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SOUTH KOREA

Veteran defender Lee Young-pyo thinks the success of South Korea's World Cup finals campaign will depend on their opening game against Greece.

"I can't say we're pleased with the draw, but we accept it," he told FIFA.com.

"For me, that match against Greece will be the most important game of all in the group stage, because if we can win it we'll be in better shape to take on Argentina and Nigeria."

"We've picked up plenty of victories with him over the last two years. I also think that South Korean football has evolved enormously during those two years," he added.

Striker Martin Palermo may have enhanced his World Cup chances with another fluke goal, a backward header that put Boca Juniors in front against Independiente during his team's 3-2 win.

Palermo, who has a knack for pulling rabbits out of the hat, will be looking to stake a final claim with coach Diego Maradona in Wednesday's friendly against Haiti in the southern Andean town of Cutral-Co.

Nigeria have moved their World Cup base from Durban to Richards Bay, some 170km north on South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal coast.