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Greece could be searching for a new manager after exiting SA2010 at the group stages. Veteran coach Otto Rehhagel can probably take the side no further. After Greece's 2-0 defeat against Argentina on Tuesday night, which sealed the end of their participation at the World Cup, he declined to comment on his future. But the…
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Argentina needed two late goals to see off an unadventurous Greece side and finish top of Group B with maximum points. Greece: 0 Argentina: 2 Venue: Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane Crowd: 38,891 Officials Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Assistants: Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan) and Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Fourth official: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) Yellow cards: GRE -…
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World Cup 2010 - Group B highlights Greece 0-2 Argentina highlights Venue Polokwane 22 June 2010 kick off:16:00 CET Live text commentary and video highlights will be available here FULL-TIME Greece 0-2 Argentina Diego Maradona runs on to the pitch and gives his captain for the night Lionel Messi the biggest bear hug in the…
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Greece coach Otto Rehhagel is hoping for a giant-killing when his side meets Argentina. In their last match Greece were handed a 2-1 victory over Nigeria when Vincent Enyeama continued the World Cup trend of goalkeeping howlers by spilling a tame shot into the path of Greek striker Vasilis Torosidis, who duly converted. Now Rehhagel…
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World Cup 2010 - Group B highlights Greece 2-1 Nigeria highlights Venue Bloemfontein 17 June 2010 kick off:16:00 CET FULL-TIME Greece 2-1 Nigeria They've done it. A landmark victory for Greece, who remain very much in contention for a place in the last 16. Nigeria aren't out of it yet, mind... but it's not looking…
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The Korea Republic have become the first team to secure all three points in the 2010 World Cup after defeating Greece 2-0 in Port Elizabeth. Group B Korea Republic: 2 (Lee Jung-Soo 7', Park Ji-Sung 52') Greece: 0 Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Eilzabeth Crowd: 31,513 Referee: Michael Hester (NZL) Yellow cards: KOR -…
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World Cup 2010 - Group B highlights Korea Republic 2-0 Greece highlights Venue Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth 12 June 2010 kick off: 13:30 CET Greece were dreadful, but credit to Korea for their attacking skills. Goal scorers: 7' [1 : 0] Lee Chun Soo 52' [2 : 0] Park Ji-Sung Cards: 56' Vassilis…
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Otto Rehhagel's preparations for Saturday's clash with Korea Republic suffer setback after theft at team headquarters. Greece will be making only their second appearance at World Cup Finals when they take to the pitch at the weekend and will not be thankful for the distraction caused by the theft. Defender Avraam Papadopoulos however tried to…
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* Goalkeeper * 12 Alexandros Tzorvas * 13 Michalis Sifakis * 1 Konstantinos Chalkias * Defender * 19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos * 4 Nikolaos Spiropoulos * 22 Stelios Malezas * 3 Christos Patsatzoglou * 15 Vasilis Torosidis * 11 Loukas Vyntra * 8 Avraam Papadopoulos * 5 Vangelis Moras * 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos * 2 Giourkas…
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Coach Otto Rehhagel has urged his players to make the most of their experience as Arsenal coach Wenger backs them to succeed. Rehhagel has achieved legendary status as Greece coach, he created a huge shock when he guided them all the way to glory at Euro 2004 and he has now led them to only…
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Greece coach Otto Rehhagel has firmed up his final 23 for SA2010 on deadline day for all squad submissions to Fifa. The 71-year old has had just one warm-up match so far to hone his selection, but has clearly seen enough to determine who will take on Korea Republic, Nigeria and Argentina in Group B.…
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Giorgos Karagounis has vowed to bring some much-needed cheer to Greece fans at SA2010. With the country in the midst of an economic crisis, Karagounis has promised a "fun" approach to their Group B campaign. Argentina, Korea Republic and Nigeria lie in wait, but Karagounis is unfazed by the task at hand. And although the…