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Half time score reads 1 - 0 to South Korea.

My prediction of the scoreline could have been a reality in the first half itself! Greece had a fantastic chance of going 1 - 0 up in the 3rd minute itself when Karagounis sent in a superb ball from the corner, and the player inside had a clear shot at goal inches from the front, but shot it over.

Then came the superb goal from Lee Jung Soo in the 7th minute. A very clear shot from the corner saw him placed at the correct place at the correct time and he calmly placed it by the side of the Greek goalkeeper into the net.

It was South Korea's fastest goal in the WC.

And in the 27th minute, Chu Young broke through the right side of the field in an awesome run. The pass was executed flawlessly to him and he had nobody in front to stop him except the goalkeeper and 1 defender. He took the shot from very close to the goal, and if the goalkeeper's leg hadn't touched the ball and lobbed it safely over the goalbars into the backside of the net, South Korea would have been 2-0.

It's been all Korea so far. Greece look a panicky, broken lot. Constant arguments between themselves aren't helping much either. There was some shirt pulling and heated words between the Greek goalkeeper and one of his defenders, which doesn't say much about the team spirit of Greece.

Let's see what the second half is like...I am betting South Korea to finish this on a canter - at least 2-0 or even 3-0.