Greece v Argentina, 22 June 2010
| Score | 2-0 to Argentina |
| Referee | Ravshan Irmatov |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals Group B |
| Venue | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane |
| Attendance | 38,891 |
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Kick-Off: 20:30 Local (19:30 BST)
Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Assistant referees:
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official:
Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Matthew Taro (Solomon Islands)
0
Greece
Manager: Otto Rehhagel
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Alexandros Tzorvas
Defender
Sotiris Kyrgiakos
Defender
Vangelis Moras
Defender
Avraam Papadopoulos
Defender
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Defender
Vassilis Torosidis
Defender
Loukas Vyntra
Midfielder
Giorgios Karagounis
(captain)
Midfielder
Konstantinos Katsouranis
Midfielder
Alexandros Tziolis
Forward
Georgios Samaras
Substitutions:
| Nikolaos Spyropoulos for Giorgios Karagounis | 46 |
| Sotirios Ninis for Konstantinos Katsouranis | 54 |
| Christos Patsatzoglou for Vassilis Torosidis | 55 |
Cards:
| Konstantinos Katsouranis | 30 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kostas Chalkias
Goalkeeper
Michalis Sifakis
Defender
Stelios Malezas
Defender
Christos Patsatzoglou
Defender
Giorgos Seitaridis
Defender
Nikolaos Spyropoulos
Midfielder
Thanassis Prittas
Midfielder/Forward
Sotirios Ninis
Forward
Angelos Charisteas
Forward
Theofanis Gekas
Forward
Pantelis Kapetanos
Forward
Dimitrios Salpingidis
2
Argentina
Manager: Diego Maradona
Goals:
| Martín Demichelis | 77 |
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| Martin Palermo | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Sergio Romero
Goalkeeper
Nicolás Burdisso
Defender
Nicolás Otamendi
Defender
Martín Demichelis
Defender/Midfielder
Clemente Rodríguez
Defender/Midfielder
Mario Bolatti
Midfielder
Maxi Rodriguez
Midfielder
Juan Sebastian Veron
Midfielder
Lionel Messi
Midfielder/Forward
(captain)
Sergio Agüero
Forward
Diego Milito
Forward
Substitutions:
| Angel Di María for Maxi Rodriguez | 63 |
| Javier Pastore for Sergio Agüero | 77 |
| Martin Palermo for Diego Milito | 80 |
Cards:
| Mario Bolatti | 76 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mariano Andújar
Goalkeeper
Diego Pozo
Defender
Ariel Garce
Defender
Walter Samuel
Defender/Midfielder
Jonás Gutiérrez
Defender/Midfielder
Javier Mascherano
Defender/Left back
Gabriel Heinze
Midfielder
Javier Pastore
Midfielder/Forward
Angel Di María
Forward
Gonzalo Higuaín
Forward
Martin Palermo
Forward
Carlos Tevez