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- Australia holds on for 1-1 draw against Ghana
- By FRANK GRIFFITHS Associated Press Writer RUSTENBURG, South Africa(AP)—Australia held on for a 1-1 draw despite Ghana’s man advantage for more than 66 minutes in the World Cup on Saturday, further tightening Group D. Australia forward Brett Holman scored in the 11th minute after goalkeeper Richard Kingso View more »
- Cahill out for Socceroos
Australia will be without star man Tim Cahill for their second Group D clash with Ghana following his sending off against Germany.
The Everton midfielder, who was used in attack by coach Pim Verbeek in their opener, misses out after seeing red during the Socceroos' 4-0 thrashing along with Vince Grella (knee), but View more »- Ghana v Australia - Rajevac confident despite injury troubles
- Ghana face major injury concerns ahead of their clash against Australia in Rustenburg, but coach Milovan Rajevac remains confident his side can claim the victory that would put them in command of Group D. The Black Stars will be without defender Isaac Vorsah, while his first-choice centre-back partner John Mensah is a View more »
- Germany 4-0 Australia
The third place finishers from the 2006 World Cup, Germany, kicked off their 2010 Group Stage with an impressive 4-0 win over Australia.
Overall, it was a solid performance throughout the German side as they had goals from four different players and kept a clean sheet. The goals were scored by Podoski in the 8th min View more »- World Cup 2010: Miroslav Klose helps Germany put four past Australia
Germany, once again, are wasting little time showing the world why their name should always figure prominently when the list of potential World Cup winners is being put together. This is the sixth successive tournament in which they have won their opening game, and they did so here in a manner that suggests they are View more »- Lahm: Germany better now than in 2006
- Germany captain Philipp Lahm has claimed the current side is better than the one that almost reached the World Cup final four years ago. The Germans open their campaign against Group D rivals Australia in Durban, and Lahm is confident his team will not disappoint fans. "We really want to start with a win," said the 2 View more »
- Dario Vidosic backs Germany's young stars
Australia's Dario Vidosic, waiting in the wings should Brett Emerton miss their World Cup opener with injury, rates Germany's young breed as capable of firing a new generation of international stars.
Australia face a testing opener in Group D against the three-time World Cup champions in Durban.
Vidosic, who is t View more »- Edson Buddle double lifts creaky USA over Australia
USA 3-1 Australia
This eventful match in Roodepoort held the crowd's interest, but the array of incidents would have been a particular pleasure to the watching Franco Baldini, England's general manager. The three goals for the victors will have counted for less than the realisation that the USA lacked resilience and View more »- US over Australia 3-1
- ROODEPOORT, South Africa (AP)—The dress rehearsal could not have gone much better for the United States. In a small stadium near an open field in a suburb west of Johannesburg, the Americans beat Australia for the first time, a 3-1 victory Saturday on a sun-splashed autumn afternoon that filled the U.S. players View more »
- Int'l Friendly: USA - Australia
Who: United States vs. Australia What: International Friendly When: Saturday, June 5, 2010; 8:30 a.m. ET Where: Ruimsig Stadium; Roodepoort, South Africa TV: ESPN2
The United States Men's National Team stages their final pre-World Cup warm-up match against fellow qualifier Australia on Saturday in South Africa's Rui View more »
