Kevin-Prince Boateng and his brother Jerome Boateng will once more come face to face on the opposite side as Germany clash with Ghana tonight in the World Cup.

Kevin plays for Ghana while Jerome stars for Germany. Both brothers made history in South Africa 2010 when they became the first brothers to play against each other. The half brothers were both born in Berlin to separate mothers, but in 2009, Schalke’s Kevin-Prince, 27, opted to play for the country of his father. Jerome has a more successful spells with Bayern Munich, Kevin-Prince seem trapped in underachievement as stints with, Tottneham AC Milan and now Schalke 04 have yet to fetch him the desired soccer glory.

He turned to Ghana having become discouraged by a perceived lack of opportunities even after the brothers had made a single appearance for the same Germany Under-21 team.

The brothers normally have daily contact via SMS or telephone, but there has been silence as they prepare for the Fortaleza clash in Group G.

“We’ve had no contact recently, each of us is just concentrating on himself,” said Jerome.

The 25-year-old will face Ghana with a splint on his right hand having torn a thumb ligament in Germany’s opening 4-0 win over Portugal.

Germany are looking to maintain their grip on the group after hammering Portugal, but Kevin-Prince has turned up the heat on the tie.

“It’s like in ancient Rome. There will be people around the pitch who want to see how two teams fight,” the Schalke 04 star told German magazine Sport Bild.

“The team who wants it more will win and we will fight to the death against Germany.”

The brothers hail from the tough Berlin district of Wedding and neither are short of confidence, but Kevin-Prince attracts