One of the most anticipated matches of this World Cup is just hours away, but before England and the United States do battle, Group B will get underway.
South Korea and Greece will square off (7am, ESPN) at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, with both teams looking to become the first to grab three points in this World Cup. Winning this match could prove critical in the quest for the knockout rounds, as dates with Nigeria and the talented-but-troubled Argentina await.
If you're up early to watch the game this morning (especially on the West Coast), please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action.
Wow that EUFA sure is as good as they claim it to be. What with Greece, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Denmark among the top 12 teams on the Continent.
Atleast the savvy among us can capitalize on it — thanks South Korea for the 2-0 result! Only regret is that I didn’t bet more…
South Korea wins 2-0 for the first victory of the World Cup. This means that Korea will likely advance (barring collapse against a weaker Nigerian side).
It’s named after Mandela. I wonder if this is their best stadium for the WC
Obama doesn’t see the humor is your post
Oddly enough, this pitch looks a lot less greece-y than the Mex-SA pitch yesterday!
-weeeeeeak joke-
good stuff, there.
LOL at the Greek Player saying he cant hear
LMAO @ Paul and usa
north korea requires an equal amount of touches from each player on the ball before allowing anybody to score
North Korea team watching this, shaking angry fists at the screen.
They kinda have to score more goals in this game. ARG most likely to win the group, that means it is KOR and NIG to battle it out for the 2nd spot. If NIG loses to ARG or draws ARG, and NIG is lethargic against GRE and KOR, (and KOR and NIG end up with same pts), then it is gonna come down to goal difference.
D”ohh… Greece had a great chance but shot was skyed.
Sort of like the Greek Economy. Freddy needs a bailout.
Korea up 2-0 and still attacking. Wow, what a concept!
Easy there Paul regarding the whole “to die” part. I think it was more like to try to get his playing career off of life support.
It is. And most of Greece players are from the Greek SUper League where Adu and E Johnson play. Greeks are not that skilled at all.
That Korean Striker C.Y. Park is wasting a lot of chances. He should have put in 2 in goal already
Greece so lame. Isn’t that where Freddy Adu went to die?
Park is simply class
LOL
South Korea has been a good little teams for quite a few years now. Great counter attack, they studied diving and have pace.
and a Beautiful dive by South Korea to win the free kick…
You are right on the atmosphere, the noise is ridiculous and totally ruins anything good about watching the game. When someone scores you can’t even hear anything – it’s like nothing happened because the noise is exactly the same.
Thank you FIFA for addressing the concerns of the ENTIRE world when it came to this.
Manchester United icon Ji Sung Park!!
GOOOOOOAAALLLLL!!!! J.S. PARK
wow, greece just is careless with the ball South Korea 2 Greece 0
I’m actually starting to dig the vuvuzelas! I think they add to the excitement and will be awesome in the later stages.
is it mandatory to play a 4-3-3/4-5-1?? Greece looks so uncomfortable but it is the formation de jour so why not play it I guess.
Attendance issues only help the USA WC bid for 2018/2022
South Korea looks good. That may be aided by very poor play from the Greeks, but I don’t think the Koreans will be an easy out in the next round (assuming they make it ahead of Nigeria).
I picked South Korea to win this one 1-0 but it might end up being much higher scoring.
Attendance does look low, not really a big world matchup.
The field does look a bit rugged.
The Greek players are disgustingly adept at milking fouls. As some might call it, they are cynical players. They’re not going to be winning any FAIR play awards.
Greece could easily be down three by now. Given the way Greece plays, if South Korea scores a second this game will be over.
When it comes to Greece, a lot of people mistake their lack of attacking prowess for defensive inclination. They haven’t been strong defensively for some time.
Wow… Korea w/ some sick counterattacking. Great save by the Greece keeper.
sometimes is just happens the exact opposite of how you think its going to go
The advantage is with South Korea now because Greece can’t play their game as long as they are losing. If South Korea really wants to win this game they better score another goal before Greece ties it because Greece will go right back to the ultra defense if they tie it.
Greece not eat their wheaties today? South Korea looks much more fluid (so far)
Really? They used to play a 11-0-0 formation.
Yes! I have Korea 2-0 inmy WC picks pool. ONe more! Greece even more defensive than I remember them. 4-3-3?
Great marking! I wonder if that will be enough to make Greece attack with more than one guy! That was the best thing that could have happened for the game.
man, defender didn’t even jump.
I think this is going to be a much more fun game to watch than yesterday’s garbage.
ugh, MLS level attendance but 5,000 vuvuzelas. just like the confed cup, those damned horns are ruining the atmosphere of the match, and making it difficult to even watch on tv. and i did NOT expect that goal by S. Korea. Terrible defending by the Greeks.
That didn’t take long…
I thought Greece might actually be adopting an offensive pose, at least to start, but did you notice that only one person went into the last quarter of the field on that “attack” by Greece?
Is the place 60% full!?!?
What’s the consensus here? Greece? South Korea?
This looks like the first game where there is attendance issues. I thought they said there would be no empty seats on TV for any match.
Not the most exciting match, one would think, but you never know.
I intend to watch ALL the games, although this is one where I was kind of like ‘meh’. Hopefully they put on a good show. I’m really looking forward to see how Argentina perform, and I believe there’s some other game being played later today…
Big day…. big big day. Hope this is better than France Uruguay