Higuain hat-trick gives Argentina victory

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Johannesburg: Gonzalo Higuain scored the first hat-trick of this World Cup as Argentina took a huge step towards the second round when they thrashed South Korea 4-1 in their Group B match at Soccer City on Thursday.

Diego Maradona's confident side went ahead when Park Chu-young put through his own net after 17 minutes. They doubled their advantage when Higuain stayed onside after eluding the defence to pick his spot with a header 16 minutes later.

Higuain made it 3-1 with a tap-in after 76 minutes and got completed hat-trick with another header in the 80th.

Image:Gonzalo Higuain, who scored a hat-trick, celebrates after one of his goals

Text: Reuters

Images: AP

Coverage: FIFA World Cup