2010 FIFA World Cup Group B

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Group B of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 12 June and ended on 22 June 2010.[1] The group consisted of Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea and Greece.

In the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Argentina and South Korea 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 semi-finals. 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.

As group winners, Argentina advanced to face Mexico, the Group A runners-up, while South Korea, who finished as group runners-up, faced Uruguay, who won Group A.

Overall

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 +69
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 6 −14
 Greece 3 1 0 2 2 5 −33
 Nigeria 3 0 1 2 3 5 −21

All times local (UTC+02)

South Korea vs Greece

A free kick near the left corner gave South Korea the early lead with Lee Jung-Soo turning the ball in. This is the fastest goal scored by any South Korean player at the FIFA World Cup. Early in the second half, Loukas Vyntra made a defensive mistake and South Korean captain Park Ji-sung won the ball dribbled all the way to score. With the two goals South Korea held on for victory, and were level with Argentina on points, but sit temporarily on the top of the table on goal difference.

South Korea[3]
Greece[3]
GK 18Jung Sung-Ryong
RB 22Cha Du-Ri
CB 4 Cho Yong-Hyung
CB 14Lee Jung-Soo
LB 12Lee Young-Pyo
RM 17Lee Chung-Yong  90+1'
CM 16Ki Sung-Yong  74'
CM 8 Kim Jung-Woo
LM 7 Park Ji-Sung (c)
SS 19Yeom Ki-Hun
CF 10Park Chu-Young  87'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Kim Nam-Il  74'
FW 11Lee Seung-Ryul  87'
MF 13Kim Jae-Sung  90+1'
Manager:
Huh Jung-Moo
GK 12Alexandros Tzorvas
RB 15Vasilis Torosidis  56'
CB 8 Avraam Papadopoulos
CB 11Loukas Vyntra
LB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis
RM 7 Georgios Samaras  59'
CM 6 Alexandros Tziolis
CM 21Kostas Katsouranis
LM 10Giorgos Karagounis (c)  46'
CF 9 Angelos Charisteas  61'
CF 17Theofanis Gekas
Substitutions:
DF 3 Christos Patsatzoglou  46'
FW 14Dimitris Salpingidis  59'
FW 20Pantelis Kapetanos  61'
Manager:
Germany Otto Rehhagel

Man of the Match:
Park Ji-Sung (South Korea)

Assistant referees:
Jan Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand)[2]
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)[2]
Fourth official:
Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)[2]
Fifth official:
Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)[2]

Argentina vs Nigeria

Early in the game Juan Sebastián Verón's corner kick was turned in by Gabriel Heinze with a looping header. Heinze's goal is often regarded as one of the tournament's best. Although Argentina came close to scoring on multiple occasions, Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama managed to keep it down to 1-0; he was awarded the Man of the Match award. In spite of that, Argentina held on for a 1-0 victory.

12 June 2010
16:00
Argentina  1–0  Nigeria
Heinze  6' Report
Argentina[4]
Nigeria[4]
GK 22Sergio Romero
RB 17Jonás Gutiérrez  41'
CB 2 Martín Demichelis
CB 13Walter Samuel
LB 6 Gabriel Heinze
DM 14Javier Mascherano (c)
RM 8 Juan Sebastián Verón  74'
LM 7 Ángel Di María  85'
AM 10Lionel Messi
CF 11Carlos Tevez
CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín  79'
Substitutions:
MF 20Maxi Rodríguez  74'
FW 19Diego Milito  79'
DF 4 Nicolás Burdisso  85'
Manager:
Diego Maradona
GK 1 Vincent Enyeama
RB 17Chidi Odiah
CB 2 Joseph Yobo (c)
CB 6 Danny Shittu
LB 3 Taye Taiwo  75'
CM 14Sani Kaita
CM 20Dickson Etuhu
CM 15Lukman Haruna  77'
RF 19Chinedu Obasi  60'
CF 8 Yakubu
LF 18Victor Obinna  52'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Obafemi Martins  52'
FW 11Peter Odemwingie  60'
FW 12Kalu Uche  75'
Manager:
Sweden Lars Lagerbäck

Man of the Match:
Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria)

Assistant referees:
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)[2]
Mike Pickel (Germany)[2]
Fourth official:
Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)[2]
Fifth official:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)[2]

Argentina vs South Korea

South Korea conceded first when Lionel Messi's free kick was knocked into the net by Park Chu-young for an own goal. Just after the half-hour mark Gonzalo Higuaín scored when he headed in the ball from the far post with Maxi Rodríguez assisting the goal. Into first half injury time Lee Chung-yong won the ball from a defensive mistake by Martín Demichelis, and he scored past Sergio Romero. In the second half Messi had a shot which was saved by Jung Sung-ryong, before slamming the ball onto the post, but Higuaín turned in the ball from the far post. He completed his hat-trick with a close-range header after Sergio Agüero sent a cross to the far post.

