Group B

The second group could be very interesting and very close, let's take a look at the teams

Argentina

A team with an embarrassment or riches in attack but can easily be got at in defence, this team managed by former idol Diego Maradona (hopefully they get to play France in the second round, would love to hear Maradona and Thierry Henry discuss who's was the better handball) struggled in their qualifying group to qualify for the World Cup, with Chile, Brazil and Paraguay finishing comfortably above them, for all their talents, their manager wants to take centre stage and this evidently works against them. With World Player Of The Year in attack in Barcelona's Lionel Messi (yeahm Messi is good but let's not forget Pele scored an overhead kick against the Nazi's with Michael Caine and Rambo as team mates), with the like of Manchester City's Carlos Tevez (football matches in HD obviously weren't planned with Carlos Tevez in mind), Real Madrid's Higuain and Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero, this is a team that should be acheving more. Defensivly, they have picked three goalkeepers with little 'big game' experience and with a total 12 caps between them, the defensive duties from the likes of Marseille's Gabriel Heinze and Bayern Munich's Martin Demechelis will be stretched. This is a team that will be pushed and stretched and for all their abilities on the pitch, Maradona will make sure the cameras on him, be assured of that (hopefully a late goal is scored and he recreates that goal celebration he did at USA 94).

Interesting fact, crocodiles are native to Argentina! (Posh Spice spent £20,000 on a crocodile handbag, imagine spending that much on an old leathery accessory, I'm sure David Beckham asks the same question everyday)

National dish, parilla, an overwhelming mixed grill of steak, sausage and 'assorted organ meats', as a man, i want to try that meal

Nigeria

Having been almost ever present at the finals since 1994 and managed by former Sweden coach Lars Lagerback, it will be interesting to see how Nigeria perform on their own continent. With a squad mostly playing throughout Europe, they will look to experienced stars like Jospeh Yobo and Yakubu of Everton, Chelsea's John Obi Mikel to boss the midfield and in Marseille's Taye Taiwo and CSKA Moscow's Chidi Odiah, they have some defensive experience while in goal the ever present Vincent Enyeama from Israel's Hapoel Tel Aviv will provide cover. It would be nice to see Nigeria do will, a colourful and passionate support will follow them and they will have their moments but will come unstuck to a larger nation by the quarterfinals at the latest. This could be Nwankwo Kanu's last hurrah for Nigeria if he's picked, a stalwart of the side over the years when players like Julius Aghahowa and Jay-Jay Okacha played alongside him.

Interesting fact, Nigeria has the highest rate of twin births in the world.....is that related to why Jay-Jay Okocha was named twice?

National dish, Akara, black eyed pea fritters in hot sauce, presumably black eyed peas are vegetables that lost a fight

South Korea

Making every World Cup since 1986 and finishing 4th on home soil in 2002, the team managed by former player Huh Jung-Moo (former player for the Korean Navy) will be a tough team to beat and one other teams would rather avoid. Captained by Manchester United's Park Ji-Sung, they will give tireless performances and hope experienced players like Dalian Shide's Ahn Jung-Hwan (in 2002, Ahn scored the winning goal against Italy to knock them out and the follwoing day, the Italian club he was signed for, Perugia, cancelled his contract with the chairman saying 'I have no intention of paying a salary to someone who has ruined Italian football' and Jeonbuk Motors Lee Dong -Gook (also played 23 times for Middlesbough from 2006-2008) can score the goals and with Al-Hilal's Lee Young-Pyo (played 70 times for Tottenham between 2005-2008) in defence with 111 caps and in goal Lee Woon-Jae from Suwon Bluewings on 129 caps, they have the experience to allow players like FC Seoul's Lee Seung-Ryul and Celtic's Ki Sung-Yong to flourish. The work ethic and teamwork of this team make group B very hard to predict.

Interesting fact, South Korea is the only country that can boast 100m/bits broadband Internet speed, how quickly do people really need to download porn?

National dish, boshintang, a dog stew (seriously!)

Greece

The Euro 2004 winners, still managed by German Otto Rehhagel, qualifying for only the second time in their history after they lost all three group games at USA 94 without scoring a goal. With only 7 players aged 30 or older, this young squad is looking to learn from the experience of players like Nuremburg's Angelos Charisteas and Panathinaikos' Giorgios Karagounis. with the strength of the other teams in the group, don't expect Greece to progress past the group stage, though they will look to make an impact with taking points off one of the other teams. The country is in financial turmoil (apparently they've got bills.....they're multiplying), fans will turn to the team to put a smile on their faces and the pressure of this could spur them on.

Interesting fact, there are over 3000 islands that make up Greece though only a few hundred are inhabited.....sell some, debt solved! Maybe Turkey would like some

National dish, moussaka, though you get to smash the plates afterwards