2010 FIFA World Cup => Final Qualification ..

The 2010 World Cup draw, which took place on 4 December 2009, placed Germany in Group D, along with Australia, Serbia and Ghana. On 13 June 2010, they played their first match of the campaign against Australia and won 4–0. Then, they played against Serbia on 18 June and lost 0–1. Their next match against Ghana was won 1–0 by a goal from Mesut Özil. Germany went on to win the group and advanced to the knockout stage and beat England and qualified to the quarter-finals. They will face Argentina in their next match.


Team v • d • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
Ghana 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
Australia 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
Serbia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3



13 June 2010 :

20:30
Germany 4 – 0 Australia Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 62,660
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)
Podolski 8'
Klose 26'
Müller 68'
Cacau 70'


18 June 2010 :

13:30
Germany 0 – 1 Serbia Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth


23 June 2010 :

20:30
Ghana 0 – 1 Germany Soccer City, Johannesburg
Özil 60'


27 June 2010 :

16:00
Germany 4 – 1 England Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 40,510
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Klose 20'
Podolski 32'
Müller 67', 70' Report Upson 37'