2010 FIFA World Cup Group D

Group D of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 13 June and ended on 23 June 2010.

[1] The group consisted of Germany, Australia, Serbia and Ghana.

All times local (UTC+2) Man of the Match: Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) Assistant referees: Ricardo Casas (Argentina)[3] Hernán Maidana (Argentina)[3] Fourth official: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)[3] Fifth official: Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore)[3] Man of the Match: Lukas Podolski (Germany) Assistant referees: José Luis Camargo (Mexico)[3] Alberto Morín (Mexico)[3] Fourth official: Martin Hansson (Sweden)[3] Fifth official: Henrik Andrén (Sweden)[3] 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.

[6] This was Germany first loss in the group stage of a world since Group E in 1986 Man of the Match: Vladimir Stojković (Serbia) Assistant referees: Fermín Martínez (Spain)[7] Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)[7] Fourth official: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)[7] Fifth official: Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)[7] Man of the Match: Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) Assistant referees: Paolo Calcagno (Italy)[7] Stefano Ayroldi (Italy)[7] Fourth official: Carlos Simon (Brazil)[7] Fifth official: Altemir Hausmann (Brazil)[7] 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) 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)