Sat, December 05, 2009
LAGOS, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria will play Argentina in her first match of the FIFA 2010 World Cup after both countries were drawn in Group B alongside South Korea and Greece.
It would be the third time the Super Eagles would play the South Americans at the senior level as both sides had met in the group stages at the 1994 and 2002 editions. The Eagles lost on both occasions.
Greece is also a familiar foe as both sides clashed in 1994 with the Eagles emerging as victors.
In the other groups, hosts South Africa will face Mexico, Uruguay and France in Group A while Group C has England, USA, Algeria and Slovenia.
In Group D, Germany will battle Australia, Serbia and Ghana while the Netherlands, Denmark, Japan and Cameroon occupy Group E.
Group F has Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia while Group G has Brazil, Korea DPR, Cote d'Ivoire and Portugal.
Spain, Switzerland, Honduras and Chile make up Group H.
