# 2010 FIFA World Cup Group D

Group D of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 13 June and ended on 23 June 2010. The group consisted of Germany, Australia, Serbia and Ghana. Along with Group G, it was considered to be a group of death.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
* Germany advanced to play England (runners-up of Group C) in the round of 16.
* Ghana advanced to play United States (winners of Group C) in the round of 16.

## Matches

All times local (UTC+2)

### Serbia vs Ghana

| Serbia | Ghana |
| GK | 1 | Vladimir Stojković |
| RB | 6 | Branislav Ivanović |
| CB | 13 | Aleksandar Luković | 54' 74' |
| CB | 5 | Nemanja Vidić |
| LB | 3 | Aleksandar Kolarov |
| CM | 11 | Nenad Milijaš | | 62' |
| CM | 10 | Dejan Stanković (c) |
| RW | 17 | Miloš Krasić |
| LW | 14 | Milan Jovanović | | 76' |
| SS | 9 | Marko Pantelić |
| CF | 15 | Nikola Žigić | 19' | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 22 | Zdravko Kuzmanović | 83' | 62' |
| FW | 8 | Danko Lazović | | 69' |
| DF | 20 | Neven Subotić | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Radomir Antić ||
| GK | 22 | Richard Kingson |
| RB | 4 | John Paintsil |
| CB | 15 | Isaac Vorsah | 26' |
| CB | 5 | John Mensah (c) |
| LB | 2 | Hans Sarpei |
| CM | 6 | Anthony Annan |
| CM | 23 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | | 90+1' |
| RW | 12 | Prince Tagoe | 89' |
| AM | 21 | Kwadwo Asamoah | | 73' |
| LW | 13 | André Ayew |
| CF | 3 | Asamoah Gyan | | 90+3' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Stephen Appiah | | 73' |
| DF | 19 | Lee Addy | | 90+1' |
| MF | 20 | Quincy Owusu-Abeyie | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Milovan Rajevac ||
* Man of the Match:
* Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)
* Assistant referees:
* Ricardo Casas (Argentina)
* Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
* Fifth official:
* Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore)

### Germany vs Australia

| Germany | Australia |
| GK | 1 | Manuel Neuer |
| RB | 16 | Philipp Lahm (c) |
| CB | 3 | Arne Friedrich |
| CB | 17 | Per Mertesacker |
| LB | 14 | Holger Badstuber |
| CM | 7 | Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| CM | 6 | Sami Khedira |
| RW | 13 | Thomas Müller |
| AM | 8 | Mesut Özil | 12' | 74' |
| LW | 10 | Lukas Podolski | | 81' |
| CF | 11 | Miroslav Klose | | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Cacau | 90+2' | 68' |
| FW | 23 | Mario Gómez | | 74' |
| MF | 21 | Marko Marin | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Joachim Löw ||
| GK | 1 | Mark Schwarzer |
| RB | 8 | Luke Wilkshire |
| CB | 3 | Craig Moore | 24' |
| CB | 2 | Lucas Neill (c) | 46' |
| LB | 11 | Scott Chipperfield |
| CM | 16 | Carl Valeri | 58' |
| CM | 13 | Vince Grella | | 46' |
| RW | 7 | Brett Emerton | | 74' |
| AM | 5 | Jason Culina |
| LW | 19 | Richard Garcia | | 64' |
| CF | 4 | Tim Cahill | 56' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 14 | Brett Holman | | 46' |
| FW | 17 | Nikita Rukavytsya | | 64' |
| MF | 15 | Mile Jedinak | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Pim Verbeek ||
* Man of the Match:
* Lukas Podolski (Germany)
* Assistant referees:
* José Luis Camargo (Mexico)
* Alberto Morín (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Martin Hansson (Sweden)
* Fifth official:
* Henrik Andrén (Sweden)

### Germany vs Serbia

Serbia went ahead in the 38th minute with a goal from winger Milan Jovanović. In the 59th minute, Serbia centre-back Nemanja Vidić was booked for a handball in the penalty box, but the ensuing penalty kick from Lukas Podolski was saved by goalkeeper Vladimir Stojković. This was Germany first loss in the group stage of a world since Group E in 1986
| Germany | Serbia |
| GK | 1 | Manuel Neuer |
| RB | 16 | Philipp Lahm (c) | 32' |
| CB | 3 | Arne Friedrich |
| CB | 17 | Per Mertesacker |
| LB | 14 | Holger Badstuber | | 77' |
| CM | 6 | Sami Khedira | 22' |
| CM | 7 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 73' |
| RW | 13 | Thomas Müller | | 70' |
| AM | 8 | Mesut Özil | | 70' |
| LW | 10 | Lukas Podolski |
| CF | 11 | Miroslav Klose | 12' 37' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Cacau | | 70' |
| MF | 21 | Marko Marin | | 70' |
| FW | 23 | Mario Gómez | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Joachim Löw ||
| GK | 1 | Vladimir Stojković |
| RB | 6 | Branislav Ivanović | 18' |
| CB | 20 | Neven Subotić | 57' |
| CB | 5 | Nemanja Vidić | 59' |
| LB | 3 | Aleksandar Kolarov | 19' |
| DM | 22 | Zdravko Kuzmanović | | 75' |
| CM | 18 | Miloš Ninković | | 70' |
| CM | 10 | Dejan Stanković (c) |
| RW | 17 | Miloš Krasić |
| LW | 14 | Milan Jovanović | | 79' |
| CF | 15 | Nikola Žigić |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 4 | Gojko Kačar | | 70' |
| MF | 19 | Radosav Petrović | | 75' |
| FW | 8 | Danko Lazović | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Radomir Antić ||
* Man of the Match:
* Vladimir Stojković (Serbia)
* Assistant referees:
* Fermín Martínez (Spain)
* Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
* Fourth official:
* Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
* Fifth official:
* Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)

