Ghana has experienced considerable success in international soccer and has been one of the African teams that has stood out in recent times. Even though their first World Cup appearance was in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, they have won four CAF African Cup of Nations titles, two FIFA U-17 World Cups, and a FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2009.http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=gha/ranking/gender=m/index.html

Ghana is one of the 6 African teams to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The other five teams are South Africa, Algeria, Cameroon, Cote D'ivoire, and Nigeria. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/finaldraw/preliminariesreview/africa.html Ghana, also known as the Black Stars, currently features a young group of players and are deemed to be a threat in the tournament. The U-20 team is the 2009 World Cup Champion. Furthermore, the absolute team was the first to go beyond the group stage in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the first African team to qualify for 2010, meaning that they will have a real chance at a successful tournament. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/teams/team=43860/profile.html

Ghana is in the competitive Group D, consisting of Germany, Australia, and Serbia. Ghana made an impressive debut in 2006 and could easily be seen as second favorites in the group, behind Germany. The midfielders Michael Essien (who plays for Chelsea), Sulley Muntari, and Stephen Appiah will be a real threat. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/standings/group=249726/analysis.html