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World Cup 2010 team news: South Korea v Greece

Venue Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth, Saturday 12.30pm Referee M Hester (NZ) Odds South Korea 2-1 Greece 9-5 Draw 21-10 TV ITV1 Radio BBC 5 Live South Korea Manager Huh Jung-moo Fifa ranking 47 Doubtful Lee Dong-gook (hamstring) Injured None Suspended None Greece Manager Otto Rehhagel Fifa ranking 13 Doubtful None Injured Moras (thigh) Suspended None Match pointers • In their only World Cup finals appearance to date – at USA 1994 – Greece lost all three group games without scoring a goal and conceded 10 • All but one of South Korea's last 10 goals at World Cup finals have come in the second half or later. • Greece lost all three of their group games at Euro 2008, having won the previous tournament • Excluding Euro 2004, Greece have lost 10 of their 12 games at international tournaments (no wins), scoring two goals and conceding 23 • Half (11 of 22) of South Korea's goals at World Cup finals have been scored from outside the box • Greece striker Theofanis Gekas was the top scorer in the European section of the 2010 qualifiers with 10 goals

Source: The Guardian ↗

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