Men's World Cup · 2010 · group stage

Greece vs Nigeria

A match record linked to its tournament year, national teams, player pages and source-available events.

2–1

Full-time score

Date: Jun 17, 2010
Stage: group stage
Group: Group B
Venue: Free State Stadium
City: Bloemfontein
Attendance: Not recorded

Goal events

3 recorded goals

Minute	Scorer	Credited team	Note
16'	Kalu Uche	Nigeria	—
44'	Dimitris Salpingidis	Greece	—
71'	Vasilis Torosidis	Greece	—

Player sheets

Lineups and squad entries

Squad selection is not the same as an on-field appearance; substitutes are labeled separately.

Greece

Starting lineup

#6 Alexandros Tziolis center midfielder
#8 Avraam Papadopoulos center back
#10 Giorgos Karagounis right winger
#11 Loukas Vyntra center back
#12 Alexandros Tzorvas goal keeper
#14 Dimitris Salpingidis left winger
#15 Vasilis Torosidis left back
#16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos right back
#17 Theofanis Gekas center forward
#19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos defensive midfielder
#21 Kostas Katsouranis center midfielder

Substitutes who appeared

#7 Georgios Samaras forward
#18 Sotiris Ninis midfielder

Nigeria

Starting lineup

#1 Vincent Enyeama goal keeper
#2 Joseph Yobo center back
#3 Taye Taiwo left back
#6 Danny Shittu center back
#8 not applicable Yakubu center forward
#11 Peter Odemwingie second striker
#12 Kalu Uche left winger
#14 Sani Kaita right midfielder
#15 Lukman Haruna center midfielder
#17 Chidi Odiah right back
#20 Dickson Etuhu center midfielder

Substitutes who appeared

#5 Rabiu Afolabi defender
#19 Chinedu Obasi forward
#21 Elderson Echiéjilé defender

Disciplinary record

5 recorded cards

Minute	Player	Card	Team
15'	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	Yellow card	Greece
33'	Sani Kaita	Red card	Nigeria
59'	Alexandros Tziolis	Yellow card	Greece
88'	Georgios Samaras	Yellow card	Greece
89'	Chinedu Obasi	Yellow card	Nigeria

Referee: Óscar RuizRecord ID: M-2010-19Edition: 2010

Source: Fjelstul match dataset (pinned CSV). See source notes for provenance and coverage.