Greece 0–2 Argentina: 2010 World Cup match
Greece0–2Full time
Match in one glance
GreeceArgentinaGoalCard
Greece
Argentina
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
0Greece2Argentina
Martín Demichelis opened the scoring at 77′.
Team comparison
GreeceArgentina
0Goals2
1Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1
Martín DemichelisArgentina · 77′1goal - 2MPMartín PalermoArgentina · 89′1goal
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 2010
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2010-06-22
- Venue
- Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
- Result
- 0–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Greece / ArgentinaGreece
No goals
Argentina
Martín Demichelis77′
Martín Palermo89′
Complete match timeline
GreeceArgentinaGoalCardSubstitution
Greece
Argentina
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
10 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′0 – 2M. Demichelis 77′ · M. Palermo 89′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Greece
Reported rolesAT
12Alexandros TzorvasAP
8Avraam PapadopoulosLV
11Loukas VyntraVT
15Vasilis TorosidisSK
16Sotirios KyrgiakosVM
5Vangelis MorasGK
10Giorgos KaragounisSP
19Sokratis PapastathopoulosAT
6Alexandros TziolisGS
7Georgios SamarasKK
21Kostas KatsouranisReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 3CPChristos Patsatzoglou55′
- 4NSNikos Spyropoulos46′
- 18SNSotiris Ninis54′
Match contributions
- Kostas Katsouranis▰ 30′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 5VMVangelis MorasDefensive midfielder
- 6ATAlexandros TziolisRight winger
- 7GSGeorgios SamarasCentre-forward
- 8APAvraam PapadopoulosCentre-back
- 10GKGiorgos KaragounisCentral midfielder
- 11LVLoukas VyntraCentre-back
- 12ATAlexandros TzorvasGoalkeeper
- 15VTVasilis TorosidisLeft-back
- 16SKSotirios KyrgiakosRight-back
- 19SPSokratis PapastathopoulosCentral midfielder
- 21KKKostas KatsouranisLeft winger
Argentina
Reported roles
22Sergio Romero2Martín DemichelisCR
3Clemente RodríguezNB
4Nicolás Burdisso
15Nicolás OtamendiMB
5Mario BolattiJS
8Juan Sebastián Verón
20Maxi RodríguezReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 7
Ángel Di María63′ - 18MPMartín Palermo80′
- 23
Javier Pastore77′
Match contributions
- Martín Demichelis⚽ 1
- Mario Bolatti▰ 76′
- Martín Palermo⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2Martín DemichelisCentre-back
- 3CRClemente RodríguezLeft-back
- 4NBNicolás BurdissoRight-back
- 5MBMario BolattiDefensive midfielder
- 8JSJuan Sebastián VerónRight midfielder
- 10
Lionel MessiCentre-forward - 15Nicolás OtamendiCentre-back
- 16
Sergio AgüeroRF - 19DMDiego MilitoLF
- 20Maxi RodríguezLeft midfielder
- 22Sergio RomeroGoalkeeper
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
0Greece2Argentina
Martín Demichelis opened the scoring at 77′.
Team comparison
GreeceArgentina
0Goals2
1Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1Martín DemichelisArgentina · 77′1goal
- 2MPMartín PalermoArgentina · 89′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
2 eventsPath through 2010
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2010-06-22
- Venue
- Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
- Result
- 0–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Greece / ArgentinaGreece
No goals
Argentina
Martín Demichelis77′
Martín Palermo89′
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.