2010 FIFA World Cup Group B

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Play in Group B of the 2010 FIFA World Cup is taking place on 12–22 June 2010. The group consists of Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Republic and Greece.

In the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Argentina and Korea Republic were in the same Group A; Argentina won 3-1. In the 1994 FIFA World Cup, three of these teams (Argentina, Nigeria, and Greece) were in the same Group D along with Bulgaria. Nigeria, Argentina and Bulgaria qualified for the second round, where Nigeria and Argentina lost their next matches to Italy (2–1) and Romania (3–2), respectively, with Bulgaria reaching the semifinals. In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Argentina and Nigeria were both drawn into Group F; Argentina won 1–0, a result that was repeated in 2010.

The winners of this group will advance to face the runners-up in Group A. The runners-up of this group will face the winners of Group A.

Group Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 4 Greece 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 3 Nigeria 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 1

South Korea vs Greece

12 June 2010 13:30	South Korea	2–0	Greece	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 31,513 Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)
	Lee Jung-Soo  7' Park Ji-Sung  52'	Report

South Korea

Greece

GK 18 Jung Sung-Ryong RB 22 Cha Du-Ri CB 4 Cho Yong-Hyung CB 14 Lee Jung-Soo LB 12 Lee Young-Pyo RM 17 Lee Chung-Yong 90+1' CM 16 Ki Sung-Yong 74' CM 8 Kim Jung-Woo LM 7 Park Ji-Sung (c) SS 19 Yeom Ki-Hun CF 10 Park Chu-Young 87' Substitutions: MF 5 Kim Nam-Il 74' FW 11 Lee Seung-Ryul 87' MF 13 Kim Jae-Sung 90+1' Manager: Huh Jung-Moo

GK 12 Alexandros Tzorvas RB 15 Vasilis Torosidis 56' CB 8 Avraam Papadopoulos CB 11 Loukas Vyntra LB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis RM 7 Georgios Samaras 59' CM 6 Alexandros Tziolis CM 21 Kostas Katsouranis LM 10 Giorgos Karagounis (c) 46' CF 9 Angelos Charisteas 61' CF 17 Theofanis Gekas Substitutions: DF 3 Christos Patsatzoglou 46' FW 14 Dimitris Salpingidis 59' FW 20 Pantelis Kapetanos 61' Manager: Otto Rehhagel

Man of the Match: Park Ji-Sung (South Korea) Assistant referees: Jan Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand) Tevita Makasini (Tonga) Fourth official: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay) Fifth official: Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)

Argentina vs Nigeria

12 June 2010 16:00	Argentina	1–0	Nigeria	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 55,686 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
	Heinze  6'	Report

Argentina

Nigeria

GK 22 Sergio Romero RB 17 Jonás Gutiérrez 41' CB 2 Martín Demichelis CB 13 Walter Samuel LB 6 Gabriel Heinze DM 14 Javier Mascherano (c) RM 8 Juan Sebastián Verón 74' LM 7 Ángel Di María 85' AM 10 Lionel Messi CF 11 Carlos Tévez CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín 79' Substitutions: MF 20 Maxi Rodríguez 74' FW 19 Diego Milito 79' DF 4 Nicolás Burdisso 85' Manager: Diego Maradona

GK 1 Vincent Enyeama RB 17 Chidi Odiah CB 2 Joseph Yobo (c) CB 6 Danny Shittu LB 3 Taye Taiwo 75' CM 14 Sani Kaita CM 20 Dickson Etuhu CM 15 Lukman Haruna 77' RF 19 Chinedu Obasi 60' CF 8 Yakubu LF 18 Victor Obinna 52' Substitutions: FW 9 Obafemi Martins 52' FW 11 Peter Odemwingie 60' FW 12 Kalu Uche 75' Manager: 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

17 June 2010 13:30	Argentina	4–1	South Korea	Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 82,174 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
	Park Chu-Young  17' (o.g.) Higuaín  33', 76', 80'	Report	Lee Chung-Yong  45+1'

Argentina

South Korea

GK 22 Sergio Romero RB 17 Jonás Gutiérrez 54' CB 2 Martín Demichelis CB 13 Walter Samuel 23' LB 6 Gabriel Heinze 74' DM 14 Javier Mascherano (c) 55' RM 20 Maxi Rodríguez LM 7 Ángel Di María AM 10 Lionel Messi CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín 82' CF 11 Carlos Tévez 75' Substitutions: DF 4 Nicolás Burdisso 23' FW 16 Sergio Agüero 75' MF 5 Mario Bolatti 82' Manager: Diego Maradona

