Group B

Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Republic, Greece

Germany 0 Argentina 1 in Munich
Diego Maradona's Argentina warmed up for this year's World Cup with an impressive 1-0 win in Munich courtesy of NFL jerseys Gonzalo Higuain's goal on the stroke of half-time. The skilful Angel Di Maria was outstanding too.

The under-pressure Maradona commented: "The Argentine public can rest assured that we have the players for the World Cup, we just need time to work together. We're alive, we know what we're doing on the pitch.”s

Nigeria 5 DR Congo 2 in Abuja
New Nigeria boss Lars Lagerback watched from the stands as a mostly locally-based squad ripped apart the Democratic Republic of Congo 5-2. Osas Idehen grabbed a brace, while European-based pair Victor Obinna and Peter Utaka chipped in with goals.

Lagerback said afterwards: “It was a good game. I saw some good players that could go to South Africa at the summer. My job has started. I will continue to shop around and see how a formidable team can emerge before the World Cup.”

Cote d'Ivoire 0 Korea Republic 2 in London
Korea produced an excellent display in their dress rehearsal for their World Cup match with Nigeria, defeating African side Cote d'Ivoire 2-0 in London. Returning national team member Lee Dong-Gook was the big story after producing a fine early volleyed goal.

Korea boss Huh Jung-Moo said: "We played very well and it is a good win for us but there is a lot of work still to do before the World Cup. We are not meeting again until May now but I will give the players homework to do on our opponents.”

Greece 0 Senegal 2 in Volos
Euro 2004 winners Greece were stunned 2-0 in their homeland by African upstarts Senegal. The Greeks' display was disjointed and their World Cup plans have been setback by the loss which occurred after Senegal netted twice in the last 20 minutes.

Greece boss Otto Rehhagel admitted: "We have a lot to do. I just found out that the Korea Republic defeated Ivory Coast 2-0 and that goes to show how, if we are going to survive our World Cup group, we will have to work harder."