2010 FIFA World Cup Group B

Football tournament group stage June 2018 Group B of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 12 June and ended on 22 June 2010.Match Schedule 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/64/42/24/fifawc2010matchschedulefinalversion.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20091228213032/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/64/42/24/fifawc2010matchschedulefinalversion.pdf dead 28 December 2009 6 December 2009 The group consisted of Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea and Greece. It was the third time that Argentina and Nigeria had been drawn together in the same World Cup group, after 1994 (when Greece were also in the same group) and 2002. Argentina had also been paired with South Korea in 1986. Argentina won all three of their matches, conceding just one goal, and progressed as group winners. South Korea joined them in the knockout stage by virtue of their victory over Greece in the opening match and a draw with Nigeria in the last. That point was the only one Nigeria won, having also lost to Greece in their second match. Standings main WDL standings complete FIFA 200 ARG KOR GRE NGR KO KO Tie-breaking criteria 3 0 0 7 1 1 1 1 5 6 1 0 2 2 5 0 1 2 3 5 ARG KOR 1997 GRE NGR Q green1 Advance to knockout stage Argentina advanced to play Mexico (runners-up of Group A) in the round of 16. South Korea advanced to play Uruguay (winners of Group A) in the round of 16. Matches All times local (UTC+2) South Korea vs Greece In the seventh minute, Ki Sung-yong's free kick near the left corner was inadvertently flicked on by Kostas Katsouranis, before Lee Jung-soo rushed to the back post to open the scoring.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_03/default.stm South Korea 2-0 Greece The Koreans' lead was doubled through captain Park Ji-sung, who tackled Loukas Vyntra and sprinted all the way to fire a low shot into the corner of the net as they kept their 2–0 win until the final whistle. main b1 2010 6 12 y 13:30 KOR 1997 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B#South Korea vs Greece 2–0 GRE Lee Jung-soo 7 Park Ji-sung 52 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth 31,513 Michael Hester (New Zealand) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249722/300061459 Korea Republic vs Greece First stage 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061459/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Korea Republic v Greece FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170210103337/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061459/report.html 10 February 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3d2ba2670ffe79aa/original/mvwwq7ruskzyh7gc9lcd-pdf.pdf Match Report – Group B – Korea Republic v Greece FIFA 12 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413055310/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3d2ba2670ffe79aa/original/mvwwq7ruskzyh7gc9lcd-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _kor10h _kor10h _kor10h _kor10h _kor1011h EE1111 EE1111 EE1111 FFFFFF EE1111 South Koreahttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7cef3781e35aadcc/original/kpgyinqu9iomd0xeg1ij-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group B – Korea Republic v Greece FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 12 June 2010 12 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522171934/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7cef3781e35aadcc/original/kpgyinqu9iomd0xeg1ij-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _gre10a _gre10a _gre10a _gre10a _3_stripes_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Greece GK 18Jung Sung-ryongRB 22Cha Du-riCB 4 Cho Yong-hyungCB 14Lee Jung-sooLB 12Lee Young-pyoRM 17Lee Chung-yong 90+1CM 16Ki Sung-yong 74CM 8 Kim Jung-wooLM 7 Park Ji-sung (c)SS 19Yeom Ki-hunCF 10Park Chu-young 87Substitutions:MF 5 Kim Nam-il 74FW 11Lee Seung-yeoul 87MF 13Kim Jae-sung 90+1Manager:Huh Jung-moo300px GK 12Alexandros TzorvasRB 15Vasilis Torosidis 56CB 8 Avraam PapadopoulosCB 11Loukas VyntraLB 2 Giourkas SeitaridisRM 7 Georgios Samaras 59CM 6 Alexandros TziolisCM 21Kostas KatsouranisLM 10Giorgos Karagounis (c) 46CF 9 Angelos Charisteas 61CF 17Theofanis GekasSubstitutions:DF 3 Christos Patsatzoglou 46FW 14Dimitris Salpingidis 59FW 20Pantelis Kapetanos 61Manager:GER Otto Rehhagel Man of the Match: Park Ji-sung (South Korea) Assistant referees:https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/25/49/47/referee_designagtions_48_matches.pdf 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Match Appointments 24 June 2010 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 25 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100705072219/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/25/49/47/referee_designagtions_48_matches.pdf 5 July 2010 dead Jan Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand) Tevita Makasini (Tonga) Fourth official: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay) Fifth official: Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay) Argentina vs Nigeria On six minutes, an unmarked Gabriel Heinze dived forward to head home Juan Sebastián Verón's corner kick and put Argentina 1–0 up.