FIFA World Cup 2010 Super Thursday Line Up

The matches

Argentina-Korea Republic, Group B, Johannesburg (Soccer City), 13.30
Greece-Nigeria, Group B, Mangaung/Bloemfontein, 16.00
France-Mexico, Group A, Polokwane, 20.30

The highlight game of the day is set to be the first with Maradona’s Argentina meeting Korea Republic in Johannesburg at 13.30. Korea will be looking for some of the magic that put them in the top 4 on home soil in 2002. Argentina look on paper to be the stronger team ranking fully 40 or more places higher than Korea in the FIFA/Coca Cola world rankings.

“To be honest we are a little nervous heading into the match-up with Argentina as they have some of the world’s best players. But we are not intimidated by their qualities and we have unwavering confidence in ourselves. They may boast Messi, but we can count on captain Park Ji-Sung to lead us to a good result,” Kim Nam-Il, Korea Republic midfielder.

The other 2 teams for group B will meet in Mangaung/Bloemfontein at 16.00 (local time). Both Greece and Nigeria come to this match having been beaten in their opening match’s of the tournament and they both need to win here to keep their chances of advancement alive. The nation teams have met twice in the past with even stakes both winning a match each with 2-0 results.

“Nigeria are a good team. We’ll analyse every aspect of our game and do the same with Nigeria, and we’ll see what’s needed to win. We’re not giving up. We all know you frequently suffer poor results in football. We’re not disappointed, because we’re taking a realistic view of our potential and what we can hope to achieve. The job now is to prepare well, play better against Nigeria, and register our first win,” Alexandros Tzorvas, Greece keeper.

The final match of the day brings us back to group a and clash between France and Mexico both coming to the match with a draw under their belts form their debut match’s. From the teams previous encounters France have never been beaton by Mexico at this level but have only won one of their five outings this year so far whilst Mexico look to improve their performance against european teams having only won one game from eight encounters.

“We mustn’t let Mexico control possession. They’ve got a very, very good team. When they click into gear, they up the tempo and hold onto the ball for a long time, which can unsettle any side in the world. But my players are really up for this game, I can sense that vibe coming from them,” Raymond Domenech, France coach.