The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
The Spokesman-Review Newspaper The Spokesman-Review
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883
Current Temperature
49°F
Current Conditions
Scattered clouds
View complete weather report
Subscribe now

Argentina, Mexico, Greece win at World Cup

Argentina head coach Diego Maradona, left, congratulates Gonzalo Higuain during the World Cup group B soccer match between Argentina and South Korea at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa. Argentina won 4-1. (Ivan Sekretarev / Associated Press)
Argentina head coach Diego Maradona, left, congratulates Gonzalo Higuain during the World Cup group B soccer match between Argentina and South Korea at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa. Argentina won 4-1. (Ivan Sekretarev / Associated Press)
Associated Press
Highlights from Thursday’s World Cup action:
  • Gonzalo Higuain of Argentina scored the first hat trick of the tournament, getting three straight goals in a 4-1 victory over South Korea. The win moved Argentina to the verge of advancing and it needs only a draw with Greece to do so.
  • All three substitutes for Mexico played big roles in its 2-0 victory over France. Javier Hernandez and Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored the goals, while Pablo Barrera sparked the offense and forced a penalty kick that Blanco converted.
  • Greece won for the first time in a World Cup, beating 10-man Nigeria 2-1 on goals by Vassilis Torosidis and Dimitris Salpingidis. In their previous World Cup appearance in 1994, the Greeks did not score a goal, either, in three defeats.