June 23 - Group D - Germany vs. Ghana

[jpg75]

Germany needs to win to assure themselves of advancing. Ghana advance with a tie. Whoever finishes 1st in the group will play England.

[the biologist]

@ Soccer City - Johannesburg

http://www.ckac.com/img/sports/soccer/mondial/medium/gh.png
Ghana

1-1-0 (4 pts - 1st)
2 GF / 1 GA (+1)
W 1-0 vs Serbia / D 1-1 vs Australia
W or D = Round of 16 / L = Must hope Serbia lose OR draw and hope to win the tiebreaker.

http://www.ckac.com/img/sports/soccer/mondial/medium/de.png
Germany

1-0-1 (3 pts - 2nd)
4 GF / 1 GA (+3)
W 4-0 vs Australia / L 1-0 vs Serbia
W = Round of 16 / D = Must hope Serbia doesn't win & Australia doesn't win by 7 (!) goals / L = 1st Round Exit

[the biologist]

*Bump* to avoid the redundant thread...

[Soju]

I wonder if Germany would favour a draw so they could meet the US instead of England in the knock outs. Ooh revenge opportunity for the Americans for 2002 or the classic WWII showdown. Either way great fixtures.

[the biologist]

^ That would be playing with fire cause then they could be out with a Serbia win. If Serbia was able to beat Germany, they can do the same against the Aussies.

[Juby]

so both germany and ghana are through
just realized no one mentioned germany won 1-0, I didn't see it but apparently mesut ozil scored in the 60th

[CanadianSoccerFan]

Ghana still hasn't scored a single goal from open play.

[earlimus]

I thought they looked good though ^^^^. Maybe the best show I've seen from Ghana so far. Lahm's last second block would have definitely been a goal.

They're all still young, but I like the potential of the Podolski-Ozil-Mueller line behind the striker.