A mouthwatering Soccer World Cup final clash awaits us on Sunday night, writes Mark Gleeson.

In the wake of Germany's World Cup semifinal defeat to Spain, Joachim Loew remains tight-lipped on his future plans despite now being out of contract.

For the vuvuzela-tooting fans who turned Berlin into a seething mass of black, red and gold the the fairy tale was shattered by Carles Puyol's header.

Carles Puyol cracked open Germany's stubborn defence with a superb header on Wednesday to give Spain a 1-0 win and a place in the World Cup final.

Germany coach Joachim Loëw is relishing the prospect of facing old enemies England on Sunday with a Soccer World Cup quarterfinal place at stake.

Ghana became the only African team from the original six to qualify on Wednesday for the knockout stage of the World Cup.

Captain Philipp Lahm is backing his multi-cultural German side to maintain their country's proud World Cup history by beating Ghana on Wednesday.

Serbia stunned Germany with a 1-0 win after Miroslav Klose was sent off and Lukas Podolski missed a penalty on Friday.

After producing the best performance in the Soccer World Cup thus far with their drubbing of Australia, Germany are being extra wary of Serbia.

Germany were the latest World Cup giants to touch down in South Africa for the first World Cup staged on the continent.