The South Americans, making their first World Cup appearance since 1998, beat Greece 3-0 in their Group C opener in Belo Horizonte on Saturday with goals from Pablo Armero, Teofilo Gutierrez and James Rodriguez.
“We are very happy to have taken this win,” Pekerman said.
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