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_04/default.stm Argentina 1-0 Nigeria Phil Dawkes BBC 28 August 2019 Lionel Messi had numerous chances for Argentina following that, but on each occasion, Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama was able to keep the margin down to one.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/12/argentina-nigeria-world-cup-group-b Argentina 1-0 Nigeria | World Cup 2010 Group B 12 June 2010 Enyeama's saves earned him the man of the match award. Post-match, Argentina coach Diego Maradona said he was confident his side would perform well in the future. main b2 2010 6 12 y 16:00 ARG 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B#Argentina vs Nigeria 1–0 NGA Heinze 6 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 55,686 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249722/300061460 Argentina vs Nigeria First stage 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061460/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Argentina v Nigeria FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170210102558/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061460/report.html 10 February 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/a301d81c3fac910/original/i0jybbpyec5ncwnenap0-pdf.pdf Match Report – Group B – Argentina v Nigeria FIFA 12 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413055327/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/a301d81c3fac910/original/i0jybbpyec5ncwnenap0-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _arg10h1 _arg10h1 _arg10h1 _arg10h1 _arg10a1 80BFFF 80BFFF 80BFFF 000000 FFFFFF Argentinahttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/b70bf56144c9800/original/yttihucvxdnemin3daxs-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group B – Argentina v Nigeria FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 12 June 2010 12 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522171920/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/b70bf56144c9800/original/yttihucvxdnemin3daxs-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _nig10h _nig10h _nig10h _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white 008000 008000 008000 008000 008000 Nigeria GK 22Sergio RomeroRB 17Jonás Gutiérrez 41CB 2 Martín DemichelisCB 13Walter SamuelLB 6 Gabriel HeinzeDM 14Javier Mascherano (c)RM 8 Juan Sebastián Verón 74LM 7 Ángel Di María 85AM 10Lionel MessiCF 11Carlos TevezCF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín 79Substitutions:MF 20Maxi Rodríguez 74FW 19Diego Milito 79DF 4 Nicolás Burdisso 85Manager:Diego Maradona300px GK 1 Vincent EnyeamaRB 17Chidi OdiahCB 2 Joseph Yobo (c)CB 6 Danny ShittuLB 3 Taye Taiwo 75CM 14Sani KaitaCM 20Dickson EtuhuCM 15Lukman Haruna 77RF 19Chinedu Obasi 60CF 8 YakubuLF 18Victor Obinna 52Substitutions:FW 9 Obafemi Martins 52FW 11Peter Odemwingie 60FW 12Kalu Uche 75Manager:SWE Lars Lagerbäck Man of the Match: Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria) Assistant referees: Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany) Mike Pickel (Germany) Fourth official: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) Fifth official: Hassan Kamranifar (Iran) Argentina vs South Korea Argentina took the lead when Lionel Messi's free kick from the left was turned into the Korean goal by Korean player Park Chu-young.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/17/argentina-south-korea-world-cup-2010 Argentina 4-1 South Korea | World Cup 2010 match report 17 June 2010 A free kick was awarded on the left, and Messi's cross was headed in by Gonzalo Higuaín. In first half injury time, Korea cut the deficit when Lee Chung-yong tackled Martín Demichelis to score. Two goals from Argentina in the second half sealed a 4–1 win. Messi's shot was first saved by goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong; his second shot hit the post before Higuaín shot the ball into an unguarded net.