Ghana v Germany, 23 June 2010
| Score | 1-0 to Germany |
| Referee | Carlos Eugenio Simon |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals Group D |
| Venue | Soccer City, Johannesburg |
| Attendance | 83,391 |
View Ghana v Germany head to head
Kick-Off: 20:30 Local (19:30 BST)
Man of the Match:
Mesut Özil (Germany)
Assistant referees:
Altemir Hausmann (Brazil)
Roberto Braatz (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)
Both teams advanced to the Knock-Out stage as Germany topped Group D and Ghana finished 2nd
Goals:
Goals:
| Mesut Özil | 60 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Richard Kingson
Defender
John Mensah
(captain)
Defender
Jonathan Mensah
Defender/Midfielder
John Pantsil
Midfielder
Anthony Annan
Midfielder
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Midfielder
Hans Sarpei
Midfielder/Forward
André Ayew
Forward
Kwadwo Asamoah
Forward
Asamoah Gyan
Forward
Prince Tagoe
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Manuel Neuer
Defender
Jérôme Boateng
Defender
Arne Friedrich
Defender
Philipp Lahm
(captain)
Defender/Centre back
Per Mertesacker
Midfielder
Sami Khedira
Midfielder
Mesut Özil
Midfielder
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Midfielder/Forward
Thomas Müller
Forward
Cacau
Forward
Lukas Podolski
Substitutions:
| Sulley Muntari for Prince Tagoe | 63 |
| Matthew Amoah for Asamoah Gyan | 82 |
| Dominic Adiyiah for André Ayew | 90 |
Substitutions:
| Piotr Trochowski for Thomas Müller | 67 |
| Marcell Jansen for Jérôme Boateng | 72 |
| Toni Kroos for Bastian Schweinsteiger | 82 |
Cards:
| André Ayew | 40 | Y |
Cards:
| Thomas Müller | 43 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Daniel Agyei
Goalkeeper
Stephen Ahorlu
Defender
Lee Addy
Defender
Samuel Inkoom
Midfielder
Stephan Appiah
Midfielder
Rahim Ayew
Midfielder
Sulley Muntari
Midfielder
Isaac Vorsah
Midfielder/Forward
Derek Boateng
Midfielder/Forward
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie
Forward
Dominic Adiyiah
Forward
Matthew Amoah
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Hans-Jorg Butt
Goalkeeper
Tim Wiese
Defender
Dennis Aogo
Defender
Holger Badstuber
Defender
Serdar Taşçı
Defender/Midfielder
Marcell Jansen
Midfielder
Toni Kroos
Midfielder
Marko Marin
Midfielder
Piotr Trochowski
Forward
Mario Gómez
Forward
Stefan Kiessling
Forward
Miroslav Klose