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  • The FIFA World Cup in pictures and videos

    The FIFA World Cup in pictures and videos

    What better way to relive the 2010 FIFA World Cup thank to take a few moments flicking through our hundreds of exclusive photos and videos from the month-long tournament?

  • A tournament of firsts

    A tournament of firsts

    South Africa 2010 was bursting with unprecedented events in a whole range of areas, from team results to player landmarks. FIFA.com now takes you through a full list of firsts.

Fixtures and Results

First stage - Group B
12 June ARG1:0 (1:0)SummaryNGA
17 June GRE2:1 (1:1)SummaryNGA
22 June NGA2:2 (1:1)SummaryKOR

Standings

TeamMPWDLGFGAPts
ArgentinaArgentina3300719
Korea RepublicKorea Republic3111564
GreeceGreece3102253
NigeriaNigeria3012351

Photos

  • Park Ji-Sung of South Korea and Danny Shittu of Nigeria battle for the ball
  • Uwa Echiejile of Nigeria tackles Park Ji-Sung of South Korea
  • Obafemi Martins of Nigeria looks dejected
  • Huh Jung Moo head coach of South Korea celebrates
  • Victor Obinna of Nigeria (L) pulls a dejected Dickson Etuhu of Nige
  • Park Chu-Young of South Korea is tackled by Dickson Etuhu and Uwa Etuhu

Video

    Profile

    Nigeria
    FIFA.com profiles Nigeria's qualification for South Africa and highlights the star players, the coach and the country's football history.

    Analysis

    Argentina cruise as Nigeria crash
    Argentina eased through to the Round of 16 on maximum points, while Korea Republic pipped Greece to join them. Nigeria, meanwhile, also came up short.

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      Statistics

      Matches Played3
      Top ScorerKalu UCHE
      Yellow cards5
      Red Cards1
      Goals forGoals against
      3
      5
      Average
      1.00      		Average
      1.67

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      Nigeria

      Squad List

      Nigeria
      • 1 Vincent ENYEAMA
      • 16 Austin EJIDE
      • 23 Dele AIYENUGBA
      • 2 Joseph YOBO
      • 3 Taye TAIWO
      • 5 Rabiu AFOLABI
      • 6 Danny SHITTU
      • 17 Chidi ODIAH
      • 21 Uwa ECHIEJILE
      • 22 Dele ADELEYE
      • 4 Nwankwo KANU
      • 12 Kalu UCHE
      • 13 Yussuf AYILA
      • 14 Sani KAITA
      • 15 Lukman HARUNA
      • 20 Dickson ETUHU
      • 7 John UTAKA
      • 8 Yakubu AYEGBENI
      • 9 Obafemi MARTINS
      • 10 Brown IDEYE
      • 11 Peter ODEMWINGIE
      • 18 Victor OBINNA
      • 19 Chinedu OGBUKE OBASI
      • Lars LAGERBACK

      The Road to South Africa

      • African qualifying review

        FIFA.com looks back on the thrills and spills in the African Zone, where Algeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria all made it through.

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      Statistics

      Goals scored20
      Top ScorerVictor OBINNA
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