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 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