### Ghana vs Australia

| Ghana | Australia |
| GK | 22 | Richard Kingson (c) |
| RB | 4 | John Paintsil |
| CB | 8 | Jonathan Mensah | 79' |
| CB | 19 | Lee Addy | 40' |
| LB | 2 | Hans Sarpei |
| DM | 6 | Anthony Annan | 84' |
| CM | 23 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | | 87' |
| RW | 12 | Prince Tagoe | | 56' |
| AM | 21 | Kwadwo Asamoah | | 77' |
| LW | 13 | André Ayew |
| CF | 3 | Asamoah Gyan |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Quincy Owusu-Abeyie | | 56' |
| MF | 11 | Sulley Muntari | | 77' |
| FW | 14 | Matthew Amoah | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Milovan Rajevac ||
| GK | 1 | Mark Schwarzer |
| RB | 8 | Luke Wilkshire | | 84' |
| CB | 2 | Lucas Neill (c) |
| CB | 3 | Craig Moore | 85' |
| LB | 21 | David Carney |
| CM | 5 | Jason Culina |
| CM | 16 | Carl Valeri |
| RW | 7 | Brett Emerton |
| AM | 14 | Brett Holman | | 68' |
| LW | 23 | Mark Bresciano | | 66' |
| CF | 10 | Harry Kewell | 24' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 11 | Scott Chipperfield | | 66' |
| FW | 9 | Joshua Kennedy | | 68' |
| FW | 17 | Nikita Rukavytsya | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Pim Verbeek ||
* Man of the Match:
* Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)
* Assistant referees:
* Paolo Calcagno (Italy)
* Stefano Ayroldi (Italy)
* Fourth official:
* Carlos Simon (Brazil)
* Fifth official:
* Altemir Hausmann (Brazil)

### Ghana vs Germany

| Ghana | Germany |
| GK | 22 | Richard Kingson |
| RB | 4 | John Paintsil |
| CB | 5 | John Mensah (c) |
| CB | 8 | Jonathan Mensah |
| LB | 2 | Hans Sarpei |
| DM | 6 | Anthony Annan |
| CM | 23 | Kevin-Prince Boateng |
| CM | 21 | Kwadwo Asamoah |
| RW | 12 | Prince Tagoe | | 64' |
| LW | 13 | André Ayew | 40' | 90+2' |
| CF | 3 | Asamoah Gyan | | 82' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Sulley Muntari | | 64' |
| FW | 14 | Matthew Amoah | | 82' |
| FW | 18 | Dominic Adiyiah | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Milovan Rajevac ||
| GK | 1 | Manuel Neuer |
| RB | 16 | Philipp Lahm (c) |
| CB | 17 | Per Mertesacker |
| CB | 3 | Arne Friedrich |
| LB | 20 | Jérôme Boateng | | 73' |
| CM | 7 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | | 81' |
| CM | 6 | Sami Khedira |
| RW | 13 | Thomas Müller | 43' | 67' |
| AM | 8 | Mesut Özil |
| LW | 10 | Lukas Podolski |
| CF | 19 | Cacau |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Piotr Trochowski | | 67' |
| MF | 2 | Marcell Jansen | | 73' |
| MF | 18 | Toni Kroos | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Joachim Löw ||
* Man of the Match:
* Mesut Özil (Germany)
* Assistant referees:
* Altemir Hausmann (Brazil)
* Roberto Braatz (Brazil)
* Fourth official:
* Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
* Fifth official:
* Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)

### Australia vs Serbia

| Australia | Serbia |
| GK | 1 | Mark Schwarzer |
| RB | 8 | Luke Wilkshire | 50' | 82' |
| CB | 6 | Michael Beauchamp | 49' |
| CB | 2 | Lucas Neill (c) |
| LB | 21 | David Carney |
| CM | 5 | Jason Culina |
| CM | 16 | Carl Valeri | | 66' |
| RW | 7 | Brett Emerton | 67' |
| AM | 4 | Tim Cahill |
| LW | 23 | Mark Bresciano | | 66' |
| CF | 9 | Joshua Kennedy |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 11 | Scott Chipperfield | | 66' |
| FW | 14 | Brett Holman | | 66' |
| MF | 19 | Richard Garcia | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Pim Verbeek ||
| GK | 1 | Vladimir Stojković |
| RB | 6 | Branislav Ivanović |
| CB | 5 | Nemanja Vidić |
| CB | 13 | Aleksandar Luković | 18' |
| LB | 16 | Ivan Obradović |
| DM | 22 | Zdravko Kuzmanović | | 77' |
| CM | 10 | Dejan Stanković (c) |
| CM | 18 | Miloš Ninković | 59' |
| RW | 17 | Miloš Krasić | | 62' |
| LW | 14 | Milan Jovanović |
| CF | 15 | Nikola Žigić | | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Zoran Tošić | | 62' |
| FW | 9 | Marko Pantelić | | 67' |
| FW | 8 | Danko Lazović | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Radomir Antić ||
* Man of the Match:
* Tim Cahill (Australia)
* Assistant referees:
* Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
* Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
* Fourth official:
* Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
* Fifth official:
* Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)