Argentina beat Ireland 1-0 in team 's first match since Diego Maradona 's reign ended . New France coach Laurent Blanc suffers 2-1 defeat in Norway after axing World Cup 23 . The South Americans ' caretaker coach Sergio Batista fielded eight of the players who started in last month 's 4-0 World Cup quarterfinal thrashing by Germany in the friendly away to the Republic of Ireland , and came away with a 1-0 win thanks to Angel Di Maria 's first-half winner . World champions Germany lose to Netherlands 2-0 and are eliminated from Euro 2012. World Cup hosts South Africa beat quarterfinalists Ghana 1-0 in Johannesburg .
Argentina beat Ireland 1-0 in team 's first match since Diego Maradona 's reign ended . New France coach Laurent Blanc suffers 2-1 defeat in Norway after axing World Cup 23 . World champions Germany lose to Netherlands 2-0 and are eliminated from Euro 2012. World Cup hosts South Africa beat quarterfinalists Ghana 1-0 in Johannesburg .