Argentina 4, South Korea 1
In one of the best performances of the World Cup so far, Argentina’s Gonzalo Higuain netted a hat trick in a 4-1 victory over South Korea. South Korea came alive in the second half, trailing 2-1, but missed a chance to tie in the 58th minute and it was all downhill from there.
Greece 2, Nigeria 1
Nigeria largely controlled the game until midfielder Sani Kaita was handed a red card for kicking Vasilis Torosidis in the thigh in the 33rd minute, his team leading 1-0. Momentum shifted and despite a string of saves by Nigeria keeper Vincent Enyeama, Greece rallied for its first World Cup win.
Mexico 2, France 0
Mexico now only needs a draw to advance to the next round after it took care of France behind goals from Javier Hernandez and Cuauhtemoc Blanco. Hernandez scored in the 64th minute after he managed to get behind France's goalkeeper, while Blanco scored on a penalty kick in the 79th minute. Mexico will play Uruguay next.
Standings
Group A
Uruguay (1-0-1, 4 points, 3 goals, 0 goals against)
Mexico (1-0-1, 4 points, 3 goals, 1 goal against)
South Africa (0-1-1, 1 point, 1 goal, 4 goals against)
France (0-1-1, 1 point, 0 goals, 2 goals against)
Group B
Argentina (2-0-0, 6 points, 5 goal, 1 goal against)
South Korea (1-1-0, 3 points, 3 goals, 4 goals against)
Greece (1-1-0, 3 points, 2 goals, 3 goals against)
Nigeria (0-2-0, 0 points, 1 goal, 3 goals against)
Group C
Slovenia (1-0-0, 3 points, 1 goal, 0 goals against)
England (0-0-1, 1 point, 1 goal, 1 goal against)
USA (0-0-1, 1 point, 1 goal, 1 goal against)
Algeria (0-1-0, 0 points, 0 goals, 1 goal against)
Group D
Germany (1-0-0, 3 points, 4 goals, 0 goals against)
Ghana (1-0-0, 3 points, 1 goal, 0 goals against)
Australia (0-1-0, 0 points, 0 goals, 4 goals against)
Serbia (0-1-0, 0 points, 0 goals, 1 goal against)
Group E
Netherlands (1-0-0, 3 points, 2 goals, 0 goals against)
Japan (1-0-0, 3 points, 1 goal, 0 goals against)
Denmark (0-1-0, 0 points, 0 goals, 2 goals against)
Cameroon (0-1-0, 0 points, 0 goals, 1 goal against)
Group F
Italy (0-0-1, 1 point, 1 goal, 1 goal against)
Paraguay (0-0-1, 1 point, 1 goal, 1 goal against)
New Zealand (0-0-1, 1 point, 1 goal, 1 goal against)
Slovakia (0-0-1, 1 point, 1 goal, 1 goal against)
Group G
Brazil (1-0-0, 3 points, 2 goals, 1 goal against)
Ivory Coast (0-0-1, 1 point, 0 goal, 0 goal against)
Portugal (0-0-1, 1 point, 0 goal, 0 goal against)
North Korea (0-1-0, 0 points, 1 goal, 2 goals against)
Group H
Chile (1-0-0, 3 points, 1 goal, 0 goals against)
Switzerland (1-0-0, 3 points, 1 goal, 0 goals against)
Honduras (0-1-0, 0 points, 0 goals, 1 goal against)
Spain (0-1-0, 0 points, 0 goals, 1 goal against)
Coming up: On Friday, Germany will face Serbia at 7:30 a.m., USA will return to action and take on Slovenia at 10 a.m. and England will play Algeria at 2:30 p.m.
Here is the complete World Cup schedule.
