Both sides desperately need points from the clash in Bloemfontein's Free State Stadium to keep alive their hopes of reaching the second round. The omens do not favour the Greeks.
Nigeria have largely kept their own counsel at their camp at Richards Bay north of Durban, where the British army planned its campaign against the Zulus in the 19th Century.
The Super Eagles could take some encouragement from Saturday's 1-0 defeat against an adventurous Argentina side in Johannesburg, a game lit up by Lionel Messi.
Nigeria's Swedish coach Lars Lagerback will have to decide whether to stick with Chinedu Obasi on the right side of the attack, after he started promisingly but tired quickly and was replaced by the experienced Peter Odemwingie on the hour.
Although a perennial powerhouse in African soccer, Nigeria have struggled to blend seasoned veterans with the younger generation. Lagerback was appointed in February after Shaibu Amodu's sacking but has only worked with the players since May.
All four of Nigeria's World Cup wins have been against European opposition including a 2-0 win over Greece in 1994.
"We have got to examine the last match very carefully and then we will try to improve in a very sober manner and learn our lessons," the 71-year-old German said.
"Basically, we played into our opponents' hands from the seventh minute (when Korea got their first goal)."
"We have shown in big matches in recent years that we always have a compact defence and we play with fast counter-attacks and that's what we must do again," he told a news conference.
