Minutes after the draw for South Africa was announced, the world’s football media was quick to conclude that the Socceroos were facing an uphill battle. Opening match against Germany – three time tournament champion, three time runners up. Serbia – top of their qualifying group. Ghana – a team of stars from various European leagues. No lightweights then. But in typical Australian fashion, captain Lucas Neill wasn’t ready to retreat in to a corner just yet, stating “Why not make the first upset of the tournament Australia taking, not just one, but three poi ...