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Serbian test for Ghana in opener

15 years ago
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Ghana's second appearance at the World Cup will see the Black Stars face some tricky test.

The four-time African champions opens against Serbia following Friday's draw of the 2010 World Cup finals.

Milovan Rajevac will lead the Black Stars against his native country - Serbia - on June 13 in Pretoria, in a first World Cup match-up between both nations.

The Black Stars then plays Australia, a familiar opponent in Rustenburg six days later on June 19.

Germany, drawn as the top seeds will meet Ghana in the final group game in Johannesburg on June 23.

Ghana's fixtures:

13 June v Serbia, Pretoria 19 June v Australia, Rustenburg 23 June v Germany, Johannesburg

The draw was made at International Convention Centre in Cape Town Friday evening, appears to have given Africa some tough opposition.

Group pairings:

Group A - South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay and France

Group B - Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea and Greece

Group C - England, United States, Algeria and Slovenia

Group D - Germany, Australia, Serbia and Ghana

Group E Holland, Japan, Denmark and Cameroon

Group F Italy, New Zealand, Paraguay and Slovakia

Group G Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast and Portugal

Group H Spain, Switzerland, Honduras and Chile