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France's Bacary Sagna makes a sliding tackle 
 
Wrapping up: the French bench try to keep warm in Polokwane 
 
Battling hard: France's Jeremy Toulalan (left) and William Gallas  (right) vie with Mexico's defender Carlos Salcido 
 
Mexico's goalkeeper Oscar Perez dives for a ball  
 
France's players stand alert as Mexico's striker Giovani dos Santos  strikes a free kick 
 
Seeing double: fans joke around with Thierry Henry masks 
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
France captain Patrice Evra lands on his back 
 
Mexico's Javier Hernandez takes the ball around France goalkeeper Hugo  Lloris to give his side the lead 
 
Javier Hernandez has plenty of space to open the scoring 
 
Time to celebrate: Hernandez looks delighted after putting Mexico in  front 
 
The rest of the Mexico team join in the celebrations 
 
France's Eric Abidal fouls Mexico's Pablo Barrera inside the penalty  area 
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
Mexico striker Cuauhtemoc Blanco cooly slots home from the penalty spot 
 
Touching distance: France's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris sees Blanco's penalty  go just past his fingertips 
 
Blanco's spotkick heads into the net 
 
Mexico's Salcido celebrates after Blanco's penalty doubles their lead 
 
Mexico's Giovani Dos Santos celebrates after Blanco doubles their lead 
 
From the spot: Cuauhtemoc Blanco strikes his penalty 
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
Hitting the net: 37 year-old Cuauhtemoc Blanco celebrates after  converting his penalty 
 
Feeling blue: France's players look dejected after conceeding a second  goal 
 
Mexico's players celebrate at the full time whistle 
 
Disappoinment: Patrice Evra looks gutted after his side crash to a 2-0  defeat 
 
Mexico's players celebrate after maintaining their unbeaten start to the  World Cup  
 
France's players look depressed after the 2-0 defeat leaves them bottom  of Group A and facing a battle to stay in the World Cup 
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
German and Serbian fans wave their nation's flags prior to kick-off 
 
A German fan blowing a more traditional vuvuzela.  
 
Two German fans are all smiles as they wait for the match to get  underway. 
 
German XI: Germany pose for the team photo. 
 
Serbian XI: Serbia line up for the team photo trying to win their first  World Cup match. 
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
Aleksandar Kolarov of Serbia is challenged by Germany's Thomas Mueller. 
 
Miroslav Klose, left, and Sam Kedhira, centre, launch a German  offensive. 
 
Serbia's Nikola Zigic, left, competes for the ball with Germany's Arne  Friedrich. 
 
Yellow number one: Miroslav Klose is less than enamoured that the  referee, Alberto Undiano, has shown him a yellow card. 
 
Miroslav Klose, far left, is shown a second yellow card and is duly  given his marching orders. 
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
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Milan Jovanovic of Serbia scores the first goal past Germany goalkeeper  Manuel Neuer. 
 
Milan Jovanovic, left, celebrates scoring the first goal past Manuel  Neuer who can only look on. 
 
Serbia's goalscorer Milan Jovanovic, right, celebrates with Serbia head  coach Radomir Antic . 
 
Support back home: German fans watch the match between Germany and  Serbia at a public viewing area at the airport in Munich. 
 
Serbia's Nikola Zigic goes for the ball but camn only conncect with the  boot of a Germany player. 
  
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
Nemandja Vidic flings himself into the air and at full stretch handles  the ball to concede a ludicrous penalty. 
 
Poor penalty: Bastian Schweinsteiger, left, cannot believe Lukas  Podolski missed the penalty. 
 
Serbia's goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic saves Lukas Podolski's penalty. 
 
Serbia's goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic celebrates after saving Lukas  Podolski's penalty.  
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
Stars and stripes: just in case you did not know this fan suports USA. 
 
A Slovenian fan head to toe in green. So what happens when you make him  angry? 
 
USA fans in constume are enjoying themselves ahead of the match. 
 
Slovenia pose for the team photo knowing a win would see them qualify  for the next round. 
 
USA line up for the team photo just before kick-off. 
 
Knockout blow: Clint Dempsey, right, leaves Slovenia's Zlatan  Ljubijankic dazed are he he hits him in the head with his elbow. 
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
Deadlock broken: Valter Birsa of Slovenia celebrates scoring the first  goal. 
 
Slovenia do their signature celebration after taking the lead against  the USA. 
 
Landon Donovancuts a lonely figure with his hands on hips stance after  Slovenia made it 1-0. 
 
Great save: Slovenia goalkeeper Samir Handanovic, right, scoops the ball  off the line to deny the USA. 
 
Slovenia's striker Zlatan Ljubijankic places the ball under Tim Howard  to make it 2-0 to Slovenia. 
 
Double delight:  Zlatan Ljubijankic celebrates scoring the second goal  for Slovenia. 
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
Clint Dempsey is stunned after Slovenia take a 2-0 lead. 
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USA goalkeeper Tim Howard shouts to his team-mates as he tries to  distribute the ball. 
 
Landon Donovan, left, fires the ball into the back of the net to cut  Slovenia's lead to 2-1. 
 
USA's Landon Donovan celebrates his goal which makes it 2-1 to Slovenia. 
 
Michael Bradley, second from left, strikes the ball over Marko Suler and  into the goal to make it 2-2. 
  
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
Michael Bradley celebrates having scored for the USA to make it 2-2  against Slovenia. 
 
USA's Jozy Altidore celebrates USA drawing level with Slovenia. 
 
