Ghana are the lowest ranked team in Group D of the World Cup according to the latest ranking released by Fifa just about two weeks before the tournament in South Africa.
World rankings released Wednesday placed Germany sixth, Serbia 15, Australia 20 and 2010 African Nations Cup runners-up Ghana 32.
Despite Australia’s higher ranking than the Black Stars, the Asian qualifiers are considered the country least likely to dodge the opening-round cull.
Germany, three-time champions in seven final appearances, are overwhelming favourites to top the final table despite the loss of injured midfield conductor-cum-captain Michael Ballack from English champions Chelsea.
And many pundits have earmarked the June 13 Pretoria showdown between Ghana and Serbia as the crucial fixture in determining which other team advances from the mini-league phase.
Ghana could move into the top 20 of the world ranking if they manage to beat all the three teams in the group phase of the tournament in South Africa.