A lot of people feared Serbia and quite a few thought Ghana without their inspiration, Michael Essie,n might struggle. As it was, should Serbia fail to beat Germany in Port Elizabeth, the dark horses will be out of the competition after two matches.

Ghana were very direct but until the former was sent off, Aleksander Lukovic and Nemanja Vidic succeeded at keeping them at bay. Zdravko Kuzmanovic’s handball gave Asamoah Gyan the chance to ensure that Ghana became the first African side to win the first World Cup on African soil.