GEO 436 JOHANNESBURG: Argentina take on South Korea on Thursday with a place in the World Cup’’s last 16 at stake as coach Diego Maradona makes just one change to his side by leaving out Juan Veron. The 35-year-old midfielder has been struggling to shake off a minor knock after Argentina’’s opening World Cup 1-0 win over Nigeria last Saturday. Liverpool winger Maxi Rodriguez comes into the team as Maradona looks to tighten up his side’’s finishing against the live-wire South Koreans in the Group B clash at Johannesburg’’s Soccer City stadium. Victory for either side would virtually assure them a place in the World Cup’’s knock-out phase. Maradona’’s opposite number Huh Jung-Moo has also made a single change from the side which beat Greece 2-0 in their opening game with defender Oh Beom-Seok taking over from Cha Du-Ri on the right side of the defence. Argentina: Sergio Romero – Gabriel Heinze, Walter Samuel, Martin Demichelis, Jonas Gutierrez – Javier Mascherano (capt.), Angel Di Maria, Gonzalo Higuain, Maxi Rodriguez – Carlos Tevez, Lionel Messi. Coach: Diego Maradona (ARG) South Korea: Jung Sung-Ryong – Oh Beom-Seok, Cho Yong-Hyung, Lee Young-Pyo, Lee Jung-Soo – Ki Sung-Yueng, Park Ji-Sung (capt.), Kim Jung-Woo, Lee Chung-Yong, Yeom Ki-Hun – Park Chu-Young. Coach: Huh Jung-Moo (KOR) Referee: Frank de Bleeckere (BEL)
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