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With Gonzalo Higuain scoring a hat trick and Lionel Messi in the thick of the action, stylish Argentina is on the brink of advancing at the World Cup. The Albiceleste beat South Korea 4-1 on Thursday as their fans outcheered the vuvuzelas, giving them six points off two victories in Group B. Argentina is alone in first place, three points ahead of both South Korea and Greece with a game left in group play. The Greeks beat Nigeria 2-1 later Thursday. Greece claimed its first World Cup win, rallying to beat 10-man Nigeria 2-1 in a World Cup Group B match on Thursday. Vassilis Torosidis poked home a loose ball in the 71st minute after a mistake from Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama to make history for Greece, which had lost all four previous World Cup matches and never had scored a goal.
