Germany vs Ghana

In my opinion this Group deserves a group Post as its been an unbelievable roller coaster ride for Australia,Germany,Serbia and Ghana leaving this group wide open to advance to the finals.Australia opened the tournament with a damaging 4-0 defeat to Germany who stamped their authority on the group and were bookmarked as a threat in the competition.Australia were hurt bad not only by the result or the manner they lost but to also miss the presence of their inspirational Captain Tim Cahil. Ghana kicked off their campaign with a 1-0 win over Serbia enticing us with their determination and youthful excitement,being the youngest team in the tournament at the average age of 24.Ghana and Australia canceled each other in a draw but the surprise result of the group came from Serbia who defeated Germany and deserved the victory.The group was starting to shape itself as my underdogs in the Competition Ghana were proving to be a handful with the Germans  favourites to top the group despite their blip to Serbia.What was nice to see was the Siblings  greeting each other before the game as the two nations locked horns.Kevin Prince Boateng and Jerome Boateng had to put family aside as the two nations prepared to advance to the next round with their family split in the middle between which nation to support.In what was a thrilling encounter Group D was brought to a conclusion with the Germans defeating Ghana 1-0.

Ozil who helped demolish the Australians in the 1st game was extremely influential again scoring the winner with a fantastic strike  from outside the Area.Ghana did show positive signs in committing players forward and hitting the Germans on the counter.Captain Phillip Lahm received Criticism from some ex professionals on his leadership qualities but surely would of silenced them after an inspiring performance throwing his body on the line and showing the commitment any Manager would be proud of. Germany 1 Ghana 0