This morning, Argentina secured maximum points after beating Greece 2-0.
And in the other Group B match, South Korea and Nigeria played to a 2-2 draw.
That allowed the Koreans to advance into the round of 16 with 4 points, as Greece finished with 3 and the Super Eagles return home with only 1 point.
With the draw, South Korea march on to face Group A winners, Uruguay.
Last night, the South Americans beat Mexico 1-0 to finish on 7 points.
And despite the loss, the Mexicans were 2nd on 4 points and will next face Diego Maradona's team.
As for France, they lost 2-1 to South Africa and finished at the bottom of the table with only 1 point and 1 goal scored in 3 matches.
But South Africa who were level with Mexico on points, fail to advance due to an inferior goal-difference.
Local fans can however take heart that Bafana Bafana ended their campaign on a winning note.
In local football action,
And after 4 games without a win, Geylang United beat Sengkang Punggol FC 2-0 at the Hougang Stadium last night.
The win puts the Eagles in 4th place and 9 points off the lead.
And speaking of the league leaders, Etoile FC look poised to lose several players in the S-league's current transfer window.
Khaled Kharroubi and Leeroy Anton have both left the French setup while captain Mathias Verschave and 2 others are also reportedly unsettled and on the verge of leaving.
But despite earlier reports, head coach Patrick Valle will remain till the end of the season.
Etoile FC with a 2-point lead over 2nd placed Tampines Rovers, are looking to be the 1st foreign club ever to lift the S-league trophy.
For more details on the French club, do get your copy of the TODAY paper.
Group 1B vs 2A
Match: Last 16 second round
Date: 27-06-2010
Time: 20:30 until 23:00(CET)
2:30pm (ET) on ABC
Vanue: Johannesburg, South Africa
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