The only Group D match on Saturday will feature Ghana vs Australia at 10:00am EST (16:00) from Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa. This will be the second game on the schedule as the Netherlands vs Japan starts at 7:30am EST (13:30) and Cameroon vs Denmark at 2:30pm EST (20:30). Online bookmakers have Ghana -125 a slight FIFA World Cup betting favorite over Australia +300 while a draw would return +230. The African nation of Ghana are also PK (-260) point-spread favorites vs Australia PK (+200) with the over/under World Cup odds total is sitting at 2.5 UNDER -200.
The round of 16 is just in sight and Ghana is in contention to qualify from the Group D bracket with a 1-0 win vs Serbia and are looking to be just the second African nation to move on to the next round for the second time in their history. The Socceroos actually hold the advantage in head-to-head match-ups winning four of the six total games but Ghana sees this game as a must win. "As the coach (Milovan Rajevac) said to us in the dressing room, 'this is the game of the season'. So we have to go there and play. This is our Champions League final and we have to do everything to win the game," said Portsmouth midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng. Bet Ghana -125 as favorites in FIFA World Cup betting odds vs Australia with up to 260% in total bonuses and a 200% poker bonus.
Australia will step on the pitch without their leading goal scorer Tim Cahill sitting out due to a red card on Thursday vs Germany and Vince Grella who is nursing a knee injury. The Socceroos lost 0-4 to a dominate German squad and sit at the bottom of the bracket with zero points but with Die Mannschaft losing 0-1 to Serbia on Friday, anything is possible. "We all know the situation now. The only thing we can do is win against Ghana tomorrow," said manager Pim Verbeek. "I expect a good reaction from the players and have confidence they will do everything to get the three points."