Sun Jun 13 - FIFA World Cup South Africa was waiting for a game like the Germany v Australia match played at the Moses Mabhida Stadium today. The game could easily be considered a 4 star game but in fairness the Australians offered no real resistance to the slick Germans who left with a 4 – 0 victory.
Within the first 5 minutes Australia could have taken the lead from a corner kick. Germany almost got punished for their ill-advised zonal marking. After that initial scare the Germans moved the ball around, found open spaces and created chances. Australian keeper Mark Schwarzer saved a Klose shot in the 6th minute but he was powerless to keep out Podolski’s rocket in the 8th minute.
The Klose-Podolski combination kept slicing the Australian defense. Klose missed an easy chance in the 24th minute but he made up for the miss with a brave header in the 26th minute.
South Africa will play Uraguay on Wednesday June 16th while Mexico will take on France on Thursday June 17th.
It was 2 – 0 at the half and it seems like the Germans took their foot off the pedal at the start of the second half. However a red card to Australia's key man Tim Cahill in the 56th minute changed the game. Mueller scored a goal in the 68th minute and substitute Cacau added to the Australians miserable afternoon with his 70th minute goal.
Germany plays Serbia on Friday and Australia plays Ghana on Saturday.
Sun Jun 13 - FIFA World Cup South Africa was waiting for a game like the Germany v Australia match played at the Moses Mabhida Stadium today. The game could easily be considered a 4 star game but in fairness the Australians offered no real resistance to the slick Germans who left with a 4 – 0 victory.