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Chapter 494 Chapter 492: South Africa's first hat-trick in the World Cup!

On the [-]th ushered in the focus of the battle, the favorites to win Argentina against South Korea.

The game between them will be played at Johannesburg Soccer City, where the Netherlands beat Denmark [-]-[-].

Both teams won the first round. If they can defeat their opponents in this game, they can get tickets to the knockout round in advance.

The coaches of the two sides had a direct dialogue in the 1986 World Cup. Xu Dingmao marked Maradona, and Argentina won 3-1 in Mexico City.

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

After the start of the game, both sides appeared more cautious. As time went by, Argentina gradually showed its strength and launched an attack on South Korea.

In the opening 8 minutes, Messi made a steal in the front court, and then passed the football to Tevez!

Tevez and Maxi Rodriguez passed consecutive points to the right, Higuain shot from a small angle, and the football went wide of the goal.

In the 16th minute of the first half, Wu Fanxi pushed down Di Maria, and Argentina won a free kick from the left.

Maxi Rodriguez made a false run to cover, Messi made a cross with his left foot, and Park Ji-sung and Demichelis, who had inserted in the front point, both missed it.
Own goals!
Argentina broke the deadlock on the field!

After taking the lead, Argentina played more freely. In the 303rd minute of the first half, Carlos Tevez broke through and was tripped by Wu Fanxi. Argentina once again got a free kick in the frontcourt.

Maxi Rodriguez cooperated with Messi's free kick near the corner flag area, Messi returned a pass, Maxi Rodriguez made a cross, and the football flew back!
Higuain flew in and made a fierce header six meters in front of the goal. The football hit 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 two goals.

Time flies, just when people thought that Argentina would enter the second half with a two-goal advantage, the tenacity of the Koreans was displayed.

In the 1st minute of stoppage time, Zheng Chenglong made a big foot clearance in the penalty area. Park Zhouyong fought with Heinze on the right side of the front court to the center. Demichelis made a mistake in stopping the ball.
Li Qinglong ejected from the instep of his right foot 13 meters away from the goal!
Soccer flies into the net!

Two to one!

The Korean narrowed the point difference and saw the hope of equalizing the score.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Argentina still took the initiative, and they frequently put pressure on South Korea's defense.

No.201 minutes of the second half, Messi went straight in the middle, Aguero knocked to the left in time, Messi broke into the left side of the penalty area and volleyed from a small angle with his left foot ten meters away from the goal!
Football was shoveled out by Zheng Chenglong!
Messi flies forward and shoots. The football hits the bottom of the near post and bounces back to the penalty area. Higuain, who is suspected of offside, pushes an empty goal with his left foot two meters in front of the goal!

Three to one!

Argentina leads again by two goals!
Messi is still working hard for his first goal in the World Cup.

In the No.305 minute of the second half, Messi quickly took a free kick in the backcourt, and Aguero dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to Higuain.Higuain hit Messi who was inserted horizontally, and Messi rubbed to the left side of the penalty area!

Aguero made a pass through the center with the instep of his right foot, and Higuain bounced the ball four meters in front of the goal, and the football flew into the net!

Four to one!

Argentina seals the victory!

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

In the end, Argentina beat South Korea with three goals and got the knockout tickets in advance. If the Koreans want to qualify, they must face Nigeria in the next round.

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

Both teams suffered losses in the first round. If they can't beat their opponents in this game, they can only say goodbye to the World Cup in South Africa.

This is a life and death battle!

Greece has lost all four World Cup games without scoring a goal. It is the only European team that has reached the finals but failed to score.

If this campaign loses again, it will create a European team's record for consecutive defeats after their World Cup debut.

After defeating Ukraine in the second round of the World Cup qualifier play-offs in November last year, Greece failed to win. Rehhagel replaced 11 starters, and Kirjakos, Sarpingidis, and Papastathopoulos got the chance to play.

In the No.16 minute of the first half, Nigeria won a free kick in the frontcourt. Uche took the free kick 36 meters from the left side of the goal and passed it diagonally.
Tsovas dives to the right, but the ball bounces to the far corner on his left!
One to zero!

Nigeria scored first!

However, Nigeria's No.303 minutes suffered an accident. Torosidis and Kaita fought on the sideline. Torosidis hugged the ball after the ball went out of bounds and made a move to throw the ball to the opponent!
The football didn't actually touch Kaita, but this angered Kaita.

He kicked at the opponent with the sole of his shoe, and the referee Luis directly sent him off with a red card!
Greece gradually took control of the game by virtue of its superiority in numbers.

In the 404th minute of the first half, the Greek midfielder Katuranis made a return from the right side of the penalty area, and Sarpinghidis volleyed with his right foot from the penalty area line!

The football hit the heel of Nigerian defender Haruna, and the volley turned into a lob!

The football flies into the net from the upper left corner of the goal!

One to one!

Greece equalized and scored their first World Cup goal!
After a 15-minute intermission, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

In the No.14 minute of the second half, Greece passed the overhead ball, the Nigerian defender made a header error, and Yekas volleyed with his right foot 7 meters in front of the goal!

Football was blocked by Enyeyama bravely!
Nigeria immediately launched a quick counterattack to form a two-on-one, Obasi was assigned to the left, and Yakubu shot from 14 meters in front of the goal!
The football was bravely saved by Tsovas!
Obasi followed up with a supplementary shot from the right!
To the surprise and disappointment of the Nigerian fans, Obasi missed a supplementary shot that was only five meters away from the goal!

The so-called "to survive a catastrophe, there must be a blessing in the future.".

In the 206th minute of the second half, Greece got a corner kick. Karagunis took a corner kick from the right and was ejected. Jolis took the ball past the defender and made a strong low shot 25 meters in front of the goal, causing Enyeama to drop!
Torossidis shot with his right foot five meters in front of the goal!
Soccer hits the net!

Two to one!

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

Nigeria, which lost both games, has lost hope of advancing, while Greece still has a chance to advance.

This victory brought the whole of Greece into a carnival. They finally scored a goal in the World Cup, and they also won their first victory in the World Cup.

In this World Cup, after losing 0-2 to the South Korean team in the first game, the Greek team has lost 7 consecutive World Series games, which is an extremely embarrassing record.

Now they finally put an end to this embarrassing record!

(End of this chapter)