Group D

Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana

Germany 0 Argentina 1 in Munich
Joachim Loew's Germany suffered their first loss in 12 months after an ordinary 1-0 loss to Argentina. But the big story was goalkeeper Rene Adler]'s performance which suggests he isn't ready to be Germany's number one. NFL jerseys

Loew, who employed a 4-2-3-1 formation, also tried both Miroslav Klose and Mario Gomez up front but neither provided the spark. The German boss said: “I'm not happy with the performance of our squad. We were unable to put Argentine under pressure, and failed to produce goal-scoring chances. We showed, all in all, a lack of self confidence.”

Australia 1 Indonesia 0 in Brisbane
An under-strength Australian side confirmed their qualification for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup after a comfortable 1-0 victory over neighbours Indonesia. Japan-based Mark Milligan, one of only 3 foreign-based players in the Socceroos squad, scored the winner while teenage debutant Tommy Oar was the star.

Australia boss Pim Verbeek said: "We should have scored a few more goals to make everybody happy,” before adding, “No disrespect to Indonesia, but I have an idea Germany will be a lot more difficult.”

Algeria 0 Serbia 3 in Algiers
VfB Stuttgart midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic inspired Serbia to a clinical 3-0 win in Algeria, with a goal and an assist.

Marko Pantelic scored the opener after a goalkeeping error, while youngster Zoran Tosic scored the third with goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic keeping Algeria at bay.

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 Ghana 1 in Sarajevo
African Cup of Nations runners-up Ghana were beaten 2-1 in Bosnia after an awful goalkeeping error by stand-in stopper Daniel Adjei. The Black Stars had led after Sulley Muntari's left-foot opener before the Bosnians fought back.

This wasn't Ghana's first-choice team although Muntari, Matthew Amoah and Kwadwo