The Greeks have never won a World Cup finals match, nor have they ever scored a goal in this competition. Their only previous appearance was in 1994, although they have won Euro 2004 since then and have made great strides under manager Otto Rehhagel.

Nevertheless, Greece required a play-off victory against Ukraine to reach South Africa and recent friendly results suggest the team might struggle in Group B. A 2-0 defeat by Paraguay followed a 2-2 draw with North Korea and you can expect the Republic to pose a much stronger challenge.

The Taegeuk Warriors only narrowly lost to Spain in a recent friendly game and have the excellent Ji-Sung Park driving the team forward at every opportunity. Six wins from their last nine matches will have given Huh Jung-Moo’s team the confidence to achieve last sixteen qualification from this group and they should be backed to avoid defeat in this game.

PREDICTION: SOUTH KOREA +0 ON ASIAN HANDICAP @ ODDS 2.10 WITH EXPEKT