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Halftime score -

GERMANY - 2
(Podolski 8')
(Klose 27')


AUSTRALIA - 0


Admit it, Germany are looking in fantastic form all through these 45 minutes. They are the team to beat in this WC. Watch out, other teams!

Australia must be really ruing their great chance at going 1 - 0 up during the first few mins when they missed a really easy shot at goal. Garcia got a great rebound from the German goalie through Cahill's shot but his shot was blocked by the goalie again.

Then came Podolski's shot straight into the Aussie goalie, who got a hand to it but the power behind the kick took the ball straight in!

The half belonged to Germany. They were ruthless and relentless. Klose came close to scoring at least 3 more goals but was denied once (fantastically!) by the defender when the goalkeeper was well and truly beaten, and once when he hit straight at the Aussie goalie from a very close range. The third time was when he failed to connect to a superb pass from the bottom corner straight in front of the Aussie goal.

Klose looks to have shed behind all his bad form of late and is looking superb and dangerous.

Also, Ozil had a tremendous run towards the Australian goal and had no defenders in sight, and even beat the goalie! But in doing that he mistimed the ball and it rolled out of play before he could reach it, to his intense frustration.

The Aussies were guilty of missing some chances too. A great, highly-charged and volatile 45 minutes has ended. Another 45 mouthwatering minutes remain.