Today, FIFA World Cup 2010 showcased the opening match between Greece and Nigeria which was taken over by Greece by two goals. So, 2-1 was enough for Greece to be victorious over Nigeria. Greece didn’t play well in its previous matche, but in today’s, played a great game and won the match. Dimitrios Salpingidis and Vasileios Torosidis scored to earn Greece a 2-1 comeback victory over ten-man Nigeria – their first triumph on the world stage.
In the second Group B encounter at Bloemfontein, Greece came back from a goal down to beat Nigeria 2-1. The African team had to play with 10 men for almost two-thirds of the game after midfielder Sani Kaita received his marching orders after he kicked out at opponent Vassils Torosidis. It is Greece's first ever win in World Cup Finals. Greece and South Korea both have three points while Nigeria are still without a point after two games in Group B.
France Vs Mexico ( 0 - 2 )
At Polokwane, France were threatened by an embarrassing early World Cup exit after a surprise 2-0 defeat to Mexico in their Group A game. The 1998 champions have just one point from two games before facing South Africa in their final pool match. Even a win might not be enough for them to qualify. Substitutes Javier Hernandez and Cuauhtemoc Blanco were on target as Mexico claimed a thoroughly deserved 2-0 win over France in Polokwane.
Hernandez ran onto Rafael Marquez's pass and rounded goalkeeper Hugo Lloris before guiding the ball home in the 64th minute. Hernandez's grandfather, Tomas Balcazar, scored for Mexico against France in the 1954 World Cup, although that was a consolation goal. Blanco converted a penalty in the 79th after Eric Abidal fouled Pablo Barrera, who came on for the injured Carlos Vela in the first half.
Argentina Vs S Korea ( 4 - 1 )
Title-contenders Argentina have recorded an emphatic 4-1 victory over South Korea in their second Group B match of the World Cup Football tournament. In the match played at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, the winners led 2-1 at half-time.
Argentina went ahead in the 16th minute when Chu Young scored an own-goal following corner kick by Messi. After the lead, they totally dominated the proceedings. Their second goal came when Gonzalo Higuain's fine header found the target in the 33rd minute. Higuain then went on to score the next two goals also and obtained the distinction of recording the first hat-trick of the tournament. The goals came in the 76th and 80th minutes. The losers' only goal had come just before the breather through Lee Chung Yong.
The encounter is the highest scoring game in the World Cup so far. With two wins in two matches, Argentina now top Group B with 6 points and are well-placed to enter the Round of Sixteen.South Korea stand second in the group with three points with one win in two games.
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