FIFA 2010 Updates - 18 June, 2010

We are keeping a track of the statistics, games and snippets of gossip around this fabulous World Cup in South Africa, updating every day. Find out how the groups are, who scored more goals and much more.

(Team, win draw defeat goals scored goals against points)

Group A (After 2 games)

Uruguay 1 1 0 3 0 4

Mexico 1 1 0 2 0 4

South Africa 0 1 1 1 4 1

France 0 1 1 0 2 1

South Africa 1 Mexico 1

France 0 Uruguay 0

South Africa 0 Uruguay 3

France 0 Mexico 2

Next games: June 22 Mexico v Uruguay

France v. South Africa

Scorers Siphiwe Tshabalala (South Africa)

Rafael Marquez, Hernández, Blanco (México)

Forlan (Uruguay) 2

A. Pereira (Uruguay) 1

Yellow cards South Africa – 4: Tsepo Masilela, Kagisho Dikgacoi (2), Pienaar

Mexico – 6 Gerardo Torrado, Efrain Juarez (2), Rodriguez, Franco, Moreno

France – 5: Patrice Evra (2), Franck Ribery, Jeremy Toulalan (2)

Uruguay – 3: Diego Lugano, Mauricio Victorino, Nicolas Lodeiro

2nd yellow Nicolas Lodeiro (Uruguay)

Direct red South Africa (Goalkeeper Khune)

Group B (After 2 games)

Argentina 2 0 0 5 1 6

Rep. Korea 1 0 1 3 4 3

Greece 1 0 1 2 3 3

Nigeria 0 0 2 1 3 0

Rep. Korea 2 Greece 0

Argentina 1 Nigeria 0

Argentina 4 Rep. Korea 1

Greece 2 Nigeria 1

Next games: June 22 Nigeria v. Rep. Korea

Argentina v. Greece

Scorers Lee Jung-soo, Park Ji-sung, Chongyong (Rep. Korea)

Heinze, Higuain (3) (Argentina)

Chongyong (Rep. Korea, own goal, in favour of Argentina)

Salpingidis, Torosidis (Greece)

Kalu Uche (Nigeria)

Yellow cards Greece – 4: Torosidis, Sokratis, Tziolis, Samaras

Argentina – 4: Jonas (2), Mascherano, Heinze

Nigeria – 2: Haruna, Obasi

Re. Korea – 2 Chungyong, Kihun

2 nd yellow

Direct red Nigeria – 1: Sani Kaita

Group C (After 1 game)

Slovenia 1 1 0 3 2 4

USA 0 2 0 3 3 2

England 0 2 0 1 1 2

Algeria 0 1 1 0 1 1

England 1 USA 1

Slovenia 1 – Algeria 0

Slovenia 2 USA 2

England 0 Algeria 0

Next games: England v. Algeria

23/6 S lovenia v. England; USA v. Algeria

Scorers Steven Gerrard (England) 4’

Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Michael Bradley (USA)

Robert Koren, Valter Birsa, Zlatan Ljublijankic (Slovenia)

Yellow cards England – 3: Gerrard, Milner, Carragher

USA – 4: Cherundolo, DeMerit, Findley (2)

Algeria – 4: Yebda, Ghezzal (2), Lacen

Slovenia – 6: Radosavljevic, Komac, Suler, cesar, Jokic, Kirm

2nd yellow Ghezzal (Algeria)

Direct red

Group D (After 1 game)

Germany 1 0 1 4 1 3

Ghana 1 0 0 1 0 3

Serbia 1 0 1 1 1 3

Australia 0 0 1 0 4 0

Ghana 1 Serbia 0

Germany 4 Australia 0

Serbia 1 Germany 0

Next games: 19/6 Australia v. Ghana

23/6 Ghana v. Germany; Serbia v. Australia

Scorers Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)

Podolski, Muller, Klose, Cacau (Alemanha)

Jovanovic (Serbia)

Yellow cards Serbia – 7: Zigic, Lukovic (2) Kuzmanovic, Ivanovic, Kolarov, Subotic, Vidic

Ghana – 2: Vorsah, Tagoe

Germany – 7: Ozil, Cacau Klose (2), Khedira, Lahm, Schweinsteiger

Australia – 3: Moore, Neill, Valeri

2nd yellow Lukovic (Serbia), Klose (Germany)

Direct red Cahill (Australia)

Group E (After 1 game)

Holland 1 0 0 2 0 3

Japan 1 0 0 1 0 3

Cameroon 0 0 1 0 1 0

Denmark 0 0 1 0 2 0

Holland 2 Denmark 0

Japan 1 Cameroon 0

Next games: 19/6 Holland v. Japan; Denmark v. Cameroon

24/6 Denmark v. Japan; Holland v. Cameroon

Scorers Holland own goal by Denmark’s S.B. Poulsen

Kuyt (Holland)

Honda (Japan)

Yellow cards Denmark – 1 (Kjaer)

Holland – 2 (de Jong, Van Persie)

Japan – 1 (Abe)

Cameroon – 1 (Nkoulou)

2nd yellow

Direct red

Group F (After 1 game)

Italy 0 1 0 1 1 1

Paraguay 0 1 0 1 1 1

New Zealand 0 1 0 1 1 1

Slovakia 0 1 0 1 1 1

Italy 1 Paraguay 1

New Zealand 1 Slovakia 1

Next games: 20/6 Slovakia v. Paraguay; New Zealand v. Italy

24/6 Slovakia v. Italy; New Zealand v. Paraguay

Scorers Alcaraz (Paraguay)

De Rossi (Italy)

Reid (New Zealand)

Vittek (Slovakia)

Yellow cards Paraguay – 1 (Caceres)

Italy – 1 (Camoranesi)

New Zealand – 1 (Lochhead, Reid)

Slovakia – 1 (Straba)

2nd yellow

Direct red

Group G (After 1 game)

Brazil 1 0 0 2 1 3

Portugal 0 1 0 0 0 1

Ivory Coast 0 1 0 0 0 1

DPR Korea 0 0 1 1 2 0

Portugal 0 Ivory Coast 0

Brazil 2 DPR Korea 1

Next games: 20/6 Brazil v. Ivory Coast; 21/6 Portugal v. DPR Korea

25/6 Portugal v. Brazil; Ivory Coast v. DPR Korea

Scorers Maicon, Elano (Brazil)

J. Yun Nam (DPR Korea)

Yellow cards Ivory Coast – 2 (Zokora, Demel)

Portugal – 1 (Ronaldo)

Brazil – 1 (Ramires)

2nd yellow

Direct red

Group H (After 1 game)

Chile 1 0 0 1 0 3

Switzerland 1 0 0 1 1 3

Spain 0 0 1 0 1 0

Honduras 0 0 1 0 1 0

Chile 1 Honduras 0

Spain 0 Switzerland 1

Next games: 21/6 Chile v. Switzerland; Spain v. Honduras

25/6 Chile v. Spain; Switzerland v. Honduras

Scorers Beausejour (Chile)

Fernandes (Switzerland)

Yellow cards Chile – 2 (Carmona, Fernandez)

Honduras – 1 (W. Palacios)

Switzerland – 4 (Grichting, Ziegler, Yakin, Benaglio)

2nd yellow

Direct red

Timothy BANCROFT-HINCHEY

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