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Group D – Match Summaries/Video Highlights – Germany/Ghana/Serbia/Australia

June 23, 2010 — by Suman

Scenario Analysis:

Here’s who advances in each of the 9 possible outcomes of this afternoon’s 2 matches:


GER win/GHA loss GER/GHA draw GER loss/GHA win
SRB win/AUS loss GER & SRB SRB & ? GHA & SRB
SRB/AUS draw GER & ? GHA & ? GHA & SRB
SRB loss/AUS win GER & GHA GER & GHA GHA & ?

Lots of ? marks, indicating cases where two teams finish with the same number of points, in which case it goes to the tiebreaker based on total goals (scored?).

Group D fixtures & results:

  • Sun June 13 (Day 3): Ghana 1, Serbia 0
  • Sun June 13 (Day 3): Germany 4, Australia 0
  • Fri June 18 (Day 8): Serbia 1, Germany 0
  • Sat June 19 (Day 9): Ghana ?, Serbia ?
  • Wed June 23 (Day 13): Ghana v Germany
  • Wed June 23 (Day 13): Serbia v Australia

Standings:

Team MP W D L GF GA Points
GhanaGhana 2 1 1 0 2 1 4
GermanyGermany 2 1 0 1 4 1 3
SerbiaSerbia 2 1 0 1 1 1 3
AustraliaAustralia 2 0 1 1 1 5 1

Video highlights and match summaries below.

Day 3, Sun June 13: Ghana 1, Serbia 0

Ghana got Africa’s 1st win in this 1st African World Cup, off a late penalty kick:

Day 3, Sun June 13: Germany 4, Australia 0

Germany established itself as a contender with a dominating performance against Australia:

Day 8, Sun June 18: Serbia 1, Germany 0

Day 9, Sun June 19: Ghana ?, Serbia ?