A trip past the first round would be quite a feat this time for Ghana

The Three Lions are one of the favorites to win it all, with Italian Fabio Capello as coach. The draw was nearly perfect for England.The United States gets a chance to prove their run in the Confederations Cup and the Gold Cup was not a fluke. The USA cannot get caught up in the hype of playing England in their first game. Les Fennecs will have to work hard to pull out a trip to the second round.Slovenia shocked the soccer world by defeating Russia in the European playoffs.

They will look to do better than the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where they went home pointless. Ghana (37)Germany has a chance to go far in South Africa in 2010 As always, the Germans play solid, all around soccer. Michael Ballack leads a team that is full of excellent players, but not full of stars. Look for Germany to better their third place finish in the 2006 World Cup.Australias move from the Oceanic Football Confederation to the Asian Football Confederation paid off with an easy qualification in to the 2010 World Cup. Do not sleep on Australia as a dark horse to make a move in this tournament.Serbia finished in first place in their qualifying group for the first time in team history. This team finished ahead of France to earn their spot in South Africa The Beli Orlovi is lead by scrappy defender Nemanja Vidic.

Coach Radi Antic has Serbia in position to make a run in this tournament.Ghana could be the most successful African team behind Egypt and is making its second straight World Cup appearance. The Black Stars will go as far as their star Michael Essien can take them In Germany, Essien led Ghana into the second round. A trip past the first round would be quite a feat this time for Ghana.Advancing: Germany, Australia Group ENetherlands (3)Denmark (26)Japan (43)Cameroon (11)The Netherlands win a lot of games, but not a lot of trophies. The Oranje played in a very easy qualifying group in order to get into the tournament Do not be surprised if the Netherlands make an early exit.