Group B: Greece v Nigeria preview

Otto Rehhagel, at 71 the oldest coach at the World Cup in South Africa, is not ready to return home with Greece just yet.

The German is determined to drive Greece to victory over Nigeria on Thursday and rekindle their hopes of progressing from Group B.

A 2-0 defeat by South Korea in the first match continued the Euro 2004 winners' dismal World Cup record.

Greece have lost all four games they have played in the finals. They have failed to score and have conceded 12 goals.

Yet Rehhagel, who led the nation to unexpected glory at the European Championships six years ago, is convinced they can turn things around.

"We still have an opportunity and can recover after losing the first game," said Rehhagel, whose side clinched a place among the elite with a dramatic play-off victory against Ukraine.

"First of all we have to keep our mistakes to a minimum. We have to play to our full potential and give everything.

"Of course we want to score goals. But I do not think we are that defensive. Perhaps if we had (Lionel) Messi, Kaka and (Cristiano) Ronaldo our style would be different."