2010 FIFA World Cup Group B

Group B of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 12 June and ended on 31 June 2010.[1] The group consisted of Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea and Greece.

In the 1986 World Cup, Argentina and Korea Republic were in the same Group A; Argentina won 3–0. In the 1994 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 World Cup, Argentina and Nigeria were both drawn into Group F; Argentina won 1–0, a result that was repeated in 2010. And Argentina and Korea Republic were advanced to the knockout stage.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
3  Greece 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Matches

All times local (UTC+02)

South Korea vs Greece

Korea took the lead after seven minutes, with Ki Sung-yong's free kick near the corner flag being inadvertently flicked on by Kostas Katsouranis, before an onrushing Lee Jung-soo shot in the ball.[2] Korea extended their lead through captain Park Ji-sung who tackled Loukas Vyntra and sprinted all the way to score.[2] Korea held on to win 2-0.

South Korea 2–0 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 31,513
South Korea[4]
Greece[4]
GK18Jung Sung-ryong
RB22Cha Du-ri
CB4Cho Yong-hyung
CB14Lee Jung-soo
LB12Lee Young-pyo
RM17Lee Chung-yong 90+1'
CM16Ki Sung-yong 74'
CM8Kim Jung-woo
LM7Park Ji-sung (c)
SS19Yeom Ki-hun
CF10Park Chu-young 87'
Substitutions:
MF5Kim Nam-il 74'
FW11Lee Seung-ryul 87'
MF13Kim Jae-sung 90+1'
Manager:
Huh Jung-moo
GK12Alexandros Tzorvas
RB15Vasilis Torosidis 56'
CB8Avraam Papadopoulos
CB11Loukas Vyntra
LB2Giourkas Seitaridis
RM7Georgios Samaras 59'
CM6Alexandros Tziolis
CM21Kostas Katsouranis
LM10Giorgos Karagounis (c) 46'
CF9Angelos Charisteas 61'
CF17Theofanis Gekas
Substitutions:
DF3Christos Patsatzoglou 46'
FW14Dimitris Salpingidis 59'
FW20Pantelis Kapetanos 61'
Manager:
Otto Rehhagel

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

Assistant referees:
Jan Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand)[3]
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)[3]
Fourth official:
Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)[3]
Fifth official:
Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)[3]

Argentina vs Nigeria

On six minutes, an unmarked Gabriel Heinze dived forward to head Juan Sebastián Verón's corner kick.[5] Argentine Lionel Messi had numerous chances following that, but on each occasion Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama was able to keep the margin down to one.[6] Enyeama's saves earned him the man of the match award. Post-match, Argentine coach Diego Maradona said he was confident his side would perform well in the future.[6]

Argentina 1–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 55,686
Argentina[7]
Nigeria[7]
GK22Sergio Romero
RB17Jonás Gutiérrez 41'
CB2Martín Demichelis
CB13Walter Samuel
LB6Gabriel Heinze
DM14Javier Mascherano (c)
RM8Juan Sebastián Verón 74'
LM7Ángel Di María 85'
AM10Lionel Messi
CF11Carlos Tevez
CF9Gonzalo Higuaín 79'
Substitutions:
MF20Maxi Rodríguez 74'
FW19Diego Milito 79'
DF4Nicolás Burdisso 85'
Manager:
Diego Maradona
GK1Vincent Enyeama
RB17Chidi Odiah
CB2Joseph Yobo (c)
CB6Danny Shittu
LB3Taye Taiwo 75'
CM14Sani Kaita
CM20Dickson Etuhu
CM15Lukman Haruna 77'
RF19Chinedu Obasi 60'
CF8Yakubu
LF18Victor Obinna 52'
Substitutions:
FW9Obafemi Martins 52'
FW11Peter Odemwingie 60'
FW12Kalu Uche 75'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck

Man of the Match:
Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria)

Assistant referees:
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)[3]
Mike Pickel (Germany)[3]
Fourth official:
Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)[3]
Fifth official:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)[3]

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.[8] 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.[8] 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.[9] Higuaín completed his hat-trick by heading in a cross from substitute Sergio Agüero.[9]

Argentina 4–1 South Korea
 Report
Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 82,174
Argentina[11]
South Korea[11]
GK22Sergio Romero
RB17Jonás Gutiérrez 54'
CB2Martín Demichelis
CB13Walter Samuel 23'
LB6Gabriel Heinze 74'
DM14Javier Mascherano (c) 55'
RM20Maxi Rodríguez
LM7Ángel Di María
AM10Lionel Messi
CF9Gonzalo Higuaín 82'
CF11Carlos Tevez 75'
Substitutions:
DF4Nicolás Burdisso 23'
FW16Sergio Agüero 75'
MF5Mario Bolatti 82'
Manager:
Diego Maradona
GK18Jung Sung-ryong
RB2Oh Beom-seok
CB4Cho Yong-hyung
CB14Lee Jung-soo
LB12Lee Young-pyo
CM16Ki Sung-yong 46'
CM8Kim Jung-woo
RW17Lee Chung-yong 34'
AM7Park Ji-sung (c)
LW19Yeom Ki-hun 10'
CF10Park Chu-young 81'
Substitutions:
MF5Kim Nam-il 46'
FW20Lee Dong-gook 81'
Manager:
Huh Jung-moo
Argentina vs South Korea

