Group D Complete Preview

Over the next couple of weeks we'll be giving you an insight into the teams the Qantas Socceroos will face in the FIFA World Cup.

Over the next couple of weeks we're going to give you a detailed insight into who the Qantas Socceroos will be facing in the World Cup.

We're going to be giving you all the facts and backgrounds so you've got a comprehensive knowledge of what we're up against.

How they Qualified Firstly, we'll be looking at the story of qualification from Group D and their ups and downs along the way. All three had very different ways of getting through their qualifiers but all three have the same end result.

Ghana almost didn't get through the first round of qualification, Serbia beat former World Cup holders and Germany produced workman like performances.

History Secondly, all the important stats from the past and how each team's fared in past tournaments.

All three have very different history, we all know about Germany, Ghana are new kids on the block and this was Serbia's first time playing under their own name.

Who to watch out for and recent form Thirdly, we're going to look at who the dangermen are for our boys and how they've been getting on recently.

The Qantas Socceroos are to be facing Premiership stars, German Bundesliga champions and household names in their bid to reach the second round.

Finally... Once we've given you the lowdown on our opponents we're going to look forward to the possible second round route and who we could potentially be matched up with...