| Group D is very competitive with Serbia, Ghana and | | | | Zigic, who revel in set piece situations, while Milos |
| Australia vying for a pre-quarter-final spot in the world | | | | Krasic and Milan Jovanovic are flamboyant attackers. |
| cup alongside Germany who are expected to qualify | | | | Ghana are likely to be the more pro-active of the two |
| comfortably from the group for the round of 16. | | | | teams, and will look to run away with a strike early in |
| The relatively tricky Group D kicks off on June 13 with | | | | the game. Contrastingly, Serbia will seek to last out |
| Ghana and Serbia meeting in a battle of strangers. | | | | the early tension and bide their time till later in the |
| This is the first ever meeting between Ghana and | | | | game. |
| Serbia on a football field, and their match on Sunday is | | | | Ghana had three wins against Benin, Mali, and Sudan, in |
| a high stake battle. | | | | their first three qualification matches ahead of their |
| While defence has been Serbia's strong suit, Ghana | | | | foray in South Africa. They qualified fairly easily, losing |
| displayed their attacking flair in World Cup 2006, | | | | just the solitary match. They also got to the final of the |
| decapitating both USA and Czechoslovakia, and | | | | African Cup of Nations where they lost 1-0 to Egypt. |
| holding the ultimate winners Italy to a draw, in the group | | | | Kwadwo Asamoah with his fluent passing and dribbling |
| matches. In South Africa, however, Ghana will miss | | | | demonstrated so effectively in the African Cup of |
| Michael Essien, out of the tournament owing to injury, | | | | Nations will seek to own the middle in Michael Essien's |
| and in his absence the attack looks bereft of options. | | | | absence. |
| Skipper Asamoah Gyan could be key to Ghana's | | | | The tireless Inter Milan man, Dejan Stankovic, will |
| fortunes in South Africa. | | | | compete with Asamoah to call the shots in midfield |
| With both teams physically aggressive in their | | | | and this could prove the decisive battle on the day. |
| approach, this match could turn out to be a bruising | | | | Ghana's defence will rest on the shoulders of John |
| affair. Serbia will relish aerial battles with a tall trio of | | | | Mensah, who is likely to give the in-form Serbia striker |
| players in Nemanja Vidic, Branislav Ivanovic and Nikola | | | | Jovanovic a run for his money. |