Germany and Serbia go into their Group D clash in Port Elizabeth on the back of contrasting results.
Serbia could crash out; Germany may progress
Germany and Serbia go into their Group D clash in Port Elizabeth on the back of extremely contrasting results.
The Germans romped home to a 4-0 opening thrashing of Australia, while Serbia were surprisingly beaten 1-0 by Ghana.
It means Joachim Low's men are in the driving seat in the group, while Serbia manager Radomir Antic will be hoping for a response from his team.
Defeat for the Serbs could see them knocked out of the South Africa tournament at the earliest possible opportunity, if Ghana also avoid a loss against Australia.
Many had tipped Antic's side for success before the World Cup kicked off, but a lacklustre performance in their opening game has put doubts over their potential.
Germany, meanwhile, produced the real eye-opening showing in the first round of fixtures as, in a tournament that has yielded few goals, they looked slick in attack and put the Socceroos' defence to the sword.
Miroslav Klose is only four strikes behind Ronaldo's all-time World Cup record of 15 goals and with his eye set on that target, may be tough to handle in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
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However, Germany have a doubt over midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, who is suffering from a cold.
He is expected to make the starting line-up though, and is likely to partner Sami Khedira in the centre of the park.
Low will most likely keep faith with the side who so easily dispatched of Australia, and only Schweinsteiger's absence would force him into a change.
Serbia, meanwhile, have to make a switch after Alexsandar Lukovic was given his marching orders against Ghana - Neven Subotic is set to fill in.
Coach Antic could turn to Zdravko Kuzmanovic to come into midfield, despite conceding a needless penalty with a handball in the Black Stars clash.
Wolves midfielder Nenad Milijas may be dropped to the bench, while winger Zoran Tosic is in contention for a start.
