Soccer City, Johannesburg, 23.06.2010
Ghana

1-0 (0-0)
Özil 60. / –

Mesut Özil’s spectacular strike on the hour mark would separate the sides in a hard-fought encounter

Germany: Neuer – Lahm (c), Mertesacker, Friedrich, Boateng (73. Jansen) – Khedira, Schweinsteiger (81. Kroos) – Müller (68. Trochowski), Özil, Podolski – Cacau

Ghana: Kingson – Sarpei, John Mensah, Jonathan Mensah, Pantsil – Annan – A. Ayew (90. Adiyiah), Asamoah, K. Boateng, Tagoe (64. Muntari) – Gyan (82. Amoah)

Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Assistants: Altemir Hausmann (Brazil), Roberto Braatz (Brazil)
Fourth Official: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Fifth Official: Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)

Yellow Cards: A. Ayew / Müller
Red Cards: – / –

Attendance: 83,391

First Phase Group D Table

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
GermanyGermany (Q)320151+46
GhanaGhana (Q)311122+/-4
AustraliaAustralia311136-34
SerbiaSerbia310223-13

Other results: Serbia 0-1 Ghana; Ghana 1-1 Australia; Australia 2-1 Serbia.

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