Ollie Wright is already eyeing up a meeting with England in the last 16 for his charges, Ghana.
Black Stars could meet England in the knockout stage
Qualification from Group D is now Ghana's to lose after an excellent win in their opening game.
They were ultimately better than a strong, experienced Serbia and deserved their stroke of luck - the moment of panic that led substitute Zdravko Kuzmanovic to stick out an arm and gift the Black Stars three points - just as Aleksandar Lukovic deserved his second yellow for his cynical obstruction of the vibrant, irrepressible striker Asamoah Gyan.
Victory against Australia would now put Ghana in a towering position in the group and the Socceroos' lame effort against Germany will have given the Black Stars serious encouragement. The aging Aussie backline looked seriously rickety. If Gyan, Andre Ayew and Kojo Asamoah can click into gear and unleash their undoubted creativity, Australia could find themselves on the end of another debilitating reverse.
Because Ghana are very decent going forward. Gyan, who plays for Rennes but could definitely cut a dash in the Premier League, is the lode star - the midfielders move around him, interchanging with aplomb.
Kevin-Prince Boateng has slotted in well and might be found popping up in a wide position, or smashing in a shot from range.
Prince Tagoe and Ayew attack from the flanks, with Asamoah playing behind Gyan, whilst Anthony Annan holds in midfield.
The backline is expertly marshalled by the fit-again John Mensah and stood up to the Serbs' towering target man Nikola Zigic.
And if the young bucks aren't cutting it, Milovan Rajevac can look to the bench and call upon experienced substitutes of the calibre of Sulley Muntari and Stephen Appiah.
Muntari is now fully recovered from a thigh injury, but given the performance of the starting eleven, it might prove difficult for Rajevac to accommodate him by making any changes. If anyone is to drop out, I'd suggest it could be Tagoe, but I wouldn't be surprised if Ghana remain unchanged for their second match.
Giant stride
Meanwhile, as if things weren't bad enough for Australia, their best player Tim Cahill is suspended after his ill-conceived tackle on Bastian Schweinsteiger. Pim Verbeek could turn to the tall striker Josh Kennedy in Cahill's absence, although Harry Kewell is also an option - but either way, I back Mensah and co to come out on top.
I believe that Australia's lack of pace will count against them and that Ghana will beat them, to take another giant stride towards qualification.
My only remaining fears for the Black Stars are in the goalkeeping department.
Richard Kingson doesn't inspire me, in a tournament which has proved hellish for custodians so far - but so far, luck has been on his side. When he fumbled a long-range shot against the Serbs, he managed to avoid the fate of Green, Chaouchi and Enyeama and keep it out of the net.
He also managed to stop a close-range rocket from Milos Krasic, although he was lucky that the shot was straight at him. Hopefully, the back-up Wigan 'keeper can keep his eye on the Jabulani for the remainder of Ghana's World Cup.
I was delighted with my adopted charges' hard-fought victory against Serbia, which they celebrated in some style. And why not? Having beaten a team featuring players of the calibre of Nemanja Vidic, Branislav Ivanovic and Dejan Stankovic, this young Black Stars squad deserved to enjoy the moment.
But they must now re-focus and realise exactly how far they are capable of going in this tournament. They might just spring another surprise or two before the World Cup ends, because the last eight is not beyond them.
If Ghana beat Australia, then qualification is all but assured. Assuming Germany win the group, the Black Stars can then look forward to facing the winners of Group C - England's group.
We'll cross that bridge when we come to it...
