Ghana and Australia will square off on the 19th of June. Of the 2010 World Cup, they are each part of Group D.

For both teams, this match will be an important one. In the group, the other two teams, Serbia and Germany, are seen as the two strongest teams. This fact will put a lot of pressure on these two teams. As the other two teams that they play are going to be tough, it will be a must-win scenario when they face off against each other.

Against each other, these teams match up pretty well. On each team, the caliber of players is probably pretty similar on the offensive side of the game. Each team has a decent attack, but not one that is one of the premier attacks of the World Cup like the other two teams in the group.

The fact that they will put a lot of pressure on the two teams on defense since they have a similar caliber of offensive attack. Their level of defensive attack is also similar. With two teams, that matchup so well this should make a great game to watch.

In this match, one of the x-factors for Australia could be goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer. Four years ago in the World Cup, Mark Schwarzer had a brilliant showing. This will give the Australians something to lean on as this goalkeeper could have the potential to keep Australia in the game through tough spots.

The home continent crowd can always be the x-factor for Ghana. Looking to support them against Australia, the African people will be on their side.

On the 23rd of June Ghana and Germany will square off out of Group D in the 2010 World Cup. On paper it appears that this is a lopsided match, but anything goes in a soccer game with such worldwide implications.

The beauty of this game is that though Germany is ranked much higher in many of the world rankings, that takes away nothing from the ability of Ghana to stay in this game. You can expect Ghana to be pumped up to play a high level of soccer as they play one of the premier teams in the world. If Ghana can take this one match it will give them the confidence to move along and make a solid run in this World Cup just as they did 4 years ago in Germany.

The home continent crowd cannot be talked about enough as it will be a huge advantage to have millions of people in the area supporting your team against all other teams that are not from Africa.

Germany will have to be defensively sound if they hope to seal the deal in this game. They have given up more goals than a top level team normally would in their recent matches and that gives any team a chance to play with them in a game.

The Ghana team will need to show their defense is capable of stopping a formidable attack as well if they hope to compete. They may have the second best defense of Group D and will need to show it in order to compete.