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2010 FIFA World Cup: Group B Trivia Quiz

Hello and welcome to a quiz on Group B from the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group featured the teams South Korea, Argentina, Nigeria, and Greece. Can you remember who won and who flopped? If you think you can, play this quiz and jog your memory. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by runaway_drive. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
runaway_drive

Time
4 mins

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336,172

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who came on top of Group B? Hint

Nigeria

South Korea

Argentina

Greece

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Question 2 of 10

2. South Korea vs Greece: Played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, South Korea beat Greece 2-0. Which Manchester United player scored the second goal? Hint

Lee Chung Yong

Park Ji-Sung

Lee Seung-Ryul

Kim Jung-Woo

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Question 3 of 10

3. Argentina vs Nigeria: Nigeria was undone by an early goal from which Argentinian left-back? Hint

Jonas Gutierrez

Walter Samuel

Martin Demichelis

Gabriel Heinze

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Question 4 of 10

4. Argentina vs South Korea: Argentina had a very good match when which player scored a hat-trick? Hint

Carlos Tevez

Gonzalo Higuain

Lionel Messi

Sergio Aguero

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Question 5 of 10

5. Greece vs Nigeria: Nigeria continued their sadly disappointing campaign with a 2-1 defeat against Greece. This could have been due to which Nigerian player being sent off? Hint

Yakubu

Danny Shittu

Peter Odemwingie

Sani Kaita

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Question 6 of 10

6. Nigeria vs South Korea: A hard fought 2-2 draw was the result of this game, but it was not enough to boost Nigeria into the next stage. Which team had a penalty to seal the draw?

Answer: (One or Two Words)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Greece vs Argentina: The last match from Group B was a 2-0 win for Argentina with two goals quite late on. Who was the Argentinian captain for the match? Hint

Lionel Messi

Gonzalo Higuain

Carlos Tevez

Gabriel Heinze

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Question 8 of 10

8. Managers: Who was the manager for Greece throughout the tournament? Hint

Diego Maradona

Otto Rehhagel

Huh Jong-Moo

Lars Lagerback

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which team did group leaders Argentina face in the second round? Hint

Uruguay

France

South Africa

Mexico

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many total goals were scored in Group B? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who came on top of Group B?

Answer: Argentina

Argentina came on top with nine points and played extremely well through the group stages with three out of three wins. South Korea qualified along with Argentina with four points (a win, a draw and a loss).

2. South Korea vs Greece: Played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, South Korea beat Greece 2-0. Which Manchester United player scored the second goal?

Answer: Park Ji-Sung

South Korea made a good start with a 2-0 win over Greece. Lee Jung-Soo scored the first goal after just seven minutes, and Park Ji-Sung scored in the 52nd minute to finish off a comfortable win for the Asian side.

3. Argentina vs Nigeria: Nigeria was undone by an early goal from which Argentinian left-back?

Answer: Gabriel Heinze

Gabriel Heinze scored a goal with a powerful header into the top corner from a Veron corner. This was the only goal in the match, but the expressions of Diego Maradona said it all.

4. Argentina vs South Korea: Argentina had a very good match when which player scored a hat-trick?

Answer: Gonzalo Higuain

The match was played at the Soccer City Stadium and was an interesting game starting off with an own goal from Park Chu-Young. Gonzalo Higuain then scored his first goal of the hat-trick in the 33rd minute. Just before halftime, Lee Chung-Yong snuck in with a goal to try and get a chance for South Korea. Higuain fought back however with two goals to round off a 4-1 win for the Argentinians.

5. Greece vs Nigeria: Nigeria continued their sadly disappointing campaign with a 2-1 defeat against Greece. This could have been due to which Nigerian player being sent off?

Answer: Sani Kaita

Sani Kaita got himself sent off for kicking Torosidis, but in his defense Torosodis did actually signal that he was going to throw the ball in his face. This wasn't well received by the Nigerian fans as he received plenty of death threats for his silly kick. Uche scored in the 16th minute, but Salpigidis and Torosodis scored to finish off Nigeria.

6. Nigeria vs South Korea: A hard fought 2-2 draw was the result of this game, but it was not enough to boost Nigeria into the next stage. Which team had a penalty to seal the draw?

Answer: Nigeria

Nigeria's Uche scored first in the 12th minute, but Nigeria could only hang on for just over 25 minutes as Lee Jung-Soo scored a goal to level the teams at halftime. Park Chu-Young scored after just under 5 minutes since the restart to give South Korea a lead. Kim Nam-Il made a strong impact on the match after five minutes of coming on, conceding a penalty which Yakubu slotted home to seal a 2-2 draw for Nigeria.

7. Greece vs Argentina: The last match from Group B was a 2-0 win for Argentina with two goals quite late on. Who was the Argentinian captain for the match?

Answer: Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi led the team well to a 2-0 victory. Demichelis scored in the 77th minute to give Argentina the lead, and Palermo denied any chance of a comeback for Greece with an 89th minute goal.

8. Managers: Who was the manager for Greece throughout the tournament?

Answer: Otto Rehhagel

Otto Rehhagel, who is of German origin led the Greece team to a disappointing campaign. Diego Maradona who managed Argentina is a famous player and manager, and is one of the most well-known among footy fans. Huh Jong-Moo is a South Korean manager who managed the South Korea side to the next stage of the competition. Lars Lagerback, who is more famous for being the Swedish manager, resigned as the manager after they failed to qualify and took up the Nigeria job, but failed in his duties.

9. Which team did group leaders Argentina face in the second round?

Answer: Mexico

South Africa and France didn't qualify and Uruguay faced South Korea. Argentina had a flawless start to the World Cup and hoped to continue it in the next round.

10. How many total goals were scored in Group B?

Answer: 17

Seven goals were scored by Argentina, South Korea contributed five goals, Nigeria scored three goals, and Greece scored just two. Argentina conceded just one goal throughout the group stages.

Source: Author runaway_drive

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