Preview & Prediction: Argentina Vs South Korea

South Korea Vs Argentina:

Argentina will take on South Korea in the second round of group B matches and winner will become the first nation to reach last 16 in 2010 FIFA world cup. Both teams like to play attacking foorball and scored victories in first round games. Argentina will start as a strong favourite against Asian giant.

Match timing: June 17, 4:55 PM IST

Venue: Soccer City stadium, Johannesburg

Key players:

South Korea: Park Ji-sung, Park Chu-young and Lee Chung-yong

Argentina: Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez. According to media reports, Juan Veron may not play in this game.

Squad analysis:

South Korea: They destroyed Greece with two wonderful goals. Park Ji Sung scored a sensational goal. They may fancy their chances after watching poor defensive display by Argentina against Nigeria. They may strongly mark Lionel Messi and try to scuttle his moves. South Korea is no longer a minnow in International football.

Argentina captain and defensive midfielder Javier Mascherano will focus on South Korean captain Park Ji Sung – their best player and try to reduce pressure on weak defence.

Argentina: They can take pride from their wonderful attacking display but need to worry about weak defence which struggled against Nigeria. They can take pride from Lionel Messi’s sensational display but they need to worry about poor form of Angel Di Maria and Higuain. Martin Demichelis and Jonas Gutierrez were beaten many times by Nigerians – South Korean may target this weak link. Argentina missed Javier Janetti (things might have been different if he were in the team). Unless Argentina coach sorts out loopholes in defence, it will be difficult for them to win world cup.

Note: Real entertainer will Be Diego Maradona – extraordinary relationship between manager and players. It like a family – good to watch.

Final analysis: Argentina is expected to win the game and is strong favourite to top group as it will face weak Greece side in their last game. South Korea’s pacy game may trouble Argentina’s weak defence. It will be a huge shock if South Korea defeats Argentina but they may take inspiration from North Korea’s game against Brazil.

World Cup game Prediction: South Korea 1 - Argentina 2