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Scoreless draw for England, Algeria
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    CAPE TOWN, South Africa — England is looking nothing like the soccer power it's supposed to be.
    Underdog Algeria held the Three Lions to a second disappointing World Cup draw, a 0-0 tie that left the Group C wide open and is sure to have English fans furious after their team arrived in South Africa as a favorite.
    "If we want to stay in this tourney to the later stages we have to improve," England midfielder Steven Gerrard said.
    "We know the job we've got to go do, win the last game. You know to play at this level you've got to handle it, play under the pressure."
    With Wayne Rooney held scoreless for the seventh straight match, England lacked its touch against an opponent fighting to avoid becoming the first nation eliminated from the World Cup.
    England hasn't scored since the fourth minute of its opening match against the United States. Algeria hasn't scored at all.

Serbia shocks Germany
    PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa — Germany went from indestructible to self destructive.
    Milan Jovanovic made the most of it, scoring one minute after German striker Miroslav Klose got ejected Friday to give Serbia a 1-0 World Cup upset over the three-time champions.
    Days after routing Australia 4-0 in the tournament's most impressive debut, Germany lost its momentum when Klose — the leading scorer at the 2006 World Cup — picked up his second yellow card.
    Jovanovic scored a minute later, controlling a header and firing in a side-foot shot from directly in front of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
    To make matters worse for Germany, Serbia goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic stopped Lukas Podolski's penalty kick in the 60th minute. It was Germany's first missed penalty in regular World Cup play since 1974.