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Onto Group B now and its a group that could be one of the most hotly contested in the whole competition.Group BArgentinaStrengths: The depths in their attacking talent. In Gonzalo Higuain, Lionel Me si, Diego Milito, Angel Di Maria and Carlos Tevez the Argentineans have plenty of top cla s options going forward with the best strike-force in the competition. Lionel Me si is the best player in the World at the minute and Me si and Higuain were the top two scorers in La Liga. Another advantage is the fact they can leave out Esteban Cambia so and Javier Zanetti and still look like they have a top quality World Cup squad.Weakne ses: The manager; Diego Maradona. The man is quite simply barmy but superbly entertaining at the same time. Whether it is telling journalists that they take it up the a**e Starlin Castro Jersey  or making sure his team had 24 hour acce s to ice-cream during the World Cup, that was most likely just for him judging by his figure, he makes the headlines. He called up 104 players during the South American qualifying campaign where a talented Argentinean squad scrapped through and looks set to play with four centre backs in South AfricaKey Player: Could it be anyone else but Lionel Me si? The best player in the World can match his managers fame in his native country if he can excel on the international stage and bring the Jules Remit trophy back to Argentina. In recent seasons his international form has been good without reaching the scintillating standards he has for Barca. Many point the finger at Maradona for not allowing him  Jeff Locke Jersey to roam like the Catalonian outfit do but a player of Me sis talent will be impo sible to keep quiet in South Africa. GreeceStrengths: They are organised and always are the underdogs, the status which they thrive under. Otto Rehhagel the manager has done a sterling job with a fairly average Greece side up to now. The side are organised and will not allow teams to simply beat them by their own errors; to beat the Greeks you have to play well. This is highlighted by the fact they only conceded more than one goal in qualifying once. This strategy has seen Greece rise up the football ladder in recent times winning Euro 2004 and the side are still ranked 13th in the World. Severely under-rated.Weakne ses: The lack of real Miami Marlins Jersey  talent and creativity in the squad. Giorgios Karagounis used to provide this but he is now 33. There is also a lack of young players coming through with only one player in the squad under the age of 23.Key Player: Theofanis Gekas. The striker spearheads the Greek attack and has done for many years now. He was top goalscorer in European qualifyingnettingten timesin as many games. He will need to continue this form for his country to provide them with the goals needed to reach the second round.South KoreaStrengths: Experience in major competitions. The South Koreans have qualified for the World Cup 9 times in their history, as many times as the likes of Holland have. They also have two very creative wingers in Park Ji-Sung and Lee Chung-Yong and are very well drilled, their unbeaten qualification  Wei-Yin Chen Jersey campaign which saw them only concede four goals highlights this. As a bit of usele s information, every one of their players has a double-barrelled surname.Weakne ses: A lack of fire power up-front means they may struggle to score goals against the talented Argentineans and the organised Greeks. Veteran striker Ahn Jung-Hwan still starts up front but his goalscoring record is poor  17 goals in 71 appearances. Unlikely to repeat 2002s heroics.Key Player: Park Ji-Sung.The talented player has become a key part of the Manchester United team in recent times and has become his countrys star performer. He works tirele sly and is very comfortable on the ball. He would be a real a set to most the teams in the competition.NigeriaStrengths: The Nigerians po ses real pace and power. Peter Odemwingie and Chinedu Obasi are both lightening over on the wings. Obafemi Martins is a whippet up-front and the familiar Yakubu provides the power to trouble any defence in the competition.Victor Obinha is also very quick and generally used as Jose Fernandez Jersey  an impact substitute.Weakne ses: Sticking to trend with the African teams the defence is very suspect. Joseph Yobo and Danny Shittu do not fill supporters with confidence. Unfortunately they have had an injury to their best player, John Obi Mikel, which has ruled him out of the competition and will be a major blow to their chances. The fact that their squad could all be about 4 years older than they say they are is also a danger  it is very hard to track Nigerian players birth dates.Key Player: Yakubu. An explosive striker that can be a real threat on his day; he is well rounded with pace, power and a thunderous shot. He is key to the Nigerians style and holds the ball up for the faster players around him to be able to come into play and he can also score a fair few himself. He has a decent record of 20 goals in 50 caps so far for his country.Prediction For Final Group Standings1) Argentina2) Nigeria3) South Korea4) Greece