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Greece vs Argentina Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–00 – 2

3rd

1stMartín Demichelis 77′Martín Palermo 89′

Player of the matchJuan VerónARG · 90′ · 6 key passes · 132/154 passes · 7 duels won

9.0
Possession
20%80%
Shots · on target in brackets
7 (3)22 (10)
Corners
110
Table · 3 v 9 pts
3rd1st

World CupMatchday 3

Events

GRC 0–2 ARG · 1–1 yellow
  1. Full time 0–2
  2. Martín Palermo0–2Goal
  3. Martín Palermofor Diego Milito
  4. Javier Pastorefor Sergio Agüero
  5. Martín Demichelis0–1Goal · assist Diego Milito
  6. Mario BolattiYellow card
  7. Ángel Di Maríafor Maxi Rodríguez
  8. C. Patsatzogloufor Vasilīs Torosidīs
  9. Sotiris Ninisfor Konstantinos Katsouranis
  10. Nikos Spyropoulosfor Giorgios Karagounis
  11. Half-time 0–0
  12. Konstantinos KatsouranisYellow card

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Greece6.92 avg rating 7.59Argentina
  1. 128.2Alexandros Tzorvas
  2. 57.0Vaggelīs Moras
  3. 87.2Avraam Papadopoulos
  4. 116.8Loukas Vyntra
  5. 156.4Vasilīs Torosidīs↓55′
  6. 166.5Sotirios Kyrgiakos
  7. 66.8Alexandros Tziolis
  8. 106.5Giorgios Karagounis↓46′
  9. 196.8Sokratis Papastathopoulos
  10. 216.7Konstantinos KatsouranisYC ↓54′
  11. 76.9Georgios Samaras
  1. 227.7Sergio Romero
  2. 28.0Martín DemichelisG
  3. 37.1Clemente Rodríguez
  4. 47.2Nicolás Burdisso
  5. 157.7Nicolás Otamendi
  6. 57.7Mario BolattiYC
  7. 89.0Juan Verón
  8. 207.3Maxi Rodríguez↓63′
  9. 108.0Lionel Messi
  10. 166.7Sergio Agüero↓77′
  11. 197.1Diego MilitoA ↓80′
  1. 3C. PatsatzoglouMF · ↑55′6.6
  2. 4Nikos SpyropoulosDF · ↑46′6.6
  3. 18Sotiris NinisMF · ↑54′6.7
  4. 1Konstantinos ChalkiasGK
  5. 2Giorgios SeitaridisDF
  6. 9Angelos CharisteasFW
  7. 13Michalis SifakisGK
  8. 14Dimitris SalpingidisFW
  9. 17Theofanis GekasFW
  10. 20Pantelis KapetanosFW
  11. 22S. MalezasDF
  12. 23Athanasios PrittasMF

SubstitutesCoaches: O. Rehhagel · D. MaradonaG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 7Ángel Di MaríaMF · ↑63′6.8
  2. 18Martín PalermoFW · G ↑80′7.9
  3. 23Javier PastoreMF · ↑77′6.9
  4. 1Diego PozoGK
  5. 6Iván HeinzeDF
  6. 9Gonzalo HiguaínFW
  7. 11C. TevezFW
  8. 12Ariel GarcéDF
  9. 13Walter SamuelDF
  10. 14J. MascheranoMF
  11. 17Jonás GutiérrezMF
  12. 21Mariano AndújarGK

Matchday 3

World Cup · the other 10 games
  1. Mexico0–0Uruguay
  2. France5–0South Africa
  3. Korea Republic2–1Nigeria
  4. United States1–0Algeria
  5. England0–0Slovenia
  6. Germany2–1Ghana
  7. Australia0–0Serbia
  8. Slovakia3–2Italy
  9. New Zealand0–2Paraguay
  10. Denmark1–3Japan
World Cup fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 0–0half-time

    The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before 0–2 after the break (0–2 full time).

  • 7–22shots

    Greece recorded 7 shots (3 on target) against 22 (10 on target) for Argentina.

