB	5	Nemanja Vidić
CB	13	Aleksandar Luković	18'
LB	16	Ivan Obradović
DM	22	Zdravko Kuzmanović		77'
CM	10	Dejan Stanković (c)
CM	18	Miloš Ninković	59'
RW	17	Miloš Krasić		62'
LW	14	Milan Jovanović
CF	15	Nikola Žigić		67'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Zoran Tošić		62'
FW	9	Marko Pantelić		67'
FW	8	Danko Lazović		77'
Manager:
Radomir Antić

Man of the Match:
Tim Cahill (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Fifth official:
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)

References

↑ "Match Schedule 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa" (PDF). FIFA.com (Press release). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
↑ "Germany face early test of mettle". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Serbia-Ghana" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Germany-Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
↑ "Play-by-Play". FIFA.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Referee designations for matches 17-24" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Germany-Serbia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Ghana-Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Ghana-Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
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[1] "Match Schedule 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa" (PDF). FIFA.com (Press release). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.

[2] "Germany face early test of mettle". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.

[referees_1-16-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.

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[6] "Play-by-Play". FIFA.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.

[referees_17-24-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Referee designations for matches 17-24" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.

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[gha-aus_line-ups-9] 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group D – Ghana-Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2010.

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v t e 2010 FIFA World Cup
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Broadcasting rights Controversies Event effects Officials Opening ceremony Seeding Squads
Symbols and animals	Adidas Jabulani Mani the parakeet Official album Official video game Paul the Octopus Vuvuzela Zakumi
Other	Breakaway

v t e 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Spain
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Uruguay
Quarter-finals	Argentina Brazil Ghana Paraguay
Round of 16	Chile England Japan Mexico Portugal Slovakia South Korea United States
Group stage	Algeria Australia Cameroon Denmark France Greece Honduras Italy Ivory Coast New Zealand Nigeria North Korea Serbia Slovenia South Africa Switzerland

2010 FIFA World Cup Group D

Contents

Standings

Matches

Serbia vs Ghana

Germany vs Australia

Germany vs Serbia

Ghana vs Australia

Ghana vs Germany

Australia vs Serbia

See also

References