Germany captain Michael Ballack has been ruled out of the World Cup with an ankle injury suffered in Saturday's FA Cup final victory over Portsmouth.
Ballack's injury was caused by a reckless tackle from Kevin-Prince Boateng. Boateng is in Ghana's squad for the summer showpiece in South Africa, with Germany drawn in the same group.
The Chelsea midfielder underwent an MRI in Munich on Monday which revealed ligament damage to his right ankle, ruling him out of action for two months.
Both Ballack and Germany coach Joachim Low feared the worst after the midfielder hobbled off at Wembley.
He was due to have a scan on Sunday but there was too much swelling for an accurate diagnosis.
Ghana play Germany at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on 23 June in the final Group D match.