Top ratings

XI avg 6.92 v 7.59
  1. Juan VerónARG9.0
  2. Alexandros TzorvasGRC8.2
  3. Martín DemichelisARG8.0
  4. Lionel MessiARG8.0
  5. Sergio RomeroARG7.7

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Greece5d restequal rest · old → new5d restArgentina
  1. 1-2L18 Jun
  2. 2-0W20 Aug
  3. 1-1D11 Feb
  4. 0-2L12 Aug
  5. 1-0W18 Nov
  6. 0-2L3 Mar
  7. 2-2D25 May
  8. 0-2L2 Jun
  9. 0-2L12 Jun
  10. 2-1W17 Jun

3-2-5goals 9:141.10pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 3-2W12 Aug
  2. 2-0W1 Oct
  3. 1-2L14 Nov
  4. 3-2W27 Jan
  5. 2-1W11 Feb
  6. 1-0W3 Mar
  7. 4-0W6 May
  8. 5-0W24 May
  9. 1-0W12 Jun
  10. 4-1W17 Jun

9-0-1goals 26:82.70pts/game

  1. HNigeria2–1
  2. AKorea Republic0–2
  3. HParaguay0–2
  4. HKorea DPR2–2
  5. HSenegal0–2

latest 5

  1. HKorea Republic4–1
  2. HNigeria1–0
  3. HCanada5–0
  4. HHaiti4–0
  5. AGermany1–0
Show older matches
  1. AUkraine1–0
  2. APoland0–2
  3. HDenmark1–1
  4. ASlovakia2–0
  5. HSpain1–2

older

  1. HJamaica2–1
  2. HCosta Rica3–2
  3. ASpain1–2
  4. HGhana2–0
  5. ARussia3–2

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Greeceall competitionsArgentina
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.4Goals per game (both sides)2.93
  3. 93%Over 1.573%
  4. 33%Over 2.560%
  5. 13%Over 3.540%
  6. 40%Both teams scored47%
  7. 20%Clean sheets53%
  8. 40%Failed to score7%
  9. Greece at home v Argentina away
  10. 12Played7
  11. 5Won4
  12. 2Drawn1
  13. 5Lost2
  14. 15-15Goals (for-against)9-6
  15. 1.42Points per game1.86
  16. 42%Over 2.543%
  17. 17%Clean sheets57%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 v 12 games
  19. 9-71st-half goals (for-against)17-5
  20. 6-122nd-half goals (for-against)14-4
  21. 40%Goals after half-time45%
  22. 71%Goal before half-time92%
  23. 5-6-3Half-time W-D-L9-2-1
How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
World Cup
Season
2010 · Matchday 3 of 5
Stage
Group stage
Kick-off
GRC coach
O. Rehhagel
ARG coach
D. Maradona

Match summary

Argentina beat Greece 2-0 in the World Cup, Group stage.

Argentina had won 7 matches in a row before this one.

Martín Demichelis (77') and Martín Palermo (89') scored the goals for Argentina.

Greece — live results and scheduleArgentina — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Team stats

23 figures
Greecefull timeArgentina
  1. 20%Possession80%
  2. 7Shots22
  3. 3Shots on target10
  4. 1Corners10
  5. 186Passes774
  6. 15Fouls8
All 23 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 0Accurate crosses6
  3. 10Crosses26
  4. 11Dribble attempts18
  5. 0Hit woodwork1
  6. 0Offsides2
  7. 43%Shot accuracy45%
  8. 1Shots blocked8
  9. 3Shots inside box12
  10. 3Shots off target4
  11. 4Shots outside box10
  12. 4Successful dribbles9
  13. Passing
  14. 129Accurate passes703
  15. 69%Pass accuracy91%
  16. Defence
  17. 41Duels won44
  18. 16Interceptions12
  19. 8Saves3
  20. 26Tackles19

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Lionel MessiARG5 (3)
  2. Georgios SamarasGRC4 (1)
  3. Martín PalermoARG3 (2)

Passes

  1. Juan VerónARG132/154
  2. Mario BolattiARG88/91
  3. Lionel MessiARG69/80

Key passes

  1. Juan VerónARG6
  2. Lionel MessiARG3
  3. Ángel Di MaríaARG3

Duels won

  1. Lionel MessiARG10/20
  2. Sokratis PapastathopoulosGRC8/15
  3. Juan VerónARG7/10

Tackles

  1. Sokratis PapastathopoulosGRC7
  2. Juan VerónARG4
  3. Sotiris NinisGRC4

Clearances

  1. Sotirios KyrgiakosGRC9
  2. Martín DemichelisARG7
  3. Vaggelīs MorasGRC6

Saves

  1. Alexandros TzorvasGRC8
  2. Sergio RomeroARG3

Table after full time

World Cup 2010
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Argentina33-0-07:1+691st
2Korea Republic31-1-15:6-142nd
3Greece31-0-22:5-333rd
4Nigeria30-1-23:5-214th
Greece
3rd3 → 3 pts
Argentina
1st6 → 9 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

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