By The harsh sending off of Australia's talisman Tim Cahill after 56 minutes ended this game as a contest. However, truth be told, Germany were already well in control by then and would probably have gone on to win the game anyway. Lukas Podolski put Germany ahead inside the first 10 minutes with a fine strike. Miroslav Klose doubled the lead with a header after 27 minutes. Thomas Mueller, the new young sensation of German football, slides home the 3rd, with aid from the upright, after 68 minutes. Brazilian born Cacau makes it 4-0, and completes the scoring, just 2 minutes later.
Things that I noticed during the game:
- Mesut Ozil was easily the man of the match.
- Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez showed some inconsistency in his handing out of cards.
- Germany will definitely win this group.
- Australia should have strong grounds to appeal Tim Cahill's red card.
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