World Cup daily: Saturday 12 June 2010 - Scotsman.com Sport
England's first clash of the World Cup against the USA dominates the headlines, but today also marks the start of the real testing ground for Diego Maradona as Argentina manager.
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Lee Jung-soo pops up to score the opener
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