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Nigeria 2–2 South Korea

Tuesday 22 Jun 2010 · Durban, South Africa (neutral)

Nigeria2–2South Korea

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Uche Jung-Soo Chu-Young Yakubu

12′1–0Kalu Uche Nigeria
38′1–1Lee Jung-Soo South Korea
49′1–2Park Chu-Young South Korea
69′2–2Yakubu Nigeria · penalty

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Nigeria

Came on

21Elderson EchiéjiléDF↑46′
9Obafemi MartinsFW↑57′
18Victor ObinnaFW↑70′

South Korea

Came on

5Kim Nam-IlMF↑64′
13Kim Jae-SungMF↑87′
15Kim Dong-JinDF↑90′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Nigeria: 1754 → 1761
South Korea: 1836 → 1829

Expected score for Nigeria: 38.4% (a draw counts half). The lead changed hands 1 time.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 5, 1983–2010.

Nigeria wins: 0
Draws: 2
South Korea wins: 3

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

0–0 v Saudi Arabia 25 May 2010 · Friendly
1–1 v Colombia 30 May 2010 · Friendly
3–1 v North Korea 6 Jun 2010 · Friendly
0–1 v Argentina 12 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–2 v Greece 17 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

After

1–2 v South Korea 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
2–0 v Madagascar 5 Sep 2010 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2010
0–1 v Guinea 10 Oct 2010 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2010
2–1 v Sierra Leone 9 Feb 2011 · Friendly
4–0 v Ethiopia 27 Mar 2011 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2011

South Korea

Before

2–0 v Japan 24 May 2010 · Friendly
0–1 v Belarus 30 May 2010 · Friendly
0–1 v Spain 3 Jun 2010 · Friendly
2–0 v Greece 12 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–4 v Argentina 17 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

After

1–2 v Uruguay 26 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–1 v Nigeria 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
0–1 v Iran 7 Sep 2010 · Friendly
0–0 v Japan 12 Oct 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Syria 30 Dec 2010 · Friendly

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Argentina	3	3	0	0	+6	9
2South Korea	3	1	1	1	-1	4
3Greece	3	1	0	2	-3	3
4Nigeria	3	0	1	2	-2	1

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

0–1 v Argentina Group stage
1–2 v Greece Group stage
2–2 v South Korea Group stage

South Korea

2–0 v Greece Group stage
1–4 v Argentina Group stage
2–2 v Nigeria Group stage
1–2 v Uruguay Round of 16

Every Nigeria v South Korea match5

From Nigeria's side.


11 Aug 2010	South Korea	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
22 Jun 2010	South Korea	2–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Group stage
16 Sep 2001	South Korea	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
13 Sep 2001	South Korea	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
8 Jun 1983	South Korea	0–1	Away	Korea Cup 1983	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul