Finally the WORLD CUP in South Africa has started and Germany celebrated a huge success today against the Socceros in Durban.
Germany scored two goals in each half and Tim Cahill was sent off as the three-time champion beat Australia 4-0 in Group D. Lukas Podolski and Miroslav Klose scored in the first 30 minutes as Australia coach Pim Verbeek's defensive tactics backfired, and Thomas Mueller and Cacau added the others against an overwhelmed Australian defence. Cahill was red-carded in the 56th minute for a late challenge on Bastian Schweinsteiger. The dominant win, played in front of 62,660 fans at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, came without injured captain Michael Ballack.
Podolski shot into the roof of the net in the eighth minute when Mesut Oezil passed to Mueller on the right and the young Bayern Munich midfielder cut the ball back. Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer could only deflect the ball on its way in. Klose doubled the lead when he got in front of Lucas Neill to head a cross from Philipp Lahm powerfully past Schwarzer. Any slim hope Australia had of coming back evaporated with Cahill's sending off. Klose missed two more good chances before Thomas Mueller made it 3-0 in the 68th, dragging the ball back to avoid a lunge from Scott Chipperfield and sending a low shot in off the post. Cacau rounded off the scoring in the 70th, tapping in from close range just two minutes after coming on as a substitute for Klose.

Tomorrow New Zealand will start into the tournament, when the ALL WHITES play their first game at the WORLD CUP since 1982. The team will face Slovakia at 11.30pm (NZT) in Rustenburg. 
 


Latest WORLD-CUP Results:  

South Africa vs. Mexico 1:1
France vs. Uruguay  0:0
South Korea vs. Greece 2:0
Argentina vs. Nigeria  1:0
England vs. USA  1:1
Germany  vs. Australia  4:0
Serbia vs. Ghana   0:1
Algeria vs. Slovenia   0:1 
Netherlands vs. Denmark 2:0
Japan vs. Cameroon 1:0
Italy vs. Paraguay 1:1
 
 

Upcoming Matches: 
New Zealand vs. Slovakia - 15 Jun 11:30pm (NZT) on SKY, TVNZ1
Côte d’Ivoire vs. Portugal - 16 Jun 2:00am (NZT) on SKY
Brazil vs. North Korea - 16 Jun 6:30am (NZT) on SKY



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