World Cup 2010 team news: Ghana v Germany
Venue Soccer City, Johannesburg, Wednesday 7.30pm
Odds Ghana 7-1, Germany 8-15, Draw 10-3
Referee C Simon (Br)
TV ITV1
Radio BBC 5 Live
Probable starters in bold, contenders in light. Photograph: Graphic
Ghana
Manager Milovan Rajevac
Fifa ranking 32
Doubtful None
Injured None
Suspended None
Germany
Manager Joachim Löw
Fifa ranking 6
Doubtful None
Injured None
Suspended Klose (one match)
Match pointers
Germany have not lost to an African side since their 2-1 defeat by Algeria in the 1982 World Cup
The last three goals scored by Ghana in the World Cup have all been penalites
Germany's defeat by Serbia was their first loss at the group stage in 24 years since they lost 2-0 to Denmark in 1986
Ghana could become only the second African team to reach the knockout stages in two consecutive World Cups – Nigeria were the first in 1998
Germany have won their last 11 games against non-European or South American opposition at the World Cup finals, keeping a clean sheet in five of the last six