Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
LINEUPS:
Greece (442): Tzorvas, Vyntra, Torosidis, Papadopolous, Kygriakos, Papastathopoulos, Tziolis (Prittas 63'), Katsouranis, Gekas, Samaras (Salpigidis 63'), Karagounis
Argentina (442): Romero, Otamendi, Heinze, Demichalis (Samuel 82'), Burdisso (Pastore 9'), Mascherano, Rodriguez, Di Maria, Higuain, Tevez, Messi (Milito 70')
Argentina held their nerve in a rather uneventful match but Greece were not completely non-threatening when they manafactured a pair of good chances. The first came in the 8th minute when Karagounis climbed highest in a crowded penalty area to head the ball at Romero, and the second great Greek opportunity came late in the game when they were 2-0 down. Katsouranis wasted no time after receiving a pass from Prittas in crossing the ball for Gekas to shoot wide.
For their part Argentina did enough to secure victory and a place in the second round, but it was not until after a very dull first half that they truly threatened the Greek goal. A quick rush began when Pastore provided a great flick behind the defence for Gabriel Heinze to run onto. His shot was saved but the rebound went straight to Carlos Tevez for an easy finish five minutes into the second half. The insurance goal came twelve minutes from time, Tevez turning provider for Gonzalo Higuain to become the fifth different Argentine to score in the group stage.
Greece 0 - 2 Argentina
Goalscorers:
ARG Tevez 50'
ARG Higuain 78'
Discipline:
ARG Demichalis 55'
Man of the Match:
ARG Carlos Tevez
| GROUP B | ||||||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
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