JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Argentina play South Korea in their second Group B match of the World Cup on Thursday. Where: Soccer City, Johannesburg Capacity: 88,000 When: Thursday June 17, 1330 local (1130 GMT) Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) World ranking: Argentina 7, South Korea 47 Teams: Likely formation, shirt numbers, age, caps, goals: Argentina (3-4-3) South Korea (4-5-1) 22-Sergio Romero 23-7-0 18-Jung Sung-ryong 25-17-0 2-Martin Demichelis 29-26-1 22-Cha Du-ri 29-48-4 13-Walter Samuel 32-55-4 12-Lee Young-pyo 33-114-5 6-Gabriel Heinze 32-65-3 4-Cho Yong-hyung 26-33-0 17-Jonas Gutierrez 26-17-1 14-Lee Jung-soo 30-26-3 14-Javier Mascherano 26-58-2 8-Kim Jung-woo 28-58-4 8-Juan Sebastian Veron 35-71-9 16-Ki Sung-yong 21-23-4 7-Angel Di Maria 22-9-1 7-Park Ji-sung 29-89-13 10-Lionel Messi 22-46-13 17-Lee Chung-yong 21-25-3 11-Carlos Tevez 26-55-9 10-Park Chu-young 24-42-14 9-Gonzalo Higuain 22-6-2 20-Lee Dong-guk 31-83-25 Also available: 21-Mariano Andujar 26-4-0 21-Kim Young-kwang 26-14-0 3-Clemente Rodriguez 28-12-0 1-Lee Woon-jae 37-130-0 15-Nicolas Otamendi 22-7-0 2-Oh Beom-seok 25-38-2 4-Nicolas Burdisso 29-30-2 3-Kim Hyung-il 26-2-0 12-Ariel Garce 30-4-0 23-Kang Min-soo 24-31-0 5-Mario Bolatti 25-5-1 15-Kim Dong-jin 28-61-2 20-Maxi Rodriguez 29-37-12 13-Kim Jae-sung 26-9-2 23-Javier Pastore 20-1-0 6-Kim Bo-kyung 20-6-0 19-Diego Milito 31-22-4 5-Kim Nam-il 33-94-2 16-Sergio Aguero 22-22-8 11-Lee Seung-ryul 21-9-3 18-Martin Palermo 36-14-8 9-Ahn Jung-hwan 34-71-17 1-Diego Pozo 32-3-0 19-Yeom Ki-hun 27-36-3 Trainer - Diego Maradona Huh Jung-moo Injured - None None Suspended - None None Changes: * South Korean coach Huh Jung-moo is likely to switch to a more defensive 4-5-1 formation against Group favourites Argentina after beating Greece playing 4-4-2. Striker Lee Dong-guk should return after injury in place of Yeom Ki-hun with forward Park Chu-young playing in a deeper role. * Argentina coach Diego Maradona is unlikely to change his line-up after an impressive display in the 1-0 win over Nigeria. Key stats: * The day of South Korea's match with Argentina comes exactly 56 years after the Asian side made their debut at a World Cup in the 1966 tournament when they lost 9-0 to Hungary. * South Korea's 2-0 victory over Greece in their opening match was only their second victory at a World Cup on foreign soil. * Lionel Messi's eight attempts in Argentina's opening 1-0 win over Nigeria is the most by a player in a game so far in the tournament. Previous meetings: 02.06.86 Mexico City Argentina 3 South Korea 1 11.06.03 Seoul South Korea 0 Argentina 1 GROUP B STANDINGS P W D L F A PTS South Korea 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Argentina 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Nigeria 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Greece 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Past results June 12 South Korea 2 Greece 0 Argentina 1 Nigeria 0 Group fixtures June 17 Greece v Nigeria, Bloemfontein 1400 GMT June 22 Nigeria v South Korea, Durban 1830 GMT Greece v Argentina, Polokwane 1830 GMT - - - - (Compiled by Patrick Johnston, Editing by Tom Pilcher; To query or comment on this story email [email protected])
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