Mexico's chief offensive weapon in the first half was left-back Oscar Salcido, who regularly found himself in advanced positions, but his execution could not match his intent.

BBC: France 0-2 Mexico

However, it was Greece who had the first genuine goalscoring chance of the match inside two minutes when unmarked left-back Vasileios Torosidis thumped a half-volley from 10 yards just over from Georgios Karagounis's corner.

BBC: South Korea 2-0 Greece

The youngster, who had moved from full-back to fly-half when Jones left the field, was named as man-of-the-match.

BBC: Dragons 9-14 Scarlets