Greece v Nigeria, 17 June 2010
| Score | 2-1 to Greece |
| Referee | Oscar Ruiz |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals Group B |
| Venue | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| Attendance | 31,593 |
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Kick-Off: 16:00 Local (15:0.0 BST)
Man of the Match:
Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria)
Assistant referees:
Abraham González (Colombia)
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fifth official:
William Torres (El Salvador)
2
Greece
Manager: Otto Rehhagel
Goals:
| Dimitrios Salpingidis | 44 |
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| Vassilis Torosidis | 71 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Alexandros Tzorvas
Defender
Sotiris Kyrgiakos
Defender
Avraam Papadopoulos
Defender
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Defender
Vassilis Torosidis
Defender
Loukas Vyntra
Midfielder
Giorgios Karagounis
(captain)
Midfielder
Konstantinos Katsouranis
Midfielder
Alexandros Tziolis
Forward
Theofanis Gekas
Forward
Dimitrios Salpingidis
Substitutions:
| Georgios Samaras for Sokratis Papastathopoulos | 36 |
| Sotirios Ninis for Theofanis Gekas | 79 |
Cards:
| Sokratis Papastathopoulos | 15 | Y |
| Alexandros Tziolis | 59 | Y |
| Georgios Samaras | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kostas Chalkias
Goalkeeper
Michalis Sifakis
Defender
Stelios Malezas
Defender
Vangelis Moras
Defender
Christos Patsatzoglou
Defender
Giorgos Seitaridis
Defender
Nikolaos Spyropoulos
Midfielder
Thanassis Prittas
Midfielder/Forward
Sotirios Ninis
Forward
Angelos Charisteas
Forward
Pantelis Kapetanos
Forward
Georgios Samaras
1
Nigeria
Manager: Lars Lagerback
Goals:
| Kalu Uche | 16 |
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Starting lineup:
Vincent Enyeama
Goalkeeper
Taye Taiwo
Defender
Danny Shittu
Defender/Centre back
Joseph Yobo
Defender/Midfielder
(captain)
Dickson Etuhu
Midfielder
Lukman Haruna
Midfielder
Sani Kaita
Midfielder
Chidi Odiah
Midfielder
Kalu Uche
Midfielder
Peter Odemwingie
Forward
Yakubu
Forward
Substitutions:
| Chinedu Obasi for Peter Odemwingie | 46 |
| Elderson Echiéjilé for Taye Taiwo | 55 |
| Rabiu Afolabi for Elderson Echiéjilé | 79 |
Cards:
| Sani Kaita | 34 | R |
| Chinedu Obasi | 89 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Dele Aiyenugba
Goalkeeper
Austine Ejide
Defender
Dele Adeleye
Defender
Rabiu Afolabi
Defender
Elderson Echiéjilé
Midfielder
Victor Obinna
Midfielder
Ayila Yussuf
Midfielder/Forward
John Utaka
Forward
Brown Ideye
Forward
Nwankwo Kanu
Forward
Obafemi Martins
Forward
Chinedu Obasi