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_18/default.stm Argentina 4-1 South Korea Higuaín completed his hat-trick by heading in a cross from substitute Sergio Agüero. main b3 2010 6 17 y 13:30 ARG 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B#Argentina vs South Korea 4–1 KOR 1997 Park Chu-young 17 o.g. Higuaín 33 76 80 Lee Chung-yong 45+1 Soccer City, Johannesburg 82,174 Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249722/300061458 Argentina vs Korea Republic First stage 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061458/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Argentina v Korea Republic FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170210101707/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061458/report.html 10 February 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/695fd1e115333988/original/px1eks1ou1lmvk5maeog-pdf.pdf Match Report – Group B – Argentina v Korea Republic FIFA 17 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413055645/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/695fd1e115333988/original/px1eks1ou1lmvk5maeog-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _arg10h1 _arg10h1 _arg10h1 _arg10h1 _arg10a1 80BFFF 80BFFF 80BFFF 000000 FFFFFF Argentinahttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/45e021122c0d0fd2/original/lfm4skxappm97slmneza-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group B – Argentina v Korea Republic FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 17 June 2010 17 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522172217/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/45e021122c0d0fd2/original/lfm4skxappm97slmneza-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _kor10h _kor10h _kor10h _kor10h _kor1011h EE1111 EE1111 EE1111 FFFFFF EE1111 South Korea GK 22Sergio RomeroRB 17Jonás Gutiérrez 54CB 2 Martín DemichelisCB 13Walter Samuel 23LB 6 Gabriel Heinze 74DM 14Javier Mascherano (c) 55RM 20Maxi RodríguezLM 7 Ángel Di MaríaAM 10Lionel MessiCF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín 82CF 11Carlos Tevez 75Substitutions:DF 4 Nicolás Burdisso 23FW 16Sergio Agüero 75MF 5 Mario Bolatti 82Manager:Diego Maradona300px GK 18Jung Sung-ryongRB 2 Oh Beom-seokCB 4 Cho Yong-hyungCB 14Lee Jung-sooLB 12Lee Young-pyoCM 16Ki Sung-yong 46CM 8 Kim Jung-wooRW 17Lee Chung-yong 34AM 7 Park Ji-sung (c)LW 19Yeom Ki-hun 10CF 10Park Chu-young 81Substitutions:MF 5 Kim Nam-il 46FW 20Lee Dong-gook 81Manager:Huh Jung-moo thumb|Argentina vs South Korea Man of the Match: Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) Assistant referees: Peter Hermans (Belgium) Walter Vromans (Belgium) Fourth official: Jerome Damon (South Africa) Fifth official: Céléstin Ntagungira (Rwanda) Greece vs Nigeria Nigeria had the majority of possession in the first half hour and took an early lead when Kalu Uche scored from a free kick. The momentum of the game shifted significantly in favour of Greece when Sani Kaita was sent off for kicking towards Vasilis Torosidis when the pair were contesting for the ball.BBC Sport Fletcher Paul 2010 Greece 2-1 Nigeria http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_19/default.stm With the extra man advantage, Greece pushed for an opening goal, and Georgios Samaras had an impressive first-half strike cleared off the line by Lukman Haruna before Dimitris Salpingidis made it 1–1 with a strike outside the penalty box that deflected into the Nigeria goal.ABC News Maasdorp James 18 Jun 2010 Greece secures historic Cup win https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-06-18/greece-secures-historic-cup-win/871266 In the second half, Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama could only parry a shot from Alexandros Tziolis into the path of Torosidis, who scored the second goal for Greece from the rebound. The victory for Greece was their first ever win at the World Cup. Kaita received death threats after the match from Nigeria supporters for his dismissal from the game.Independent Musa Tansa 21 June 2010 Kaita's red card brings thousand death threats from Nigeria fans https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/kaita-s-red-card-brings-thousand-death-threats-from-nigeria-fans-2006143.html main b4 2010 6 17 y 16:00 GRE 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B#Greece vs Nigeria 2–1 NGA Salpingidis 44 Torosidis 71 Uche 16 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 31,593 Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249722/300061457 Greece vs Nigeria First stage 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061457/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Greece