Serbia's 1-0 win over
Germany has blown their group wide open as the
World Cup provides another shock.
After
Switzerland's stunning win against
Spain and
Mexico's deserved victory over
France the
World Cup has given us possibly the biggest shock so far with this result.
Germany not only lost their first group game since the
1982 World Cup but also missed a penalty, something they are renowned for being experts in.
Germany started well in their second game of the tournament giving their opponents no time to settle on the ball and creating some early opportunities.
However their gameplan was blown apart when Miroslav Klose was given two harsh yellow cards and promptly recieved his marching orders in the 37th minute of the game. The Serbians wasted no time in making their advantage pay, scoring what would prove to be the winning goal just sixty seconds after the dismissal.
A good run and cross down the right flank from Milos Krasic picked out Nikola Zigic backing away towards the back post and the lanky striker's header down was the perfect setup for Milan Jovanovic to control on the chest and fire home from five yards.
Much to their credit the Germans continued to chase the game with
Sami Khedira smashing the ball against the crossbar just before half-time.
In the second half Lukas Podolski looked the man most likely for Germany, going close with numerous attempts before being given a golden opportunity to level the scores from the spot.
The picky Spanish referee was criticised for his poor officiating for much of the game but no one could argue with this decision as Nemanja Vidic inexplicably handled the ball in a presssure-less situation.
However the three time winners failed to punish the opposition with Vladimir Stojkovic getting down quickly to Podolski's weak effort.
Serbia could have sealed the game twice when first Jovanovic
hit the post and then Zigic clipped the bar with a free header.
Germany were unable to break down the Serbian back line and a win for Australia against Ghana this afternoon would make this the most open group of the tournament.
