World Cup Draw Reaction : Argentina

Argentina express caution as they draw Nigeria, Greece and South Korea in their World Cup 2010 group.

"It's not an easy group," Argentina general manager Carlos Bilardo said. "On the contrary, I think it's very difficult. In 1990, everybody thought that Cameroon was easy and we ended up losing the first match. Korea are strong, but we know them very well. Nigeria are difficult, too, and Greece have shown in recent years that they can compete against big teams. If it wasn't Greece, it could have been Portugal or France, so we can't complain."


Argentina World Cup winners in 1978 and 1986, had hoped that the appointment of Diego Maradona as coach would inspire the team to another triumph. But the team failed to find any form in qualifying and advanced as the fourth-place finisher in South America. Now it has a tough group against Nigeria, South Korea and 2004 European champion Greece.