Michael Bradley's USA team-mates pile on top of him after he scored  USA's equaliser. 
 
Phantom goal: USA's Maurice Edu, second from right, thinks he has scored  the winner but the referee had already blown his whistle for a foul. 
 
USA's  Maurice Edu, bottom, and Clint Dempsey react after the referee  disallowed a goal by Edu, which would have been the winner.  
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
England fans enjoy the pre-match atmosphere at the Green Point stadium 
 
Vibrant vuvuzelas: two young England supporters generate some atmosphere  ahead of kick off in Cape Town 
 
Football royalty: fans wear masks of the Queen, Duchess of Cornwall and  Prince Charles ahead of England's Group C match against Algeria 
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An Algerian supporter gets excited ahead of the Group C against England 
 
Changing room: the England team's kits are lined up at the Green Point  Stadium ahead of the match against Algeria 
 
An England supporter gets behind his team during their match against  Algeria 
  
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
Algeria's midfielder Fouad Kadir eyes the ball during the Group C match  against England  
 
Gareth Barry of England jumps over the tackle by Ryad Boudebouz of  Algeria 
 
England's Jamie Carragher struggles to clear the danger against Algeria  in the World Cup 2010 Group C match 
 
England's Emile Heskey and Algeria's Rafik Halliche jump for the ball 
 
Frustration: England manager Fabio Capello issues instructions to his  team from the sidelines during the World Cup match against Algeria 
 
Birds eye view: a pigeon walks across the pitch during Englands match  with Algeria in Cape Town 
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
England's Rooney tugs on the jersey of Algeria's Bougherra  
 
Algeria's midfielder Karim Matmour chases England defender Jamie  Carragher  
 
Wayne Rooney gestures during England's Group C match with Algeria 
 
Struggling: England's Wayne Rooney looks dejected 
 
England's bench look distressed during Englands dour draw with Algeria 
 
John Terry doesn't look happy during England's draw with Algeria 
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
Rooney's rant: England striker Wayne Rooney lets viewers at home know  his anger at the full time whistle 
 
England's Ashley Cole looks at the ground after the full time whistle in  Cape Town 
 
England manager Fabio Capello looks glum after the 0-0 draw with Algeria 
 
England's Ashley Cole looks dissapointed after the stalemate at the  Green Point stadium 
 
Lonely place: two England fans cut a lonely figure at the Green Point  stadium 
 
An England supporter looks dejected after watching the 0-0 draw in Cape  Town 
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
Holland fans get ready for the kick-off against Japan. 
 
A bit of comic relief: Japan fans donning the red noses. Everyone is in  need of a bit of comedy today. 
 
An away day: Japan, playing in the second kit, line up for the team  photo. 
 
Nether surrender: Holland pose for the team photo ready to give it their  all against japan knowing a win would see them qualify. 
 
Japan's Keisuke Honda, right, fights for the ball with Hollands' Nigel  de Jong, centre,  and Mark van Bommel.  
 
Flying Dutchman: Dirk Kuyt, right, has an audacious effort on the  Japanese goal.  
 
Down but not out: Japan's Yuichi Komano is carried off the pitch after  clashing with Holland's Robin van Persie,  
not pictured, but he is soon  back on his feet and playing. 
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
Left to right, Japan's defender Yuji Nakazawa, midfielder Yuki Abe and  midfielder Yasuhito Endo all need a drink of water after only twenty  minutes. 
 
Head to head: Robin van Persie, foreground, and Japan's Yuji Nakazawa  vie for the ball.  
 
Slap in the face: Japan's Yuichi Komano is hit on the face during a  challenge with Robin van Persie, right. 
 
Leaving little to the imagination: one Japan fan gets right into the  spirit of things. 
 
Holland's goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg makes a rare save. 
 
Holland's Joris Mathijsen chases after the ball. 
 
 
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
Slipped through his fingers: Eiji Kawashima of Japan mishandles a Wesley  Sneijder shot to present Holland with the lead 
 
Wesley Sneijder, right, celebrates his goal with team-mate John  Heitinga. 
 
Wesley Sneijder, second from left, celebrates after scoring Holland's  opening goal. 
 
Japan fans watching the game at the Tojyo dome are not happy after  Holland take the lead. 
 
Changing the guard: Japan's Yuki Abe puts the captain's arm band on  Japan's Yuji Nakazawa. 
 
Japan's defender Yuji Nakazawa, left,  vies with Holland's midfielder  Wesley Sneijder.  
 
Japan's goalkeeper EijiKawashima dives to save a shot by Holland's  Ibrahim Afellay to atone for his earlier mistake. 
  
				
			 
			 
			
				
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
								
									
	
	
								
								
									
	
								
							
							 
							
								
	
	
							
						 
					
					 
				
			 
		
	 
	
	
					
					
				
					
					
						
	
	
	
	
	
		
			 
		
		 
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
					
						
							
								
	
	
							
							
							
								
									
	
	
	
								
								
									
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
			
				
					 
 
An African affair: the Ghana and South Africa flags fly together as the  whole continent gets behind Ghana. 
 
It will be all white on the night: Ghana in their white kit pose for the  team photo. 
 
Golden boys: Australia pose for the customary pre-match team photo. 
 
Ghana's goalkeeper Richard Kingson mishandles the ball, which leads to  Australia's goal 
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Richard Kingson spilling the ball results in Brett Holman scoring for  Australia. 
 
Tim Cahill's replacement, Brett Holman, celebrates after putting  Australia in the lead. 
 
Harry Kewell, left, is sent off for handling the ball on the goalline  and denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity.