2010 FIFA World Cup Group B

South Korea joined them in the knockout stage by virtue of their victory over Greece in the opening match and a draw with Nigeria in the last.

All times local (UTC+2) In the seventh minute, Ki Sung-yong's free kick near the left corner was inadvertently flicked on by Kostas Katsouranis, before Lee Jung-soo rushed to the back post to open the scoring.

[2] The Koreans' lead was doubled through captain Park Ji-sung, who tackled Loukas Vyntra and sprinted all the way to fire a low shot into the corner of the net[2] as they kept their 2–0 win until the final whistle.

Man of the Match: Park Ji-sung (South Korea) Assistant referees: Jan Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand)[3] Tevita Makasini (Tonga)[3] Fourth official: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)[3] Fifth official: Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)[3] On six minutes, an unmarked Gabriel Heinze dived forward to head home Juan Sebastián Verón's corner kick and put Argentina 1–0 up.

[6] Man of the Match: Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria) Assistant referees: Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)[3] Mike Pickel (Germany)[3] Fourth official: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)[3] Fifth official: Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)[3] Argentina took the lead when Lionel Messi's free kick from the left was turned into the Korean goal by Korean player Park Chu-young.