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Magic,madness and France

Mohammad Isam
Lionel Messi provided the spark, Sani Kaita the madness and a former champion's expected capitulation took shape as the World Cup finished its first week of action.
It was a high-octane day as Argentina thrived in attacking options in their 4-1 win over South Korea while the strongest African team, Nigeria, pressed the self-destruct button when they were on the ascendancy to lose 2-1 to Greece. But France provided the exclamation point with yet another characterless effort in their 0-2 loss to Mexico.
While Nigeria and France showed how not to play football perhaps, it was Argentina who could provide the blueprint for an allattacking team, though their defensive lapses provide their fans with heartstoppingmoments.
The South American
giants, with their boss Diego Maradona prowling at the touchline, meant business from the word go. Messi's floated free-kick in the 17th minute provided the first goal but it came from the shin of a Korean — Park Chu-Young — who scored an own goal, the second of the tournament at the Soccer City.
And while Messi was the keen provider for the Argentines, the man who was responsible for finishing off each of the next three was Gonzalo Higuain. The Real Madrid front man headed in his first in the 33rd minute before slamming home a rebound made by Messi who had beaten two defenders in the box and hit the post in the 76th minute. Higuain completed the competition's first hattrick and his country's third at the World Cup with an 80th minute goal, that was Argentina's fourth.
But the Koreans could be forgiven for their defensive lapses as they continued to
look like a fine setup and they still have a chance to move to the second round.
While Argentina glowed, France simply wilted.
The 1998 champions looked like a side uninterested to say the least and were duly punished, although Javier Hernandez's 64th minute goal had a hint
of off-side. But it was apt against a side who created only a few chances and seemed distracted. The Mexicans then finished things off when Cuauhtemoc Blanco converted a late penalty.
The Greece-Nigeria tie would have warranted the least amount of attention on
a day but Sani Kaita's needless kick out at Vasileios Torosidis made sure the Super Eagles lost momentum although they led 1-0 at that stage.
The Greeks cashed in, putting tremendous pressure on the Nigeria defence and just before half-time, Salpingidis scored the equaliser (incidentally Greece's first ever World Cup goal) that deflected off Lukman Haruna's boot.
Later, Dimitrios Torosidis latched on to a rebound after Alexandros Tziolis's powerful shot was too much for goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. And as they held the 2-1 lead, Greece notched up their first-ever win in the tournament's history.
Argentina are all but through to the second round but it isn't the case with South Korea or Nigeria and while France are almost out, Mexico took a big step in their progress.