v Nigeria FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170210095838/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061457/report.html 10 February 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/4d39ed278e92c213/original/robjb2ircddzbguy1rel-pdf.pdf Match Report – Group B – Greece v Nigeria FIFA 17 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413055659/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/4d39ed278e92c213/original/robjb2ircddzbguy1rel-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _gre10h _gre10h _gre10h _gre10h _color_3_stripes_blue FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Greecehttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6aaf035428e4d7c9/original/kekyhhxxb6tqtqf1oekh-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group B – Greece v Nigeria FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 17 June 2010 17 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522172203/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6aaf035428e4d7c9/original/kekyhhxxb6tqtqf1oekh-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _nig10h _nig10h _nig10h _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white 008000 008000 008000 008000 008000 Nigeria GK 12Alexandros TzorvasRB 16Sotirios KyrgiakosCB 11Loukas VyntraCB 8 Avraam PapadopoulosLB 15Vasilis TorosidisDM 19Sokratis Papastathopoulos 15 37CM 6 Alexandros Tziolis 59CM 21Kostas KatsouranisRW 10Giorgos Karagounis (c)LW 14Dimitris SalpingidisCF 17Theofanis Gekas 79Substitutions:FW 7 Georgios Samaras 88 37MF 18Sotiris Ninis 79Manager:GER Otto Rehhagel300px GK 1 Vincent EnyeamaRB 17Chidi OdiahCB 2 Joseph Yobo (c)CB 6 Danny ShittuLB 3 Taye Taiwo 55RM 14Sani Kaita 0 33CM 20Dickson EtuhuCM 15Lukman HarunaLW 12Kalu UcheSS 11Peter Odemwingie 46CF 8 YakubuSubstitutions:FW 19Chinedu Obasi 89 46DF 21Elderson Echiéjilé 55 77DF 5 Rabiu Afolabi 77Manager:SWE Lars Lagerbäck Man of the Match: Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria) Assistant referees: Abraham González (Colombia) Humberto Clavijo (Colombia) Fourth official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Fifth official: William Torres (El Salvador) Nigeria vs South Korea main b5 2010 6 22 y 20:30 NGA 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B#Nigeria vs South Korea 2–2 KOR 1997 Uche 12 Yakubu 69 pen. Lee Jung-soo 38 Park Chu-young 49 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban 61,874 Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249722/300111115 Nigeria vs Korea Republic First stage 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300111115/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Nigeria v Korea Republic FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170210103501/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300111115/report.html 10 February 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5133a1ee7e044949/original/lf0dykpg2c3u26bfgss1-pdf.pdf Match Report – Group B – Nigeria v Korea Republic FIFA 22 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060119/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5133a1ee7e044949/original/lf0dykpg2c3u26bfgss1-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _nig10h _nig10h _nig10h _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white 008000 008000 008000 008000 008000 Nigeriahttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7070fa4b8af0d200/original/kmpe5aidjgddrchxzvxy-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group B – Nigeria v Korea Republic FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 22 June 2010 22 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522172520/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7070fa4b8af0d200/original/kmpe5aidjgddrchxzvxy-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _kor10a _kor10a _kor10a _kor10a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF South Korea GK 1 Vincent Enyeama 31RB 17Chidi OdiahCB 2 Joseph Yobo 46CB 6 Danny ShittuLB 5 Rabiu AfolabiCM 13Ayila Yussuf 42CM 20Dickson EtuhuRW 19Chinedu Obasi 37AM 4 Nwankwo Kanu (c) 57LW 12Kalu UcheCF 8 Yakubu 70Substitutions:DF 21Elderson Echiéjilé 46FW 9 Obafemi Martins 57FW 18Victor Obinna 70Manager:SWE Lars Lagerbäck300px GK 18Jung Sung-ryongRB 22Cha Du-riCB 4 Cho Yong-hyungCB 14Lee Jung-sooLB 12Lee Young-pyoRM 17Lee Chung-yongCM 16Ki Sung-yong 87CM 8 Kim Jung-wooLM 7 Park Ji-sung (c)SS 19Yeom Ki-hun 64CF 10Park Chu-young 90+3Substitutions:MF 5 Kim Nam-il 68 64MF 13Kim Jae-sung 87DF 15Kim Dong-jin 90+3Manager:Huh Jung-moo Man of the Match: