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Group E: Netherlands 2, Denmark 0

Netherlands:

1-Maarten Stekelenburg; 2-Gregory van der Wiel, 3-John Heitinga, 4-Joris Mathijsen, 5-Giovanni van Bronckhorst,
7-Dirk Kuyt, 6-Mark van Bommel, 10-Wesley Sneijder, 8-Nigel de Jong, 23-Rafael van der Vaart, 9-Robin van Persie.

Denmark:

1-Thomas Sorensen; 4-Daniel Agger, 3-Simon Kjaer, 6-Lars Jacobsen, 15-Simon Poulsen, 10-Martin Jorgensen,
2-Christian Poulsen, 20-Thomas Enevoldsen, 12-Thomas Kahlenberg, 19-Dennis Rommedahl, 11-Nicklas Bendtner.

Referee: Stephane Lannoy (France)

This match saw the always consistent, strongly-built Dutchies take on a team of underdogs from Scandinavia. The Oranje’s squad includes many football superstars, such as Real Madrid’s …

Group F – Italy 1, Paraguay 1
Italy: DE Rossi 63
Paraguay: Alcaraz 39).
Starting line-ups
Italy: (4-2-3-1)
1-Gianluigi Buffon;
19-Gianluca Zambrotta, 5-Fabio Cannavaro; 4-Giorgio Chiellini, 3-Domenico Criscito;
22-Riccardo Montolivo, 6-Daniele De Rossi;
15-Claudio Marchisio, 9-Vincenzo Iaquinta, 11-Alberto Gilardino’
7-Simone Pepe.
Substitutes: Federico Marchetti for Buffon (46), Mauro Camoranesi for Marchsio (59), Antonio di Natale for Gilardino (72).
Bookings: Camoranesi 70.
Corners: 8.
Shots on target: 5.
Fouls committed: 15.
Paraguay: (4-4-1-1)
1-Justo Villar;
6-Carlos Bonet, 14-Paulo Da Silva, 3-Claudio Morel, 13-Enrique Vera;
15-Victor Caceres, 16-Cristian Riveros, 17-Aureliano Torres, 18-Nelson Valdez;
19-Lucas Barrios;
21-Antolin Alcaraz.
Substitutes: Jonathan Santana for Torres (60), Roque Santa Cruz for Valdés (69), Oscar Cardozo for Barios …

Group D: Ghana 1, Serbia 0

Starting Lineups:

Serbia: 4-4-2 formation;

1- Stojkovic;

13- Lukovic, 6- Ivanovic, 5- Vidic, 3- Kolarov;
17- Krasic, 10- Stankovic (C), 11- Milijas (Kuzmanovic, 62nd minute), 14- Jovanovic;
15- Zigic, 9- Pantelic
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Ghana: 4-3-2-1 formation;

22- Kingson;

7- Inkoom, 8- Mensah (C), 15- Vorsah, 2- Sarpei;
6- Annan, 10- Appiah, 23- Boateng;
21- Asamoah, 11- Muntari;
3- Gyan.

Referee: Hector Baldassi (Argentina)

This match, while not quite as glamorous a prospect as the other of its group, Germany v Australia, was quite appealing as a fixture. Serbia, in their first World …

Group C: Slovenia 1, Algeria 0
Slovenia: Robert Koren min 78.
Starting line-up
Algeria:
Faouzi Chaouchi, Madjid Bougherra, Nadir Belhadj, Anther Yahia, Rafik Halliche, Mehdi Lacen, Karim Matmour, Karim Ziani,Hassan Yebda, Rafik Zoheir Djebbour.
Subs: Abdelkader Ghezal for Djebbour (min 58), Rafik Saifi for Mtmour (min 80), Adlene Guedioura for Kadir (min 82).
Bookings: Ghezzal 59,Yebda 90.
Sent off: Ghezzal 73.
Slovenia:
Samir Handanovic, Miso Brecko, Marko Suler, Bostjan Cesar, Bojan Jokic,
Robert Koren, Valter Birsa, Andraz Kirm, Aleksander Radosavljevic,
Milivoje Novakovic, Zlatko Dedic.
Substitutes: Zlatan Ljubijankic for Dedic (min 53), Nejic Peconik for Birsa (84),
Andrej Komac for Radoslavljevic (86).
Bookings: Radoslavljevic (35), …

Group D: Germany 4, Australia
Germany: Podolski min 8, Klose min 26, Muller min 67, Cacau min 70
Starting line-ups:
Germany: (4-3-3 formation)
Manuel Neuer;
Arne Friedrich, Holger Badstuber, Philipp Lahm, Per Mertesacker;
Sami Khedira, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Mesut Ozil;
Lukas Podolski, Miroslav Klose, Thomas Muller
Substitutes: Mario Gomer for Ozil (min 74), Marko Marin for Podolski (min 81), Cacau for Klose (min 62)
Australia (4-5-1 formation)
Mark Schwarzer;
Lucas Neill, Craig Moore, Tim Cahill, Jason Culina;
Brett Emerton, Luke Wilkshire, Scott Chipperfield, Vince Grella, Carl Valeri; Richard Garcia
Substitutes: Mile Jedinak for Emerton (min 74), Brett Holman for Grella (min 46), and NikitaRukavytsya …