GK 18 Jung Sung-Ryong RB 2 Oh Beom-Seok CB 4 Cho Yong-Hyung CB 14 Lee Jung-Soo LB 12 Lee Young-Pyo CM 16 Ki Sung-Yong 46' CM 8 Kim Jung-Woo RW 17 Lee Chung-Yong 34' AM 7 Park Ji-Sung (c) LW 19 Yeom Ki-Hun 10' CF 10 Park Chu-Young 81' Substitutions: MF 5 Kim Nam-Il 46' FW 20 Lee Dong-Gook 81' Manager: Huh Jung-Moo

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

17 June 2010 16:00	Greece	2–1	Nigeria	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 31,593 Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
	Salpingidis  44' Torosidis  71'	Report	Uche  16'

Greece

Nigeria

GK 12 Alexandros Tzorvas RB 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos CB 11 Loukas Vyntra CB 8 Avraam Papadopoulos LB 15 Vasilis Torosidis DM 19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos 15' 37' CM 6 Alexandros Tziolis 59' CM 21 Kostas Katsouranis RW 10 Giorgos Karagounis (c) LW 14 Dimitris Salpingidis CF 17 Theofanis Gekas 79' Substitutions: FW 7 Georgios Samaras 88' 37' MF 18 Sotiris Ninis 79' Manager: Otto Rehhagel

GK 1 Vincent Enyeama RB 17 Chidi Odiah CB 2 Joseph Yobo (c) CB 6 Danny Shittu LB 3 Taye Taiwo 55' RM 14 Sani Kaita  33' CM 20 Dickson Etuhu CM 15 Lukman Haruna LW 12 Kalu Uche SS 11 Peter Odemwingie 46' CF 8 Yakubu Substitutions: FW 19 Chinedu Obasi 89' 46' DF 21 Uwa Echiéjilé 55' 77' DF 5 Rabiu Afolabi 77' Manager: 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

22 June 2010 20:30	Nigeria	2–2	South Korea	Durban Stadium, Durban Attendance: 61,874 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
	Uche  12' Yakubu  69' (pen.)	Report	Lee Jung-Soo  38' Park Chu-Young  49'

Nigeria

South Korea

GK 1 Vincent Enyeama 31' RB 17 Chidi Odiah CB 2 Joseph Yobo 46' CB 6 Danny Shittu LB 5 Rabiu Afolabi CM 13 Ayila Yussuf 42' CM 20 Dickson Etuhu RW 19 Chinedu Obasi 37' AM 4 Nwankwo Kanu (c) 57' LW 12 Kalu Uche CF 8 Yakubu 70' Substitutions: DF 21 Uwa Echiéjilé 46' FW 9 Obafemi Martins 57' FW 18 Victor Obinna 70' Manager: Lars Lagerbäck

GK 18 Jung Sung-Ryong RB 22 Cha Du-Ri CB 4 Cho Yong-Hyung CB 14 Lee Jung-Soo LB 12 Lee Young-Pyo RM 17 Lee Chung-Yong CM 16 Ki Sung-Yong 87' CM 8 Kim Jung-Woo LM 7 Park Ji-Sung (c) SS 19 Yeom Ki-Hun 64' CF 10 Park Chu-Young 90+3' Substitutions: MF 5 Kim Nam-Il 68' 64' MF 13 Kim Jae-Sung 87' DF 15 Kim Dong-Jin 90+3' Manager: 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

22 June 2010 20:30	Greece	0–2	Argentina	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane Attendance: 38,891 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
		Report	Demichelis  77' Palermo  89'

Greece

Argentina

GK 12 Alexandros Tzorvas RB 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos CB 11 Loukas Vyntra CB 8 Avraam Papadopoulos LB 15 Vasilis Torosidis 55' DM 5 Vangelis Moras CM 19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos CM 10 Giorgos Karagounis (c) 46' RW 6 Alexandros Tziolis LW 21 Kostas Katsouranis 30' 54' CF 7 Georgios Samaras Substitutions: DF 4 Nikos Spiropoulos 46' MF 18 Sotiris Ninis 54' MF 3 Christos Patsatzoglou 55' Manager: Otto Rehhagel

GK 22 Sergio Romero RB 4 Nicolás Burdisso CB 2 Martín Demichelis CB 15 Nicolás Otamendi LB 3 Clemente Rodríguez DM 5 Mario Bolatti 76' RM 8 Juan Sebastián Verón LM 20 Maxi Rodríguez 63' RF 16 Sergio Agüero 77' CF 10 Lionel Messi (c) LF 19 Diego Milito 80' Substitutions: MF 7 Ángel Di María 63' MF 23 Javier Pastore 77' FW 18 Martín Palermo 80' Manager: 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)