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 |
Ghana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Serbia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Australia | 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 ?