Alemania 1 Ghana 0 HD A second-half Mesut Ozil volley proved enough for Germany to edge Ghana in a riveting, chance-rich contest at Soccer City, where the result proved enough to send both teams into the Round of 16. Joachim Low’s side finished as Group D winners to book a date with arch-rivals England, while Milovan Rajevac’s charges will now meet USA, after benefiting from Australia’s 2-1 defeat of Serbia to go through on goal difference. It was evident from the outset that both teams were intent on playing adventurous football, and the chances were swift in arriving for Germany. The first fell to Cacau. Racing into the right side of the Ghanaian box, the Brazil-born 29-year-old struck the ball firmly but straight into the arms of a grateful Richard Kingson, who did well to gather Thomas Muller’s cross moments later. On six minutes a headed clearance dropped to Lukas Podolski, whose first-time strike was deflected wide for a corner, which came to nothing. Almost immediately, the same player sprinted down the left and cut the ball back. Jonathan Mensah, under pressure from Cacau, almost turned it into his own net, but was spared by the diving Kingson. Ghana had their first chance on 13 minutes. Kwadwo Asamoah broke into the Germany box and unselfishly laid the ball back for Asamoah Gyan, whose effort was blocked by Bastian Schweinsteiger. Midway through the half, Ozil deceived the offside trap and went clean through on goal. The Germany No8 looked odds-on to score, but …
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bit.ly —————————- Click on the above link and enjoy every match as it happens LIVE on your PC Spain vs. Germany World Cup Semifinal! Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 2:30 pm eastern Durban Stadium, South Africa ESPN, ESPN3, Every Station in Spain Beating the Germans will be far from easy and, as evidenced by the excellent performance that overran Diego Maradona’s Argentina, many anticipate a clash of bordering nations in a Germany-Netherlands final. But if Vicente del Bosque’s Spanish squad are to fulfil their childhood dreams and secure an unprecedented final berth, they must do so in the following manner: 1) Score To win matches, one must score goals. As obvious as it sounds, this is something that has not come easily to the usually free-flowing Spanish attack in South Africa this summer. With Fernando Torres struggling to find his best form, David Villa has certainly done well to pick up the slack. But against German marking, Villa cannot be the sole source of danger and Spain must find a way to put away the rest of their chances, whether they come from the midfielders or front line. Over the course of the past two seasons, Torres has had quite a bit of difficulty scoring for Spain. But no goal reigns higher in Spain’s short history of international success than Torres’ against Germany in the Euro 2008 final. If El Nino can repeat his performance of two summers past alongside Villa, Spain will have a much greater chance of progressing. 2) Defend It is no …