2010 FIFA World Cup Group D explained

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

• 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

GK 1 Vladimir Stojković RB 6 Branislav Ivanović CB 13 CB 5 Nemanja Vidić LB 3 Aleksandar Kolarov CM 11 CM 10 Dejan Stanković (c) RW 17 Miloš Krasić LW 14 SS 9 Marko Pantelić CF 15 Substitutions: MF 22 FW 8 DF 20 Manager: Radomir Antić

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Richard Kingson RB 4 John Paintsil CB 15 CB 5 John Mensah (c) LB 2 Hans Sarpei CM 6 Anthony Annan CM 23 RW 12 AM 21 LW 13 André Ayew CF 3 Substitutions: MF 10 DF 19 MF 20 Manager: Milovan Rajevac

Man of the Match: Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) Assistant referees Ricardo Casas (Argentina) Hernán Maidana (Argentina) Fourth official Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) Fifth official Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore)

Germany vs Australia

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 LW 10 CF 11 Substitutions: FW 19 FW 23 MF 21 Manager: Joachim Löw

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Mark Schwarzer RB 8 Luke Wilkshire CB 3 CB 2 Lucas Neill (c) LB 11 Scott Chipperfield CM 16 CM 13 RW 7 AM 5 Jason Culina LW 19 CF 4 Substitutions: FW 14 FW 17 MF 15 Manager: Pim Verbeek

Man of the Match: Lukas Podolski (Germany) Assistant referees José Luis Camargo (Mexico) Alberto Morín (Mexico) Fourth official Martin Hansson (Sweden) Fifth official Henrik Andrén (Sweden)

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.^[3] This was Germany first loss in the group stage of a world since Group E in 1986

GK 1 Manuel Neuer RB 16 Philipp Lahm (c) CB 3 Arne Friedrich CB 17 Per Mertesacker LB 14 CM 6 CM 7 RW 13 AM 8 LW 10 Lukas Podolski CF 11 Substitutions: FW 19 MF 21 FW 23 Mario Gómez Manager: Joachim Löw

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Vladimir Stojković RB 6 CB 20 CB 5 LB 3 DM 22 CM 18 CM 10 Dejan Stanković (c) RW 17 Miloš Krasić LW 14 CF 15 Nikola Žigić Substitutions: MF 4 MF 19 FW 8 Manager: Radomir Antić

Man of the Match: Vladimir Stojković (Serbia) Assistant referees Fermín Martínez (Spain) Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain) Fourth official Martín Vázquez (Uruguay) Fifth official Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)

Ghana vs Australia

GK 22 Richard Kingson (c) RB 4 John Paintsil CB 8 CB 19 LB 2 Hans Sarpei DM 6 CM 23 RW 12 AM 21 LW 13 André Ayew CF 3 Asamoah Gyan Substitutions: MF 20 MF 11 FW 14 Manager: Milovan Rajevac

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Mark Schwarzer RB 8 CB 2 Lucas Neill (c) CB 3 LB 21 David Carney CM 5 Jason Culina CM 16 Carl Valeri RW 7 Brett Emerton AM 14 LW 23 CF 10 Substitutions: DF 11 FW 9 FW 17 Manager: Pim Verbeek

Man of the Match: Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) Assistant referees Paolo Calcagno (Italy) Stefano Ayroldi (Italy) Fourth official Carlos Simon (Brazil) Fifth official Altemir Hausmann (Brazil)

Ghana vs Germany

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 LW 13 CF 3 Substitutions: MF 11 FW 14 FW 18 Manager: Milovan Rajevac

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Manuel Neuer RB 16 Philipp Lahm (c) CB 17 Per Mertesacker CB 3 Arne Friedrich LB 20 CM 7 CM 6 Sami Khedira RW 13 AM 8 Mesut Özil LW 10 Lukas Podolski CF 19 Cacau Substitutions: MF 15 MF 2 MF 18 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

GK 1 Mark Schwarzer RB 8 CB 6 CB 2 Lucas Neill (c) LB 21 David Carney CM 5 Jason Culina CM 16 RW 7 AM 4 Tim Cahill LW 23 CF 9 Joshua Kennedy Substitutions: DF 11 FW 14 MF 19 Manager: Pim Verbeek

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Vladimir Stojković RB 6 Branislav Ivanović CB 5 Nemanja Vidić CB 13 LB 16 Ivan Obradović DM 22 CM 10 Dejan Stanković (c) CM 18 RW 17 LW 14 Milan Jovanović CF 15 Substitutions: MF 7 FW 9 FW 8 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)

See also

• Australia at the FIFA World Cup
• Germany at the FIFA World Cup
• Ghana at the FIFA World Cup
• Serbia at the FIFA World Cup

Notes and References

1. Match Schedule 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa . FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20091228213032/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/64/42/24/fifawc2010matchschedulefinalversion.pdf . dead . 28 December 2009 . 6 December 2009 .
2. News: Germany face early test of mettle . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 20 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100417082223/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/standings/group%3D249726/analysis.html . 17 April 2010 . dead .
3. Web site: Play-by-Play . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427152606/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/southafrica2010/matches/round=249722/match=300061470/playbyplay.html . dead . 27 April 2014 . FIFA.com . FIFA . 11 July 2014.