Serbia 1, Germany 0
Germany’s Miroslav Klose was given a red card in the 36th minute, and Serbia quickly took advantage. Milos Krasic sent a cross from the right side into the box, and Nikola Zigic was able to knock it down and put a shot on net. The ball was deflected, but Milan Jovanovic volleyed it home past Germany goalkeeper Maneul Neuer for the game’s lone goal.
United States 2, Slovenia 2
It looked bleak for America, down 2-0 at halftime, but the U.S. made a comeback for the ages. Landon Donovan halved Slovenia’s two-goal lead in the 48th minute, ripping a high-angled shot above the head of the defender and goalkeeper standing nearly at the goalpost. Then Michael Bradley tied it up in the 82nd minute after a perfect header from Jozy Altidore found open space, and Bradley buried the loose ball. The U.S. nearly completed the story with a third goal a few minutes after Bradley’s, but the referee blew his whistle on the successful free kick and goal, though no one is entirely sure what he saw.
England 0, Algeria 0
Standings
Group A
Uruguay (1-0-1, 4 points, 3 goals, 0 goals against)
Mexico (1-0-1, 4 points, 3 goals, 1 goal against)
France (0-1-1, 1 point, 0 goals, 2 goals against)
South Africa (0-1-1, 1 point, 1 goal, 4 goals against)
Group B
Argentina (2-0-0, 6 points, 5 goals, 1 goal against)
South Korea (1-1-0, 3 points, 3 goals, 4 goals against)
Greece (1-1-0, 3 points, 2 goals, 3 goals against)
Nigeria (0-2-0, 0 points, 1 goal, 3 goals against)
Group C
Slovenia (1-0-1, 4 points, 3 goals, 2 goals against)
USA (0-0-2, 2 points, 3 goals, 3 goals against)
England (0-0-2, 2 points, 1 goal, 1 goal against)
Algeria (0-1-1, 1 points, 0 goals, 1 goal against)
Group D
Germany (1-1-0, 3 points, 4 goals, 1 goal against)
Ghana (1-0-0, 3 points, 1 goal, 0 goals against)
Serbia (1-1-0, 3 points, 1 goal, 1 goal against)
Australia (0-1-0, 0 points, 0 goals, 4 goals against)
Group E
Netherlands (1-0-0, 3 points, 2 goals, 0 goals against)
Japan (1-0-0, 3 points, 1 goal, 0 goals against)
Denmark (0-1-0, 0 points, 0 goals, 2 goals against)
Cameroon (0-1-0, 0 points, 0 goals, 1 goal against)
Group F
Italy (0-0-1, 1 point, 1 goal, 1 goal against)
Paraguay (0-0-1, 1 point, 1 goal, 1 goal against)
New Zealand (0-0-1, 1 point, 1 goal, 1 goal against)
Slovakia (0-0-1, 1 point, 1 goal, 1 goal against)
Group G
Brazil (1-0-0, 3 points, 2 goals, 1 goal against)
Ivory Coast (0-0-1, 1 point, 0 goal, 0 goal against)
Portugal (0-0-1, 1 point, 0 goal, 0 goal against)
North Korea (0-1-0, 0 points, 1 goal, 2 goals against)
Group H
Chile (1-0-0, 3 points, 1 goal, 0 goals against)
Switzerland (1-0-0, 3 points, 1 goal, 0 goals against)
Honduras (0-1-0, 0 points, 0 goals, 1 goal against)
Spain (0-1-0, 0 points, 0 goals, 1 goal against)
Coming up: On Saturday, the Netherlands and Japan battle in a matchup of the early Group E winners at 7:30 a.m. (ET). Ghana faces Australia at 10 a.m. Cameroon and Denmark finish the day’s matches when they take the pitch at 2:30 p.m.