Final Score - WC2010 Group B, Nigeria vs South Korea

Tuesday 22nd June 2010 - Durban Stadium, Durban - Att. 61,874
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

LINEUPS:
Nigeria (451): Enyeama, Odiah, Taiwo, Yobo (Afolabi 74'), Shittu, Etuhu, Haruna, Kalta (Ayila 39'), Ayegbeni, Uche (Ejide 53'), Obasi
South Korea (451): Ryong, Ri, Pyo (KM Soo 77'), Hyung, LJ Soo, Yueng, Woo, Hun (Kyung 63'), Young, PJ Sung (Yeoul 86'), Yong

Park Ji Sung scored his second from the penalty spot in as many games to lock up Group B for the South Koreans as they march on into the second round. The big incident occurred five minutes after the restart when Woo put in Lee Chung Yong only for him to be brought down by the keeper. Vincent Enyeama was quickly given the red card before Sung dispatched his kick past the substitute Austin Ejide.

The first half was quite even with both teams threatening the goal without really testing the goalies. Nigeria clipped the crossbar through Kalta in the 6th minute and South Korea's best chance came off the head of Yong who got under the ball and sent it high. After the penalty the game petered out a little and South Korea could not finish off their opponents. Ejide did his part for Nigeria in stopping both Young with his shoulder and Yong with fingertips, but the shorthanded team in front of him could not generate much interest around the Korean box.

Nigeria 0 - 1 South Korea
Goalscorers:
KOR PJ Sung 51'

Discipline:
NGA Enyeama 50' (Off)

Man of the Match:
NGA Taye Taiwo

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

Final Score - WC2010, Group B, Greece vs Nigeria

Thursday 17th June 2010, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein - Att. 31,593
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

LINEUPS:
Greece (442): Tzorvas, Vyntra, Torosidis, Papadopoulos, Kygriakos, Papastathopoulos, Tziolis, Katsouranis (Ninis 62'), Gekas (Moras 80'), Samaras (Salpigidis 59'), Karagounis
Nigeria (451): Enyeama, Odiah, Taiwo, Yobo, Shittu, Etuhu, Haruna, Kalta (Obinna 45'), Ayegbeni (Utaka 77'), Uche, Obasi (Martins 84')

A Loukas Vyntra goal was all that Greece needed to win their first match of the World Cup and stay in the hunt for a place in the second round. The only goal of this one-sided match occurred when Enyeama dropped a simple cross, leaving Vyntra with a very easy finish just fourteen minutes in. Before that Greece created a good chance on the counter that Samaras could not finish.

After a long period of little activity Nigeria tested the Greek keeper when Kalu Uche had his own free kick rebound straight back to him and his second effort was well saved. In the second half Vincent Enyeama was busy making up for his mistake by stopping shots from Karagounis and Papasthathopoulos. The Greeks did get another ball past him but Gekas watched his effort ricochet back off the post.

Greece 1 - 0 Nigeria
Goalscorers:
GRE Vyntra 14'

Discipline:
NGA Yobo 51'


Man of the Match:
GRE Loukas Vyntra

GROUP B
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
South Korea	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
Greece	2	1	0	1	1	2	-1	3
Nigeria	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4	0

Final Score - WC2010 Group B, Argentina vs Nigeria

Saturday 12th June 2010 - Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg. Att: 55,686
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

LINEUPS:
Argentina (442): Romero, Otamendi, Heinze, Demichelis, Burdisso, Mascherano, M Rodriguez, di Maria (Veron 66'), Higuain, Tevez (Aguero 80'), Messi
Nigeria (451): Enyeama, Odiah, Taiwo (Adeleye 58'), Yobo, Shittu, Etuhu, Haruna, Kaita (Kanu 58'), Ayegbeni, Uche, Obasi (Martins 80')

Argentina began their tournament with a dominating 3-0 victory over an outclassed Nigerian side that never looked like scoring. The skills of Messi, Tevez and Maxi Rodriguez turned the African defenders inside out on several occasions leading a 2-0 advantage at the break. A poor punch from keeper Enyeama on a Heinze cross allowed Lionel Messi to clean up with a neat volley, and Maxi Rodriguez doubled the lead when a corner kick ended on his foot and he rattled it home off the bar. It could have been worse with Higuin, di Marla and Heinze all misfiring.

Nigeria improved in the second half with more alert defending and a couple of good stops from Enyeama, but the blue and white tide eventually proved too much again when Nicolas Burdisso had a top-in after Veron's shot came back off the post.

Argentina 3 - 0 Nigeria
Goalscorers:
ARG Messi 13'
ARG M Rodriguez 40'
ARG Burdisso 78'

Discipline:
NGA Kalta 27'

Man of the Match:
ARG Lionel Messi

GROUP B
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
South Korea	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
Greece	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0