Group C: England 1, USA 1
Starting line-ups:
England: (4-4-2 formation)
12- Rob Green,
2- Glen Johnson, 3- Ashley Cole, 6- John Terry, 20- Ledley King
4- Steven Gerrard (C), 7- Aaron Lennon, 8- Frank Lampard, 16- James Milner
10- Wayne Rooney, 21- Emile Heskey

USA: (4-4-2 formation)

1- Tim Howard,

3- Carlos Bocanegra (C), 5- Oguchi Onyewu, 6- Steve Cherundolo, 15- Jay DeMerit
10- Landon Donovan, 8- Clint Dempsey, 4- Michael Bradley, 13- Ricardo Clark
17- Jozy Altidore, 20- Robbie Findley

Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)

In one of the most hyped-up matches of the group stages, we saw …

Group B: Argentina 1, Nigeria 0. (Gabriel Heinze, min 6)
Starting line-ups:
Argentina: (4-3-3 formation)
Sergio Romero;
Jonas Gutiérez, Martín Demichelis, Walter Samuel, Gabriel Heinze;
Javier Mascherano, Juan Sebastián Verón, Angel Di María;
Lionel Messi, Carlos Tévez, Gonzalo Higuaín.
Nigeria: (4-3-3 formation)
Enyeama;
Odiah, Yobo, Shittu, Taiwo;
Etuhu, Kaita, Haruna;
Obinna, Yakubu, Obasi.
Referee: Wolfgang Star (Germany).
Venue: Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg.
The final competitive game of Diego Armando Maradona’s legendary career was against Nigeria in FIFA World Cup 1994, and this year’s draw has given him an opportunity to close a circle by managing his first-ever World Cup match against … Nigeria. As …

Group B: South Korea 2, Greece 0
Goals: Lee min 7, Park min 52
Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth.
Starting line-ups:
South Korea: (4-2-3-1 formation)
18-Jung Sung-ryong;
22-Cha Du-ri, 12-Lee Young-pyo, 4-Cho Yong-hyung, 14-Lee Jung-soo;
8-Kim Jung-woo, 16-Ki Sung-yong,
7-Park Ji-sung, 17-Lee Chung-yong; 10-Park Chu-young,
19-Yeom Ki-hun
Greece: (4-4-2 formation)
12-Alexandros Tzorvas;
11-Loukas Vyntra, 2-Giourkas Seitaridis, 15-Vassilis Torosidis; 6-Alexandros Tziolis
8-Avraam Papadopoulos, 10-Giorgos Karagounis, 21-Kostas Katsouranis; 7-Giorgos Samaras,
9-Angelos Haristeas, 17-Fanis Gekas.
Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand).
This match wasn’t expected to keep neutrals on the edge of their seats, and considering the menu for Saturday included two of the tastiest match-ups in the group …

Group A: France 0, Uruguay 0

Starting line-ups:
France: (4-3-3 formation)
1-Hugo Lloris

2- Bacary Sagna, 3- Eric Abidal, 5- William Gallas, 13- Patrice Evra (C)
14- Jérémy Toualan, 19- Abou Diaby, 7- Franck Ribéry
10- Sidney Gouvu, 21- Nicolas Anelka (Thierry Henry 79th minute), 8- Yoann Gourcuff (Florent Malouda, 75th minute)

Uruguay: (4-4-2 formation)

1- Fernando Muslera, 2- Diego Lugano (C), 3- Diego Godín, 6- Mauricio Victorino, 16- Maxi Pereira
18- Ignacio González (Nicolas Lodeiro, 62nd minute), 15- Diego Pérez, 11- Álvaro Pereira, 17- Egidio Areválo
10- Diego Forlán, 9- Luis Suárez (Sebastian Abreu, 72nd …

Match Report: Group Stages
Group A: South Africa 1, Mexico 1
Starting line-ups:
South Africa: (4-5-1 formation)
16-Itumeleng Khune; 2-Siboniso Gaxa, 15-Lucas Thwala, 20-Bongani Khumalo;
4-Aaron Mokoena; 12-Reneilwe Letsholonyane, 13-Kagisho Dikgacoi,
10-Steven Pienaar, 11-Teko Modise, 8-Siphiwe Tshabalala; 9-Katlego Mphela.
Mexico: (4 -3-3 formation)
1-Oscar Perez; 16-Efrain Juarez, 4-Rafael Marquez, 2-Francisco Rodriguez,
3-Carlos Salcido; 6-Gerardo Torrado, 12-Paul Aguilar, 5-Ricardo Osorio;
17-Giovani Dos Santos, 9-Guillermo Franco, 11-Carlos Vela.
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Mexico were by far the better side in the first half, dominating possession and consistently opening up the South African defence with their slick passing and quick movement to create several scoring …