South Korea 2-0 Greece: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, hosting its first of eight World Cup games, swells with the noise of vuvuzelas and two sets of colourful supporters, including the enthusiastic co-hosts of 2002
Although neither side is even fancied to get past the group stage, fans of both nations have seen their sides make a World Cup semi-final and win Euro 2004 between them
Greece are sluggish and disorganised in defence and punished as they fail to clear an innocuous free-kick that Lee Jung-soo nudges home, unmarked
Although Greece see enough of the ball to force five first-half corners, South Korea make all the play and are only, perhaps, not further ahead due to the decisions of New Zealand's first World Cup referee
A few minutes in to the second half Park Ji-sung of Manchester United robs one defender, beats a second and slides the ball home to make South Korea the first team to score twice in a game so far
Otto Rehhagel's men are not only defeated, they are clueless, and look to have no chance of getting their first World Cup goal in their remaining games against Nigeria and Argentina if they play like this
Argentina 1-0 Nigeria: A carnival begins outside the Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, as fans mingle in the sunshine and one of Africa's most powerful teams takes on one of South America's most volatile
Inside the stadium is one of the reasons the world will be watching - Argentina coach Diego Maradona, brilliant, unpredictable, sometimes unstoppable - takes charge of his first World Cup match
Though he only has one World Cup goal (and one assist) to his name so far World Footballer of the Year Lionel Messi has 47 in 53 games for Barcelona this season and starts the match dancing past defenders
Maradona's side take an early lead when Gabriel Heinze is given the freedom of the Africans' box to meet fellow ex-Red Devil Juan Sebastian Veron's right-sided corner and crash home a powerful header
Argentina kill the tempo of the game, popping the ball around at pleasure and able to find Messi on the break, though Nigeria's Vincent Enyeama keeps his side in the game with a repertoire of fine stops
As much as Argentina's second-half game of keep-ball frustrates Nigeria, Nigeria frustrate the neutral spectator with sloppy passes, tackles, touches and set-pieces, never looking likely to grab an equaliser
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