World Cup: Argentina Overpowers South Korea 4-1
Updated at 4:41 p.m. ET
Argentina again displayed the kind of attacking football that wins titles, and on Thursday at the World Cup the two-time champions even managed to put in the goals to show for it.
The Argentines beat South Korea 4-1 at Soccer City, getting a hat trick from Gonzalo Higuain and an own goal from Park Chu-young.
"We deserved this triumph because this was the type of outcome we'd hinted at achieving against Nigeria," Argentina coach Diego Maradona said, referring to his team's opening 1-0 win. "And this time it happened."
In Bloemfontein, Greece earned its first World Cup victory when the 2004 European champions came back to beat Nigeria 2-1. It was also Greece's first ever goals at the World Cup.
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Later Thursday, substitutes Javier Hernandez and Cuauhtemoc Blanco each scored in Mexico's 2-0 win over France, leaving Mexico needing only a draw to reach the next round.
Hernandez, nicknamed "Chicharito (Little Green Pea)," ran onto Rafael Marquez's pass as the France defense stopped, believing Hernandez was offside. He dribbled around goalkeeper Hugo Lloris before guiding the ball home in the 64th minute.
Argentina, which also dominated play against Nigeria, took the lead in the 17th minute when Park deflected a shot from Lionel Messi past his own goalkeeper.
Higuain then scored his first goal in the 33rd with a header, and added the others late in the second half after Lee Chung-yong cut the lead to 2-1 by taking advantage of a defensive mistake.
"I have to congratulate the players ... everything they did worked out well," Maradona said. "I am very happy."
Argentina now leads Group B with six points from two games, while South Korea and Greece have three each. Nigeria, which next plays South Korea, is last with zero points - but could still advance with a win in the final round if Argentina beats Greece.
Against Greece, the Nigerians started well and took the lead in the 16th when Kalu Uche curled in a free kick. But Dimitris Salpingidis equalized in the 44th with a deflected shot, and Vassilis Torosidis scored the winning goal in the 71st after a mistake from Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama.
Greece is playing at only its second World Cup, and before the opening loss to South Korea at this year's tournament, the Greeks lost all three matches at the 1994 World Cup, including one against Nigeria.
In Johannesburg, FIFA said Australia captain Tim Cahill will miss his team's Group D match against Ghana because of the red card he picked up in the opening game.
Cahill was sent off for a foul on Bastian Schweinsteiger in the 56th minute of Australia's 4-0 loss to Germany on Sunday.
Off the field, there were more demonstrations at World Cup venues. About 200 stewards in Cape Town were dispersed with rubber bullets and a stun grenade in a labor dispute linked to low pay for World Cup duties.
Police superintendent Andre Traut said seven people were arrested but none injured during the protest outside the stewards' employer's offices.
Police have taken responsibility for stadium security in Cape Town, both Johannesburg venues, and the grounds in Durban and Port Elizabeth since stewards began protests Sunday night.
