Ghana defender John Paintsil is delighted that the Black Stars are through to the second of the World Cup but admits their scoring must improve.
The Black Stars will play the United States in the next round of the competition on Wednesday night despite going down 1-0 to Germany.
The result ensured that Ghana qualifies for the next round which has sparked celebration across Africa as the only team from the continent to reach that stage.
However, Paintsil knows Ghana will have to do something about its lack of attacking bite if it is to progress.
Ghana's only two goals from three group games came from the penalty spot, despite twice playing against 10 men.
Painstil: "We've been playing well, but it's high time we start taking our chances.
“Today if we had taken our chances we would have beaten Germany 3-1."
The Ghana players had to wait for the confirmation of the Australia-Serbia result before celebrating.
Fullback John Painstil and winger Andre Ayew went on a lap of honour around the stadium after the scoreboard showed that they had finished second.
"I was very excited and relieved," Painstil said.
"When we were down 1-0, we were not thinking about that match between Australia and Serbia. We were trying to equalize."
Painstil agreed Ghana have to score from open play if they are to progress past the second round.