Day 13

37. Slovenia vs. England- 1-0 England

England finally gets their win, and luckily for them advances. Fabio Capello made a decision to substitute Jermain Defoe in at striker for Heskey, and the decision paid off as Defoe slotted home a cross early in the game and England never looked back. England secured their win and Slovenia had to think they were also headed to the next round, but the US had other ideas.

38. Algeria vs. USA- 1-0 USA

The US knew what they needed out of the game to advance and it was simple win and you advance. The game was pretty back and forth, but it seemed Algeria were content to sit back some and play for the draw which would do neither team any good. The US had their chances and probably should have scored a few goals, but some misses proved otherwise. As the game was coming to a close the US got frantic in attack and finally after a nice piece of distribution by Tim Howard Landon Donovan banged home a lose ball after a save, and the rest is history.

39. Australia vs. Serbia- 2-1 Australia

This game in the end didn't mean much because neither team will go on to advance so pretty much not important. But the game was a pretty good one with chances, and some goals. Australia took the lead with a Tim Cahill goal and another goal putting them up 2-0. Serbia was able to pull one goal back, but it ended up not mattering because it was too little too late.

40. Germany vs. Ghana- 1-0 Germany

Going into this game Ghana was leading the group ahead of Germany, but that would change after. The game had some chances the best ones by Germany, but they scored on one that wasn't even a clear cut chance. Mesut Ozil, my favorite player of the tournament so far, scored from outside the box with a left footed strike. The goal gave them the three points and the win. Germany advances and will play England Sunday, and Ghana will play the US Saturday.