South Korea vs. Greece

South Korea vs. Greece will be the first match of Group B of the soccer World Cup 2010 being held in South Africa. Besides these two teams, Argentina and Nigeria are the other teams in Group B. Argentina is a very strong team and is considered to be one of the favorites to lift the illustrious cup. In this situation, South Korea vs. Greece match becomes more important for both the teams and the loser of this match will have to defeat the soccer giant in their group i.e. Argentina.

In Asia, South Korea is a very strong soccer team and has been qualifying for the World Cup consistently in the past. They have made continuous appearances for the previous seven events, however, they could only make it to the last sixteen once in the year 2002. In order to reach the last sixteen, they will use all their expertise and professional capabilities to win their first encounter being played on 12th of June, 2010. Park Ji Sung will play a very pivotal role in the match because he is considered to be the backbone of South Korea. The midfielder is a very hard working player who also represents the famous Manchester United Club.

On the other hand, Greece’s previous World Cup record is not at par with the Koreans. Though they have been able to win the Euro Cup in 2004, yet they qualified for the World Cup once in the year 1994. However, they could neither win a point nor a match. Even they could not score a single goal in the tournament. It is said that Greece has qualified this time due to vulnerable opponents in the qualifying round. However, the fans expect that the South Korea vs. Greece will be worth watching match.