17 June 2010
13:30
Argentina  4–1  South Korea
Park Chu-Young  17' (o.g.)
Higuaín  33', 76', 80' 		Report Lee Chung-Yong  45+1'
Argentina[6]
South Korea[6]
GK 22Sergio Romero
RB 17Jonás Gutiérrez  54'
CB 2 Martín Demichelis
CB 13Walter Samuel  23'
LB 6 Gabriel Heinze  74'
DM 14Javier Mascherano (c)  55'
RM 20Maxi Rodríguez
LM 7 Ángel Di María
AM 10Lionel Messi
CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín  82'
CF 11Carlos Tevez  75'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Nicolás Burdisso  23'
FW 16Sergio Agüero  75'
MF 5 Mario Bolatti  82'
Manager:
Diego Maradona
GK 18Jung Sung-Ryong
RB 2 Oh Beom-Seok
CB 4 Cho Yong-Hyung
CB 14Lee Jung-Soo
LB 12Lee Young-Pyo
CM 16Ki Sung-Yong  46'
CM 8 Kim Jung-Woo
RW 17Lee Chung-Yong  34'
AM 7 Park Ji-Sung (c)
LW 19Yeom Ki-Hun  10'
CF 10Park Chu-Young  81'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Kim Nam-Il  46'
FW 20Lee Dong-Gook  81'
Manager:
Huh Jung-Moo
Argentina vs South Korea

Man of the Match:
Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)[5]
Walter Vromans (Belgium)[5]
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)[5]
Fifth official:
Céléstin Ntagungira (Rwanda)[5]

Greece vs Nigeria

17 June 2010
16:00
Greece  2–1  Nigeria
Salpingidis  44'
Torosidis  71' 		Report Uche  16'
Greece[7]
Nigeria[7]
GK 12Alexandros Tzorvas
RB 16Sotirios Kyrgiakos
CB 11Loukas Vyntra
CB 8 Avraam Papadopoulos
LB 15Vasilis Torosidis
DM 19Sokratis Papastathopoulos  15'  37'
CM 6 Alexandros Tziolis  59'
CM 21Kostas Katsouranis
RW 10Giorgos Karagounis (c)
LW 14Dimitris Salpingidis
CF 17Theofanis Gekas  79'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Georgios Samaras  88'  37'
MF 18Sotiris Ninis  79'
Manager:
Germany Otto Rehhagel
GK 1 Vincent Enyeama
RB 17Chidi Odiah
CB 2 Joseph Yobo (c)
CB 6 Danny Shittu
LB 3 Taye Taiwo  55'
RM 14Sani Kaita Red card 33'
CM 20Dickson Etuhu
CM 15Lukman Haruna
LW 12Kalu Uche
SS 11Peter Odemwingie  46'
CF 8 Yakubu
Substitutions:
FW 19Chinedu Obasi  89'  46'
DF 21Elderson Echiéjilé  55'  77'
DF 5 Rabiu Afolabi  77'
Manager:
Sweden Lars Lagerbäck

Man of the Match:
Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria)

Assistant referees:
Abraham González (Colombia)[5]
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)[5]
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)[5]
Fifth official:
William Torres (El Salvador)[5]

Nigeria vs South Korea

22 June 2010
20:30
Nigeria  2–2  South Korea
Uche  12'
Yakubu  69' (pen.) 		Report Lee Jung-Soo  38'
Park Chu-Young  49'
Nigeria[8]
South Korea[8]
GK 1 Vincent Enyeama  31'
RB 17Chidi Odiah
CB 2 Joseph Yobo  46'
CB 6 Danny Shittu
LB 5 Rabiu Afolabi
CM 13Ayila Yussuf  42'
CM 20Dickson Etuhu
RW 19Chinedu Obasi  37'
AM 4 Nwankwo Kanu (c)  57'
LW 12Kalu Uche
CF 8 Yakubu  70'
Substitutions:
DF 21Elderson Echiéjilé  46'
FW 9 Obafemi Martins  57'
FW 18Victor Obinna  70'
Manager:
Sweden Lars Lagerbäck
GK 18Jung Sung-Ryong
RB 22Cha Du-Ri
CB 4 Cho Yong-Hyung
CB 14Lee Jung-Soo
LB 12Lee Young-Pyo
RM 17Lee Chung-Yong
CM 16Ki Sung-Yong  87'
CM 8 Kim Jung-Woo
LM 7 Park Ji-Sung (c)
SS 19Yeom Ki-Hun  64'
CF 10Park Chu-Young  90+3'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Kim Nam-Il  68'  64'
MF 13Kim Jae-Sung  87'
DF 15Kim 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
Report Demichelis  77'
Palermo  89'
Greece[9]
Argentina[9]
GK 12Alexandros Tzorvas
RB 16Sotirios Kyrgiakos
CB 11Loukas Vyntra
CB 8 Avraam Papadopoulos
LB 15Vasilis Torosidis  55'
DM 5 Vangelis Moras
CM 19Sokratis Papastathopoulos
CM 10Giorgos Karagounis (c)  46'
RW 6 Alexandros Tziolis
LW 21Kostas Katsouranis  30'  54'
CF 7 Georgios Samaras
Substitutions:
DF 4 Nikos Spiropoulos  46'
MF 18Sotiris Ninis  54'
MF 3 Christos Patsatzoglou  55'
Manager:
Germany Otto Rehhagel
GK 22Sergio Romero
RB 4 Nicolás Burdisso
CB 2 Martín Demichelis
CB 15Nicolás Otamendi
LB 3 Clemente Rodríguez
DM 5 Mario Bolatti  76'
RM 8 Juan Sebastián Verón
LM 20Maxi Rodríguez  63'
RF 16Sergio Agüero  77'
CF 10Lionel Messi (c)
LF 19Diego Milito  80'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ángel Di María  63'
MF 23Javier Pastore  77'
FW 18Martín 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)

References

  1. ↑ "Match Schedule 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa" (PDF) (Press release). fifa.com. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group B – Korea Republic-Greece" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group B – Argentina-Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Referee designations for matches 17-24" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group B – Argentina-Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group B – Greece-Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group B – Nigeria-Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
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