2010 World Cup: Day 3

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Jun 17, 2010

2010 World Cup: Day 3

Germany 4, Australia 0

Lukas Podolski had plenty to shout about after scoring in the seventh minute to give Germany a quick lead in its Group D opener.

Germany 4, Australia 0

Thomas Mueller (center) not only scored a 66th-minute goal, he also had the upper hand in this exchange with Australia's Scott Chipperfield (left) and Richard Garcia.

Germany 4, Australia 0

Germany's Cacau (19) scored in the 70th minute to close out the scoring. Germany, which has not lost an opening match in the World Cup since a 2-1 defeat in 1982 against Algeria, takes on Serbia on Friday. Australia, which will be without red-carded Tim Cahill, will face Ghana on Saturday.

Ghana 1, Serbia 0

Ghana's defender John Paintsil (left) and striker Prince Tagoe (right) try to step over Serbia's midfielder Milan Jovanovic during their Group D first-round match.

Ghana 1, Serbia 0

Ghana's Asamoah Gyan (far left) and midfielder Andre Ayew (far right) react to missing a scoring opportunity as Serbia's Aleksandar Lukovic and Nemanja Vidic discuss strategy.

Ghana 1, Serbia 0

Asamoah Gyan's penalty kick past Vladimir Stojkovic in the 85th minute gave Ghana all it would need to record the first win by an African team in the World Cup.

Slovenia 1, Algeria 0

Slovenia goalkeeper Samir Handanovic (center) turns away an Algerian scoring chance as Rafik Halliche (5) and Rafik Djebbour (11) look on during their Group C opener.

Slovenia 1, Algeria 0

Slovenia's Miso Brecko (left) and Algeria's Karim Ziani vie for the ball. Slovenia, the World Cup's smallest nation (population 2 million, about the size of Houston) jumped over the United States and England into the Group C lead. The next Group C matches are Friday, with the U.S. facing Slovenia and England taking on Algeria.