Footballbits and pieces

Continuing our look at teams for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, this week we look at Group B

Argentina

Ranked 8 by FIFA
Winners in 1978 and 1986
Manager: Diego ‘Hand of God’ Maradona
Key Player: Lionel Messi
World footballer of the year by some margin
Footballbits Group prediction –  winners

Nigeria
Ranked 22 FIFA
Best World cup – 2nd round 1994 and 1998
Manager: Shaibu Amodu
Key Player: Yakubu
The Everton striker has been out for a while, but is back and could be a threat
Footballbits Group prediction – 2nd

South Korea
Ranked 52 by FIFA
4th in 2002
Manager: Huh Jung-Moo
Key Player: Park Ji Sung
Loads of energy and an idol of his home support
Footballbits Group prediction – 4th

Greece
Ranked 12 by FIFA
Best World Cup – 1st round in 1994
Manager: Otto Rehhagel
Key Player: Georgios Samaras
Celtic striker can be a powerful threat
Footballbits Group prediction – 3rd

Matches
June 12th Argentina v Nigeria
June 12th South Korea v Greece
June 17th Greece v Nigeria
June 17th Argentina v South Korea
June 22nd Nigeria v South Korea
June 22nd Greece v Argentina

How we think it will finish:
1st Argentina
2nd Nigeria
3rd Greece
4th South Korea

Next week we’ll have a look at the teams in Group C