England Vs Algeria ( 0 - 0 )
In a Group C fixture at Midnight, England delivered one of their worst performances for years when they were held to a goal-less draw by Algeria. The result has left England, one of the World Cup favorites, on the brink of elimination with one game to go in the first round. Algeria held the Three Lions to a second disappointing World Cup draw, a 0-0 tie that left the Group C wide open and is sure to have English fans furious after their team arrived in South Africa as a favorite.
This second draw leaves English dependent on Slovenia and unsure of their place in the knockout phase. After Friday's games, Slovenia leads the group with four points and it will its best to hold England on Wednesday. While England and the United States both had two. Algeria had one.
Slovenia Vs United States ( 2 - 2 )
In a Group C match in Johannesburg, the United States fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Slovenia. At half-time Slovenia led 2-0. The draw, in one of the tournament's pulsating encounters, has kept alive United States' hopes of progress to the last 16. Coach's son Michael Bradley scored the 82nd-minute equaliser as USA retrieved a 2-0 half-time deficit to earn a deserved draw with Group C rivals Slovenia.
A BLUNDER happened at the hands of Koman Coulibaly while refereeing his first FIFA 2010 World Cup match between Group C teams, Slovenia and United States today, June 18. He called 'foul' on Maurice Edu in a critical moment of USA vs. Slovenia, which would have given the Americans a 3-2 lead instead of a 2-2 draw.
Initially, Slovenia lead with two goals scored in the first half. However, in the second half United States’ Landon Donovan and Michael Bradley equalized the goals. From minute 1 till 90, the game was really entertaining but Koman Coulibaly’s one careless call devastated the whole match and denied USA a World Cup win against Slovenia.
Germany Vs Serbia ( 0 - 1 )
Milan Jovanovic's first-half strike earned Serbia a 1-0 victory over a Germany side who lost Miroslav Klose to a red card and saw Lukas Podolski miss a penalty.
In a dramatic Group D clash at Port Elizabeth, playing in their maiden World Cup finals, Serbia pulled off a 1-0 upset win over Germany. The match-winner came through Milan Jovanovic in the 38th minute. It was the third upset of the tournament, after Mexico's 2-0 shock win over France and Switzerland's 1-0 victory against Spain. Three-time champions Germany were nowhere near their superb performance against Australia and failed to penetrate the Serbian defence. Serbia scored the match-winner immediately after Germany were reduced to 10-men. Striker Miloslav Klose had got the marching orders from Spanish referee Alberto Undaio for his second booking in the 37th minute.
Serbia appeared in the World Cup as a group champion; Loew’s team probably was not well aware of it. Today all the German supporters felt the absence of one – he is Michael Ballack, whose magic touches in the mid field could probably create some wonders for the Deutschland today.
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