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ARGENTINA vs. SOUTH KOREA
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 FNB Stadium

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
ARGENTINA
4 – 1
SOUTH KOREA
✦ REFEREE: Frank De Bleeckere
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 16' • Park Chu-Young
  • 24' •
  • 33' ⚽ Gonzalo Higuaín
  • 45' ⚽ Lee Chung-Yong
  • 45' •
  • 75' •
  • 76' ⚽ Gonzalo Higuaín
  • 80' ⚽ Gonzalo Higuaín
  • 81' •
  • 82' •
▶ MATCH STATS
ARG 56% POSSESSION 44% KOR
ARG 22 SHOTS 13 KOR
ARG 11 SHOTS ON TARGET 2 KOR
ARG 19 FOULS 19 KOR
ARG 1 SAVES 7 KOR
ARG 0 RED CARDS 0 KOR
▶ LINE-UPS
ARGENTINA
STARTING XI
  1. GKSergio Romero
  2. DFWalter Samuel
  3. DFMartín Demichelis
  4. DFGabriel Heinze
  5. DFJonás Gutiérrez
  6. MFJavier Mascherano
  7. MFÁngel Di María
  8. MFMaxi Rodríguez
  9. FWGonzalo Higuaín⚽⚽⚽
  10. FWCarlos Tevez
  11. FWLionel Messi
SUBSTITUTES
  • Nicolás Burdisso▲ 24'
  • Sergio Agüero▲ 75'
  • Mario Bolatti▲ 82'
SOUTH KOREA
STARTING XI
  1. GKJung Sung-Ryong
  2. DFLee Jung-Soo
  3. DFCho Yong-Hyung
  4. DFLee Young-Pyo
  5. DFOh Beom-Seok
  6. MFKim Jung-Woo
  7. MFKi Sung-Yueng
  8. MFKi-Hun Yeom
  9. MFLee Chung-Yong⚽
  10. FWPark Chu-Young
  11. Park Ji-Sung
SUBSTITUTES
  • Lee Donggook▲ 81'
  • Kim Nam-Il▲ 45'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

ARGENTINA
La Albiceleste
EST. 1893
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›
VS
SOUTH KOREA
The Taeguk Warriors
EST. 1933
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ ARGENTINA
▶ SOUTH KOREA
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