On the 17th, the focus of the battle was ushered in, and Argentina, the favorite to win the championship, played against South Korea. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The match between them will be played in Johannesburg Football City, where the Netherlands beat Denmark 5-0.

Both teams won the first round, and if they can win this one, they will get their tickets to the knockout stage early.

The two coaches had a direct conversation at the 1986 World Cup, with Xu Dingmao eyeing Maradona and Argentina winning 3-1 in Mexico City.

In the 2003 Seoul warm-up match, Argentina also won 1-0.

After the start of the match, both sides appeared to be cautious, and as time went on, Argentina gradually showed their quality and launched an attack on South Korea.

In the opening eight minutes, Messi made a steal in front of the court, and then passed the football to Tevez!

Carlos Tevez and Maxi Rodriguez passed to the right and Higuain fired wide from a tight angle.

In the sixteenth minute of the first half, Oh Beom-seok pushed down Di Maria, and Argentina won a free kick on the left side.

Maxi Rodriguez ran to cover, Messi crossed with his left foot, Park Ji-sung in front of him and Demichelis on the plug-in did not reach it, Park Joo-young knocked the ball into the goal with his right calf on the line of the small penalty area in the middle!

Own goal!

Argentina broke the deadlock on the field!

After the score was leading, Argentina played more freely, and in the 33rd minute of the first half, Tevez changed the line and broke through and was tripped by Oh Fan Seok, and Argentina once again got a free kick opportunity in front.

Maxi Rodriguez coordinates with Messi's free kick tactics near the corner flag area, Messi passes back, Maxi Rodriguez crosses, and the ball flies backwards!

Higuain flew in and fired a vicious header six meters in front of goal, and the ball smashed on the turf and bounced into the near corner!

The ball is in!

Two to zero!

Argentina took advantage of two free-kick opportunities and scored twice.

Time flew and just when it was thought Argentina would go into the second half with a two-goal advantage, the South Koreans' tenacity was on display.

In the first minute of stoppage time, Zheng Chenglong cleared the penalty area, Park Joo-yong fought with Heinze on the right side of the front field to the middle, Demichelis stopped the ball and made a mistake, and Li Qinglong broke the ball and burst into the penalty area!

Li Qinglong bounced with the outside of his right foot thirteen meters from the goal!

Soccer balls fly into the net!

Two to one!

The South Koreans closed the gap and saw hope of an equaliser.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, but Argentina still took the initiative, and they frequently put pressure on the South Korean backline.

In the twenty-first minute of the second half, Messi went straight forward in the middle, Aguero knocked on the left side in time, Messi burst into the left side of the penalty area and volleyed with his left foot at a small angle ten meters from the goal!

The football was shoveled out by Zheng Chenglong!

Messi flew forward to shoot, the ball hit the bottom of the near post and bounced back into the penalty area, and Higuain, who was suspected of offside, pushed the empty goal with his left foot two meters in front of the goal!

Three to one!

Argentina is again two goals ahead!

Messi is still working on his first World Cup goal.

In the 35th minute of the second half, Messi took a free kick from the backfield, and Aguero burst into the front with the ball and handed it to Higuain. Higuain knocked Messi on the side, and Messi rubbed to the left side of the penalty area!

Sergio Aguero's right outside of his right foot crosses the middle, Higuain heads the ball four meters in front of goal, and the ball flies into the net!

Four to one!

Argentina seal the win!

Higuain scored a hat-trick and became the first player to score a hat-trick at this World Cup.

In the end, Argentina beat South Korea by three goals to get a knockout ticket in advance, and the South Koreans will have to fight Nigeria in the next round if they want to qualify.

In the afternoon, the match between Nigeria and Greece was played at the Bloemfontein Free State Stadium.

Both teams suffered first-round defeats, and if they can't win this one, they will have to say goodbye to the World Cup in South Africa.

It's a battle to the death!

Greece has lost all four World Cup games without scoring in its history, and is the only European team to reach the finals without scoring a goal.

If they lose again, they will set a record for consecutive defeats after their World Cup debut.

After beating Ukraine in the second leg of the World Cup qualifying play-offs last November, Greece did not taste victory, and Rehhagel made three changes to the starting line-up, with Kirdjakos, Sarpinjidis and Papastathopoulos getting the chance to play.

In the sixteenth minute of the first half, Nigeria won a free kick in front, and Uche took a free kick from 36 meters away from the goal on the left side and passed diagonally in front of the goal.

Tsovas pounced to the right, but the ball bounced to his left and into the far corner!

1 to 0!

Nigeria scores first!

However, Nigeria suffered an accident in the 33rd minute, when Torosidis and Kaita fought on the touchline, and Torosidis grabbed the ball after it went out of bounds and made a move to throw the ball at the opponent!

Football didn't actually touch Caita, but it angered Caita.

He kicked the opponent with the sole of his shoe, and the referee Luiz sent him off with a red card!

Greece gradually took control of the game by virtue of their numerical superiority.

In the forty-fourth minute of the first half, Greek midfielder Kachulanis made a return on the right side of the penalty area, and Sarpinjidis fired a right-footed volley on the line of the penalty area!

The football hit the heel of Nigerian defender Haruna and the volley turned into a hanging shot!

The ball flies into the net from the top left corner of the goal!

One-to-one!

Greece equalised and scored their first World Cup goal!

After a fifteen-minute intermission, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

In the fourteenth minute of the second half, Greece passed the ball over the top, the Nigerian defender made a mistake in clearing the header, and Yekas volleyed with his right foot 7 meters in front of the goal!

The football was bravely sealed by Enyeama!

Nigeria immediately launched a quick counterattack to form a two-on-one, Obasi was divided to the left, and Yakubu pushed a shot from 14 meters in front of the goal!

The football was saved by Tsowas!

Obasi follows up on the right side!

To the surprise and disappointment of Nigerian fans, this follow-up shot, which was only five meters away from the goal, Obasi actually missed it!

The so-called "if you don't die in a great disaster, you will have a blessing in the future." ”。

In the 26th minute of the second half, Greece got a corner kick opportunity, Karagunis took a corner kick from the right side and was pushed out, Jollis took the ball and shook the defender, and shot a powerful low shot from 25 meters in front of the goal to cause Enyeama to get out of his hands!

Torosidis stabs a right-footed shot from five meters in front of goal!

Football hits the net!

Two to one!

Greece reversed the score and kept it until the end of the match.

Having lost both games, Nigeria has lost hope of qualifying, while Greece still have a chance to qualify.

The victory sent the whole of Greece into a frenzy, and they finally scored in the World Cup, and also claimed their first victory in the World Cup.

In this World Cup, after losing 0-2 to South Korea in the first game, the Greek team has lost seven consecutive World Series games, which is an extremely embarrassing record.

Now they have finally put an end to this embarrassing record!