Greece - Argentina 0:2
22 JUN 2010, World Cup, Group Stage
Goals
0:1 Martín Demichelis 77', 0:2 Martín Palermo 89'Greece (Otto Rehhagel)
Alexandros Tzorvas, Avraam Papadopoulos, Vangelis Moras, Loukas Vyntra, Sotiris Kyrgiakos, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Vassilis Torosidis (55' Christos Patsatzoglou), Alexandros Tziolis, Giorgios Karagounis (46' Nikolaos Spyropoulos), Konstantinos Katsouranis (54' Sotirios Ninis), Georgios SamarasArgentina (Diego Maradona)
Sergio Romero, Clemente Rodríguez, Martín Demichelis, Nicolás Burdisso, Nicolás Otamendi, Juan Sebastián Verón, Mario Bolatti, Diego Milito (80' Martín Palermo), Lionel Messi, Maxi Rodríguez (63' Ángel Di María), Sergio Agüero (77' Javier Pastore)Cards
Konstantinos Katsouranis 30' (Yyellow card), Mario Bolatti 76' (Yyellow card)Venue
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane (Pietersburg)Group B · final table
| #Position | Team | PPlayed | WWon | DDrawn | LLost | GFGoals for | GAGoals against | GDGoal difference | PtsPoints | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | QQualified |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 | QQualified |
| 3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
Trivia
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan).
Attendance: 38891.
Player Details
| Name | Cap | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Romero | 9 | AZ Alkmaar |
| Clemente Rodríguez | 13 | Estudiantes LP |
| Martín Demichelis | 28 | Bayern München |
| Nicolás Burdisso | 32 | Roma |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 8 | Vélez Sarsfield |
| Juan Sebastián Verón | 72 | Estudiantes LP |
| Mario Bolatti | 7 | Fiorentina |
| Diego Milito | 23 | Inter |
| Martín Palermo | 15 | Boca Juniors |
| Lionel Messi | 48 | Barcelona |
| Maxi Rodríguez | 39 | Liverpool |
| Ángel Di María | 11 | Benfica |
| Sergio Agüero | 24 | Atlético Madrid |
| Javier Pastore | 2 | Palermo |
Earlier matches
| Date | Ground | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 MAR 2010 | AAway | Germany | 1:0 | Friendly |
| 05 MAY 2010 | HHome | Haiti | 4:0 | Friendly |
| 24 MAY 2010 | HHome | Canada | 5:0 | Friendly |
| 12 JUN 2010 | Nigeria | 1:0 | World Cup | |
| 17 JUN 2010 | South Korea | 4:1 | World Cup |
Later matches
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