2010 Soccer World Cup - Group B, First Round

National teams, games, goals and standings from Group B of the first round stage played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, including details of points, games won and lost and goals scored and received.

2010 World Cup - Group B, First Round

Group B, National Teams

Group B, Standings

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Standing
National Team
PTS GP W D L GS GA GD Qualified
1. Argentina Argentina 9 3 3 0 0 7 1 6 Yes
2. South Korea South Korea 4 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 Yes
3. Greece Greece 3 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 No
4. Nigeria Nigeria 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 No

Note: until the 1990 World Cup each win was worth 2 points, after that each win is worth 3 points.

Abbreviations:
PTS = Points / GP = Games Played / W = Wins / D = Draws / L = Losses
GS = Goals Scored / GA = Goals Against / GD = Goal Difference

Group B, Games Played

Game
Date
Result
1.
Jun 12, 2010
Argentina
Argentina
Nigeria
Nigeria
6'
Gabriel Heinze
Game
Date
Result
2.
Jun 12, 2010
South Korea
South Korea
Greece
Greece
7'
Jung Soo Lee
52'
Ji Sung Park
Game
Date
Result
3.
Jun 17, 2010
Greece
Greece
Nigeria
Nigeria
16'
Kalu Uche
44'
Dimitrios Salpingidis
71'
Vasileios Torosidis
Game
Date
Result
4.
Jun 17, 2010
Argentina
Argentina
South Korea
South Korea
17'
Chu Young Park
(own goal)
33'
Gonzalo Higuain
45'+1'
Chung-yong Lee
76'
Gonzalo Higuain
80'
Gonzalo Higuain
Game
Date
Result
5.
Jun 22, 2010
Nigeria
Nigeria
South Korea
South Korea
12'
Kalu Uche
38'
Jung Soo Lee
49'
Chu Young Park
69'
Yakubu Aiyegbeni
(pen)
Game
Date
Result
6.
Jun 22, 2010
Greece
Greece
Argentina
Argentina
77'
Martin Demichelis
89'
Martin Palermo