Watch live football Greece VS South Korea (FIFA 2010)

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Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Date: Saturday, 12 June 2010

Kick-off: 1230 BST

Coverage: ITV and BBC Radio 5 live, live text commentary and video highlights on this website 

TEAM NEWS

South Korea striker Lee Dong-Gook hopes to play some part in Saturday's game against Greece after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Captain Park Ji-Sung is fully fit despite missing the defeat to Spain because of a sore hamstring.

Greece defender Vangelis Moras will miss the match in Port Elizabeth with a thigh problem.

His absence could mean that midfielder Kostantinos Katsouranis drops back to play as a central defender.

MATCH PREVIEW

The bookmakers may rate South Korea and Greece as World Cup outsiders, but both sides know a thing or two about defying the doubters. The Koreans were the surprise package at the 2002 World Cup, reaching the semi-finals on home soil, while Greece were shock winners at Euro 2004, making a mockery of their pre-tournament odds of 100/1.

Recent form suggests it is South Korea who look the better bet in Group B. They were undefeated in qualifying and have beaten the Ivory Coast, Ecuador and Japan in recent friendlies. Huh Jung-Moo's men were also four minutes away from holding Spain to a goalless draw in their final warm-up.

South Korea will be taking part in their eighth World Cup but this is only Greece's second appearance. Greek fans will be hoping to erase the painful memories of USA '94, when the side lost all three group games, conceding 10 unanswered goals. While Otto Rehhagel's team impressed in their gritty play-off win against Ukraine, results this year have been less promising. They have lost to Senegal and Paraguay and could only draw 2-2 with North Korea.