The Greeks take on an Argentina side who are in blazing form in their final Group B clash. Even if they can fight for a draw and steal one point, it might not be enough to go through to the second round.
At the back of coach Otto Rehhagel's mind must be the fact that for the first half hour of the game against Nigeria in Bloemfontein's Free State Stadium, his side looked pretty shoddy.
Tackles were missed, the ball was easily given away, and the team struggled to get going. After Nigeria's Kalu Uche scored in the 16th minute, it was beginning to look like the Africans could rack up an embarrassing score line.
Then Nigeria's Sani Kaita was sent off in the 33rd minute for a foolish moment of petulance, kicking at Vassilis Torosidis when the ball was out of play.
"We are going to take on Argentina, a world class team," Rehhagel said after the match.
"They will clearly be better than us and we have got to see how to cope with them. First of all we are happy to have a chance to qualify. We all know the Argentine team is of extraordinary quality."
"I don't care what happens now," said scorer Torosidis. "I'm just delighted for the team, and for the fans who never stopped believing in us."
"Argentina are not going to play with their first team so we have a chance," said Athens businessman Nikos Paschalikis as he watched highlights of the game in a Bloemfontein shopping mall packed with happy Greek supporters after the game.