Park Ji-sung (South Korea) Assistant referees: José Cardinal (Portugal) Bertino Miranda (Portugal) Fourth official: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico) Fifth official: José Luis Camargo (Mexico) Greece vs Argentina Greece approached the game defensively and let Argentina have the majority of possession, limiting them to mostly long-range shots. Greece goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas kept the first-half goalless with a sequence of saves, denying strikes from Sergio Aguero, Lionel Messi and Juan Sebastián Verón.ABC News Maasdorp James 23 Jun 2010 Dominant Argentina sends Greece packing https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-06-23/dominant-argentina-sends-greece-packing/877186 Early in the second half, Greece started to push forward, and Georgios Samaras ran on to a long clearance, but his shot was blocked by Nicolás Burdisso, and his follow up effort went wide.UEFA 22 Jun 2010 Argentina snuff out Greece hopes https://es.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0254-0d7c9aacc0d9-26de7ecef9b9-1000--argentina-snuff-out-greece-hopes/ Argentina eventually got the breakthrough on 77 minutes when Martín Demichelis smashed the ball into the roof of the net from a blocked shot. Martín Palermo then scored just before stoppage time after a run from Messi. main b6 2010 6 22 y 20:30 GRE 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B#Greece vs Argentina 0–2 ARG Demichelis 77 Palermo 89 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane 38,891 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249722/300061455 Greece vs Argentina First stage 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061455/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Greece v Argentina FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170705113115/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061455/report.html 5 July 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7a832ab63bd8d644/original/cb9h83mhjk8pyjbljw62-pdf.pdf Match Report – Group B – Greece v Argentina FIFA 22 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060133/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7a832ab63bd8d644/original/cb9h83mhjk8pyjbljw62-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _gre10h _gre10h _gre10h _gre10h _color_3_stripes_blue FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Greecehttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/cba618fee513b37/original/q5a7jmso69zdrh7guact-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group B – Greece v Argentina FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 22 June 2010 22 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522172534/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/cba618fee513b37/original/q5a7jmso69zdrh7guact-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _arg10a1 _arg10a1 _arg10a1 _arg10a2 _arg10a2 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 Argentina GK 12Alexandros TzorvasRB 16Sotirios KyrgiakosCB 11Loukas VyntraCB 8 Avraam PapadopoulosLB 15Vasilis Torosidis 55DM 5 Vangelis MorasCM 19Sokratis PapastathopoulosCM 10Giorgos Karagounis (c) 46RW 6 Alexandros TziolisLW 21Kostas Katsouranis 30 54CF 7 Georgios SamarasSubstitutions:DF 4 Nikos Spiropoulos 46MF 18Sotiris Ninis 54MF 3 Christos Patsatzoglou 55Manager:GER Otto Rehhagel300px GK 22Sergio RomeroRB 4 Nicolás BurdissoCB 2 Martín DemichelisCB 15Nicolás OtamendiLB 3 Clemente RodríguezDM 5 Mario Bolatti 76RM 8 Juan Sebastián VerónLM 20Maxi Rodríguez 63AM 10Lionel Messi (c)CF 16Sergio Agüero 77CF 19Diego Milito 80Substitutions:MF 7 Ángel Di María 63MF 23Javier Pastore 77FW 18Martín Palermo 80Manager:Diego Maradona Man of the Match: Lionel Messi (Argentina) Assistant referees: Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan) Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Fourth official: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) Fifth official: Matthew Taro (Solomon Islands) See also Argentina at the FIFA World Cup Greece at the FIFA World Cup Nigeria at the FIFA World Cup South Korea at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report B Group Category:South Korea at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Greece at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group Category:Sports competitions in Gqeberha Category:Sports competitions in Johannesburg Category:2010s in Johannesburg Category:Sport in Bloemfontein Category:Sports competitions in the Free State (province) Category:Sports competitions in Durban Category:Sport in Polokwane Category:Sport in Limpopo