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Serbia beat an out-of-sorts Germany and Algeria held dire England on Friday in the latest setbacks for Europe's soccer aristocrats during an increasingly tight battle for World Cup second round berths.
Algeria held England to a 0-0 draw Friday and left one of the World Cup favorites on the brink of elimination with one game to go in the first round.
The United States rallied from two goals down at halftime to salvage a 2-2 draw with Slovenia on Friday in Group C.
Milan Jovanovic scored one minute after Germany striker Miroslav Klose was ejected Friday, giving Serbia a 1-0 upset win over the three-time World Cup champions.
The four DPR Korean World Cup players who had reportedly disappeared in South Africa were seen in the team training in the Makhulong Stadium on Friday afternoon.
South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira blasted Swiss referee Massimo Busacca for reducing his team to 10 men in a 3-0 loss to Uruguay that crippled South Africa's dream of World Cup advancement.
France were threatened by an embarrassing early World Cup exit after a surprise 2-0 defeat to Mexico in their second Group A game on Thursday.
Greece came back from a goal down to beat Nigeria 2-1 in the World Cup on Thursday after the African team had to play with 10 men for almost two thirds of the Group B game.
The first hat-trick of the World Cup finals from Gonzalo Higuain carried Argentina to a convincing 4-1 victory over South Korea on Thursday, putting the South Americans within touching distance of the last 16.
Park Ji-Sung will put his friendship with Carlos Tevez to one side when South Korea come up against Argentina in their second World Cup Group B match at Soccer City Stadium here on Thursday.
Semifinals Fixtures
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Top Scorers
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Player |
Team |
Goals |
David Villa | ESP | 5 |
| Sneijder | NED | 5 | |||
| Diego Forlan |
URU |
5 | |||
| Mueller |
GER |
5 | |||
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Vittek |
SVK | 4 | |||
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Klose |
GER |
4 |
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Higuain |
ARG |
4 |
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Asamoah Gyan |
GHA |
3 | |||
| Donovan | USA | 3 | |||
| Luis Suarez | URU | 3 | Fabiano | BRA | 3 |
URU 2 - 3 NED 
GER 0 - 1 ESP 