Group B: South Korea 2 : Greece 0

This game was pretty simple. South Korea was better. In every single aspect. Tactically and technically they dominated Greece in a manner that made me almost feel bad for them. My brother joked that we should kick Greece out of the European Union and get South Korea to join instead, since they're better in soccer and their economy also doesn't have to be bailed out. Putting bad jokes that tie soccer to geopolitical and economical events aside: Man what the fuck Greece? Cradle of European civilization. Your players were tired and always a bit too late as in the 15th minute when you luckily avoided a penalty. The way Greece looks right now it won't make a single point in this group, leaving Nigeria and and South Korea to battle for second place. If South Korea doesn't grab points against Argentina that is.

And that South Korea would put up a fight against Argentina doesn't seem all so unlikely anymore. They combine well, are incredibly fast, turn goal scoring opportunities into actual goals. They never really seemed nervous against Greece, always staying in control and having quick solutions at hand whenever they did get into trouble. I was really pleasantly surprised by their display and right now it seems that South Korea is the strongest team in this competition from the Asian continent. Ever since they had the World Cup in their own country and did incredibly well their international soccer has undergone a rapid revolution. Most of the South Korean national team players play in Europe and Ji-Sung Park has turned into a fan favorite at Manchester United. Nigeria meet on the game of the group stages and I have a feeling that I may be a game of high dramaturgy.