A Day of Surprises at the FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup continued to reveal more than a surprising upset on the 18th June 2010. There was a great deal of excitement around England's prospects against a seemingly lackluster Algerian side. But pundits predicting a much-anticipated England victory were left disheartened as England failed to quell the Algerian threat. The game - like so many others in this competition to date - ended in a scoreline of 0-0. Even David Beckham could be seen pacing nervously as his team failed to break through the solid Algerian defense.

In other news, German fans were left bitterly disappointed as they were beat into submission by a hungry Serbia intent on making their way into the next stage.Milan Jovanovic's 1 st half punt put Serbia in front with a 1-0 victory over Germany. The Germans were significantly weakened by the loss of Miroslav Klose and further hamstrung by Podolski's missed penalty. In Group C, America took on the mighty Slovenians. Michael Bradley hammered in the equalizing 82nd-minute goal as the Americans drew level 2-2 with Slovenia. Group C is now topped by Slovenia on 4 points followed by England and the USA on 2 points.

Arguably one of the hottest teams in the tournament - the Netherlands - takes on Japan at 13h30 in what fans are billing as the weekend's main feature. In what is billed as a must-see game, positions 1 and 2 will meet in a fiery encounter. Group E giants Japan and the Netherlands are aiming to make it 2 from 2 as they prepare to do battle in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal. Ghana takes on Australia in what the Ozzies hope will be an upset victory over the African giants, at 16h00 in Rustenburg. And Cameroon will look to knock Denmark out in their 20h30 encounter in Pretoria.

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