World Cup update: Day 7

PHUKET: Argentina went on a scoring spree against Korea Republic with Gonzalo Higuain firing the first hat-trick of this Fifa World Cup to take a huge step towards the last 16, beating the Asians 4-1.

Meanwhile in Bloemfontein, Dimitrios Salpingidis and Vasileios Torosidis scored to earn Greece a 2-1 comeback victory over a Nigerian team that played most of the match with 10 men.

France, Fifa World Cup finalists in 2006, are on the verge of crashing out of the 2010 event after losing 2-0 to Mexico in Polokwane’s Peter Mokaba Stadium.

Tonight’s matches:

Port Elizabeth: Germany vs Serbia at 6:30pm;

Johannesburg: Slovenia vs USA at 9pm;

Cape Town: England vs Algeria at 1:30am, tomorrow morning.

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