Preview & Prediction: Nigeria Vs Greece

Nigeria Vs Greece:

Nigeria will take on Greece in the second game of Group B. Argentina crushed South Korea and entered into last 16 stage. Loser of this game will be out of 2010 FIFA world cup. Greece has shown pathetic performance against South Korea while Nigeria showed strong spirit against Argentina despite loss.

Match timing: June 17, 07:25 PM IST

Venue: Free State stadium, Bloemfontein

Key players:

Nigeria: Yakubu and Martins

Greece: Theofanis Gekas, Sotiris Kyrgiakos and Giorgos Karagounis

Squad analysis:

Nigeria: They have best keeper (Enyeama) and Yakubu will give all sorts of trouble to Greece defence. Despite loss, they played and fought hard till last minute. They are favourites to reach last 16 from group B along with Argentina. They must win this game to keep their hopes live. Midfield is looking weak due to absence of Obi Mikel.

Greece: They are the one of the worst performers in first round of group stage. Aged out of form squad has shown neither skill nor will against South Koreans. They may lose this game and may become the first team to go out of 2010 world cup. They are pathetic even in warm-up games.

Final analysis: Nigeria has clear edge over out of form Greece. Even without John Obi Mikel, this Nigerian team has lot of character in the squad while aged Greece squad may find it tough to take on Eagles.

World Cup game Prediction: Nigeria 2 – Greece 0