[[File:FIFA World Cup 2010 Argentina vs Germany - Thomas Müller opening goal.gif|thumb|150px|[[Thomas Müller (footballer)|Thomas Müller]] headsmenanduk inmasuk thegol openingpembukaan goaluntuk forJerman Germanydaripada fromtendangan percuma [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]]'s free kick.]]
OnPada 3 Julai 2010, [[GermanyPasukan nationalbola footballsepak teamkebangsaan Jerman|Jerman]] thrashedmemusnahkan [[ArgentinaPasukan nationalbola footballsepak teamkebangsaan Argentina|Argentina]] 4–0 at thedi [[Stadium Cape Town Stadium]], tountuk reachmara theke semi-finalsseparuh akhir.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mobile.latimes.com/inf/infomo?view=SportItem&feed:a=latimes_1min&feed:c=sportsnews&feed:i=54736429|title=Germany overwhelms Argentina, 4–0, to reach World Cup semifinals|last=Jones|first=Grahame L.|date=3 July 2010|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=4 July 2010}}</ref> ItIa wasmuerpakan thekali thirdketiga timedi indalam thekejohanan tournamentitu thatyang Germanypasukan hadJerman scoredtelah fourmenjaringkan goalsempat ingol adi dalam satu matchperlawanan. Germany'sGol firstpertama goalJerman wastelah scoreddijaringkan byoleh [[Thomas Müller (footballer)|Thomas Müller]] indi thedalam thirdmasa minutetiga of theminit matchperlawanan, withdengan asatu headertandukan fromdaripada asatu freetendangan kickpercuma taken byoleh [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]]. EarlyAwal inseparuh themasa second halfkedua, Argentina pressedmenekan GermanyJerman anddan came close to scoring on a number of occasions, but Germany hit back on a counter-attack in the 67th minute, when [[Miroslav Klose]] scored from a pass by [[Lukas Podolski]]. Germany's third came from [[Arne Friedrich]] seven minutes later, before Klose took the score to 4–0, volleying the ball into the net off a cross from [[Mesut Özil]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_59/default.stm|title=Argentina 0–4 Germany|last=Bevan|first=Chris|date=3 July 2010|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]]|accessdate=4 July 2010}}</ref> TheKekalahan 4–0 defeatadalah waskekalahan terbesar Argentina'sbiggestdi lossPiala at a World CupDunia sincesemenjak 1974.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-03/germany-defeats-argentina-4-0-to-advance-to-soccer-s-world-cup-semifinals.html|title=Germany Defeats Argentina 4–0 Led by Miroslav Klose, Moves to Semifinals|last=Bensch|first=Bob|date=3 July 2010|work=[[Bloomberg L.P.]]|accessdate=4 July 2010}}</ref> Germany's coach [[Joachim Löw]] hailed his side's performance as one of "absolute class,"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100703/ap_on_sp_so_ga_su/soc_wcup_argentina_germany|title=World Cup: Germany beats Argentina, 4–0|last=Armour|first=Nancy|date=3 July 2010|work=[[Associated Press]]|accessdate=4 July 2010}}</ref> but admitted the suspension of Müller for picking up a yellow card was a blow.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iQCtQzqbSPCJu3qegJeZPiYsJlMw|title=Germany ponder Mueller replacement|date=4 July 2010|work=[[Agence France-Presse]]|accessdate=4 July 2010}}</ref>
