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Greece suffer Senegal setback

Marseille forward Mamadou Niang gave the African visitors the lead with a neat finish in the 71st minute and substitute Guirane Ndaw's stunning free-kick doubled the advantage with 10 minutes left.

Greece, who qualified for the World Cup following a 1-0 aggregate victory over Ukraine in the European play-offs, struggled to make an impression in a disjointed display against their opponents, who failed to qualify for South Africa.

Greek keeper Alexandros Tzorvas was quick to come off his line, however, and the Panathinaikos man blocked Niang's shot brilliantly with his legs.

The 26-year-old Steaua Bucharest striker's low centre was just too strong for Giorgos Samaras, who failed to make contact as he slid in at full stretch.

It proved an ominous sign as Niang broke the deadlock. The Marseille forward raced on to Demba Ba's pass before turning Liverpool defender Sotiris Kyrgiakos and slotting calmly into the bottom left corner.