The second World Cup friendly for Greece and this time around the result is a bit better. At least offensively. However, a draw with North Korea is not exactly a major achievement.
Both goals for Greece were scored from set pieces. Being able to achieve that is very important, especially against South Korea since they have some trouble defending set pieces.
Defensively there still a lot of work to do. If we do not exhibit the kind of tenacious defending, tactical discipline, and strength that we showed in 2004 then we will play 3 games and then go home. So far we have not shown much on the defensive side of the ball. In today’s game we could not contain the North Korean forwards.
In other games:
- Nigeria 0 – Saudi Arabia 0: Not a very good performance from Nigeria under the guidance of their brand new coach.
- Argentina 5 – Canada 0: ‘Nough said!
Next (and final) World Cup warm-up game for Greece is on June 2 against Paraguay (which lost 2-1 to the Republic of Ireland today.)
Reports:
GOAL.com: Greece 2-2 North Korea: Rapid-Fire Greeks Held
FIFA.com: Draws all around for finalists
IN.gr: Φιλική ισοπαλία της εθνικής ομάδας με τη Βόρεια Κορέα
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