Ghana�s leading striker Matthew Amoah is confident the Black Stars will progress beyond the group stage of the World Cup even though they have been placed in a difficult group.
The African powerhouse did not get an easy draw for the 2010 World Cup finals on Friday as they were drawn to play Serbia and Australia in Group D. Germany are former world champions and their impressive history in the World Cup makes them the favourites in the group.
Serbia finished off France in their qualifiers and Australia who were impressive in the 2006 World Cup are also hot customers. But the prolific hitman Amoah is still confident that his nation has what it takes to finish among the best two in the group
"It's hard to describe what the World Cup means for me. It's something special to play at the World Cup and it's even better that the event takes place in Africa this time," said Amoah to Goal.com. "The people in Ghana are really looking forward to the World Cup.
�They've been celebrating ever since we qualified and it's a real boost for the African nations that everybody back home supports us like that. "Germany are a very strong team and Serbia finished ahead of France in the qualifiers.
�We recently lost a friendly game against Australia, so it won't be easy to survive this difficult group. "However, I am full of confidence that Ghana will qualify for the next round."
Full list of the 2010 World Cup Draw:
Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
Group B: Argentina, South Korea, Nigeria, Greece
Group C: England, USA, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D: Germany, Australia, Ghana, Serbia
Group E: Netherlands, Japan, Cameroon, Denmark
Group F: Italy, New Zealand, Paraguay, Slovakia
Group G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Cost, Portugal
Group H: Spain, Honduras, Chile, Switzerland
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