After a disastrous campaign in 2006, New Zealand has bounced back to qualify for their first appearance on the world stage in 28 years.
Having just put together their best ever qualification campaign, Paraguay are entitled to think big ahead of their fourth consecutive appearance.
Defending champions Italy will naturally be one of the leading favourites at South Africa 2010.
Though their light may have faded somewhat since they brightened up the world stage at Italia 1990, Cameroon are not to be underestimated.
With one of the strongest squads in Asian soccer, Japan, winners of three of the last five editions of the AFC Asian Cup, have high hopes for SA.
After a six-year absence, Denmark is once again set to explode on the elite world soccer scene.
The final or bust. The <i>Oranje</i> have set lofty aims for their campaign in South Africa, 32 years after their 3-1 extra-time defeat by Argentina.
The only African side to make it out of the group stage in 2006 and the first to qualify for South Africa 2010, Ghana are anxious to prove themselves.
Serbia played their maiden international, independently, in 2006, winning 3-1 in an away game to Czech Republic.
After a 32-year absence from the world stage, Australia made a strong statement at the 2006 Soccer World Cup.