Final scores for the matches played on 13th June, 2010.
4 : 0 
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0 : 1 
0 : 1 
Summary
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Germany thrash Australia in their World Cup opener on Sunday.
Germany suffered quite a few setbacks leading up to the World Cup including the injury to captain Michael Ballack right before the begining of the Cup. However, forwards Lukas Podolski and Miroslav Klose gave their side a 2-0 halftime lead.
Australia, who started both halves brightly but were brought down to 10 men in the last 34 minutes after Tim Cahill was dismissed for clattering into Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Germany lead Group D followed by Ghana, who beat Serbia 1-0 in Sunday’s earlier match in Pretoria.
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An 85th minute penalty by Asamoah Gyan gave Ghana a 1-0 win over Serbia.
Midfielder Dede Ayew commented:
“This win gives us a boost of confidence for the next matches. But we are going to take it one at a tim.”
The game was really dull and only came alive after Serbia were reduced to 10 men by the dismissal of Alekasandar Lukovic for a second yellow card in the 74th minute.
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Slovenia gained their first ever win in the World Cup. They beat Algeria 1-0.
A largely lacklustre encounter took a twist in the 73rd minute when Abdelkader Ghezzal was sent off for handball having already been booked within seconds of coming on.The attacking midfielder was only on the pitch for 15 minutes.
Six minutes later Chaouchi fumbled Robert Koren’s harmless looking shot, allowing the ball to squirt through his arms into the bottom left hand corner of his net.
Asked about the playing surface, Koren said:
“The turf itself is very fast and it resulted in some mistakes.”
Slovenia’s only previous appearance at a World Cup finals, in 2002, ended in three defeats but Sunday’s win has put them top of the group with three points, two ahead of England and the United States, who drew 1-1 in Rustenburg on Saturday.
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