Man of the Match:
Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)[10]
Walter Vromans (Belgium)[10]
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)[10]
Fifth official:
Céléstin Ntagungira (Rwanda)[10]

Greece vs Nigeria
Greece 2–1 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 31,593
Greece[12]
Nigeria[12]
GK12Alexandros Tzorvas
RB16Sotirios Kyrgiakos
CB11Loukas Vyntra
CB8Avraam Papadopoulos
LB15Vasilis Torosidis
DM19Sokratis Papastathopoulos 15' 37'
CM6Alexandros Tziolis 59'
CM21Kostas Katsouranis
RW10Giorgos Karagounis (c)
LW14Dimitris Salpingidis
CF17Theofanis Gekas 79'
Substitutions:
FW7Georgios Samaras 88' 37'
MF18Sotiris Ninis 79'
Manager:
Otto Rehhagel
GK1Vincent Enyeama
RB17Chidi Odiah
CB2Joseph Yobo (c)
CB6Danny Shittu
LB3Taye Taiwo 55'
RM14Sani Kaita 33'
CM20Dickson Etuhu
CM15Lukman Haruna
LW12Kalu Uche
SS11Peter Odemwingie 46'
CF8Yakubu
Substitutions:
FW19Chinedu Obasi 89' 46'
DF21Elderson Echiéjilé 55' 77'
DF5Rabiu Afolabi 77'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck

Man of the Match:
Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria)

Assistant referees:
Abraham González (Colombia)[10]
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)[10]
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)[10]
Fifth official:
William Torres (El Salvador)[10]

Nigeria vs South Korea
Nigeria 2–2 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 61,874
Nigeria[13]
South Korea[13]
GK1Vincent Enyeama 31'
RB17Chidi Odiah
CB2Joseph Yobo 46'
CB6Danny Shittu
LB5Rabiu Afolabi
CM13Ayila Yussuf 42'
CM20Dickson Etuhu
RW19Chinedu Obasi 37'
AM4Nwankwo Kanu (c) 57'
LW12Kalu Uche
CF8Yakubu 70'
Substitutions:
DF21Elderson Echiéjilé 46'
FW9Obafemi Martins 57'
FW18Victor Obinna 70'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck
GK18Jung Sung-ryong
RB22Cha Du-ri
CB4Cho Yong-hyung
CB14Lee Jung-soo
LB12Lee Young-pyo
RM17Lee Chung-yong
CM16Ki Sung-yong 87'
CM8Kim Jung-woo
LM7Park Ji-sung (c)
SS19Yeom Ki-hun 64'
CF10Park Chu-young 90+3'
Substitutions:
MF5Kim Nam-il 68' 64'
MF13Kim Jae-sung 87'
DF15Kim Dong-jin 90+3'
Manager:
Huh Jung-moo

Man of the Match:
Park Ji-sung (Korea Republic)

Assistant referees:
José Cardinal (Portugal)
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)
Fifth official:
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)

Greece vs Argentina
Greece 0–2 Argentina
Report
Attendance: 38,891
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Greece[14]
Argentina[14]
GK12Alexandros Tzorvas
RB16Sotirios Kyrgiakos
CB11Loukas Vyntra
CB8Avraam Papadopoulos
LB15Vasilis Torosidis 55'
DM5Vangelis Moras
CM19Sokratis Papastathopoulos
CM10Giorgos Karagounis (c) 46'
RW6Alexandros Tziolis
LW21Kostas Katsouranis 30' 54'
CF7Georgios Samaras
Substitutions:
DF4Nikos Spiropoulos 46'
MF18Sotiris Ninis 54'
MF3Christos Patsatzoglou 55'
Manager:
Otto Rehhagel
GK22Sergio Romero
RB4Nicolás Burdisso
CB2Martín Demichelis
CB15Nicolás Otamendi
LB3Clemente Rodríguez
DM5Mario Bolatti 76'
RM8Juan Sebastián Verón
LM20Maxi Rodríguez 63'
RF16Sergio Agüero 77'
CF10Lionel Messi (c)
LF19Diego Milito 80'
Substitutions:
MF7Ángel Di María 63'
MF23Javier Pastore 77'
FW18Martín 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
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  3. "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.
  4. "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.
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  6. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/12/argentina-nigeria-world-cup-group-b
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