Nigeria 2–2 South Korea: 2010 World Cup match
Nigeria2–2Full time
Match in one glance
NigeriaSouth KoreaGoalCard
Nigeria
South Korea
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2Nigeria2South Korea
Kalu Uche opened the scoring at 12′.
Team comparison
NigeriaSouth Korea
2Goals2
3Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1YYakubuNigeria · 69′1goal
- 2KUKalu UcheNigeria · 12′1goal
- 3CPChu-young ParkSouth Korea · 49′1goal
- 4JLJung-soo LeeSouth Korea · 38′1goal
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2010
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2010-06-22
- Venue
- Durban Stadium, Durban
- Result
- 2–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Nigeria / South KoreaNigeria
Kalu Uche12′
Yakubu (penalty)69′
South Korea
Jung-soo Lee38′
Chu-young Park49′
Complete match timeline
NigeriaSouth KoreaGoalCardSubstitution
Nigeria
South Korea
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
14 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1K. Uche 12′ · J. Lee 38′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1C. Park 49′ · Yakubu 69′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Nigeria
Reported rolesVE
1Vincent EnyeamaJY
2Joseph YoboRA
5Rabiu AfolabiDS
6Danny ShittuCO
17Chidi OdiahAY
13Ayila YussufDE
20Dickson EtuhuNK
4Nwankwo KanuY
8YakubuKU
12Kalu UcheCO
19Chinedu ObasiReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9OMObafemi Martins57′
- 18VOVictor Obinna70′
- 21EEElderson Echiéjilé46′
Match contributions
- Vincent Enyeama▰ 31′
- Yakubu⚽ 1
- Kalu Uche⚽ 1
- Ayila Yussuf▰ 42′
- Chinedu Obasi▰ 37′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1VEVincent EnyeamaGoalkeeper
- 2JYJoseph YoboCentre-back
- 4NKNwankwo KanuAttacking midfielder
- 5RARabiu AfolabiLeft-back
- 6DSDanny ShittuCentre-back
- 8YYakubuCentre-forward
- 12KUKalu UcheLeft winger
- 13AYAyila YussufCentral midfielder
- 17COChidi OdiahRight-back
- 19COChinedu ObasiRight winger
- 20DEDickson EtuhuCentral midfielder
South Korea
Reported roles- 4Yong-hyung ChoCB
- 7Ji-sung ParkLM
- 8Jung-woo KimCM
- 10Chu-young ParkCF
- 12Young-pyo LeeLB
- 14Jung-soo LeeCB
- 16Sung-yueng KiCM
- 17Chung-yong LeeRM
- 18Sung-ryong JungGK
- 19Ki-hun YeomSS
- 22Du-ri ChaRB
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 5NKNam-il Kim64′
- 13JKJae-sung Kim87′
- 15DKDong-jin Kim90′+3′
Match contributions
- Chu-young Park⚽ 1
- Jung-soo Lee⚽ 1
- Nam-il Kim▰ 68′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 4YCYong-hyung ChoCentre-back
- 7JPJi-sung ParkLeft midfielder
- 8JKJung-woo KimCentral midfielder
- 10CPChu-young ParkCentre-forward
- 12YLYoung-pyo LeeLeft-back
- 14JLJung-soo LeeCentre-back
- 16SKSung-yueng KiCentral midfielder
- 17CLChung-yong LeeRight midfielder
- 18SJSung-ryong JungGoalkeeper
- 19KYKi-hun YeomSS
- 22DCDu-ri ChaRight-back
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2Nigeria2South Korea
Kalu Uche opened the scoring at 12′.
Team comparison
NigeriaSouth Korea
2Goals2
3Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1YYakubuNigeria · 69′1goal
- 2KUKalu UcheNigeria · 12′1goal
- 3CPChu-young ParkSouth Korea · 49′1goal
- 4JLJung-soo LeeSouth Korea · 38′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2010
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2010-06-22
- Venue
- Durban Stadium, Durban
- Result
- 2–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Nigeria / South KoreaNigeria
Kalu Uche12′
Yakubu (penalty)69′
South Korea
Jung-soo Lee38′
Chu-young Park49′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.