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Shockers in South Africa
Switzerland upset Spain
The first big shocker at World Cup South Africa occurred when Switzerland beat Spain, the tournament
favourite, at Durban Stadium. This started a mad race for the finish line in Group H after Gelson Fernandez
scored the lone goal in the 52
nd
minute to give Switzerland the surprise 1-0 win.
Italy & France sent packing
One of the real shockers in South Africa was
Slovakia 3-2 win over Italy to send the
defending champion packing for home after the
group stage. France was also sent packing
after being officially eliminated from its 2-0 loss
to Mexico in their second group match.
France started their campaign with controversy
when striker Nicolas Inelka was released from
the team after a 0-0 draw in their first game
against Uruguay.
France tailspin ended with a 2-1 loss to host
South Africa in its last match and marked the
first time in the history of the World Cup that
the finalists from the previous tournament
(France and Italy) did not advance to the KO
stage.
Serbia defeats Germany
A 38th-minute goal by Milan
Jovanovic proved enough for Serbia
to edge Germany 1-0. Serbia
capitalized when Jovanovic fired
home from five yards out with the
Germans playing a man short.
Lukas Podolski's (
Poldi)
missed a
chance to equalize for Germany on a
penalty shot. The shot was saved by
goalkeeper Stojkovic as Germany
suffered its first loss in a FIFA World
Cup group game since 1986.
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