Argentina vs Switzerland 5pm / Tue 1st

greenman09

That's why we love football. Those last 10 minutes

gucci

TheTownie wrote: »

He should defo try and put this under the wall.

easy call for us to make!

comongethappy

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Brazil and Argentina with all the luck in the world.

Indeed, both teams are so limited.

wonga77

Such a pity Argentina didn't score earlier to wake the Swiss up

Poor free kick. Hard luck Swiss. Definately had the better chances. I dont blame them for giving Messi the extra bit of attention. The guy is fúcking one hell of a genius.

Billy86

Was thinking he should've been sly and tried to go under the wall. Insane finish to the game, but Christ I really wanted some more penalty tension!

Fudge You

Hammer Archer wrote: »

The last 5 minutes have been ten times more exciting than the previous 115.

Because the Swiss decided to try and score.

AllGunsBlazing

Was that wall 10 yards?

Son Of A Vidic

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Brazil and Argentina with all the luck in the world.

And then we have the French, who don't need luck since they own the Refs.

j8wk2feszrnpao

Happy that Arg are going through, Swiss wanted pens since HT.
Brilliant run by Messi, doing his stuff as usual, and setting it up.
Nice finish from Di Maria.
If Di Maria keeps playing like that, Arg will suffer for it against the better teams. But it's hard not to like the guy as he just keeps going.

A Primal Nut

Goals have dried up in the second round but so much drama and excitement.

Washington Irving

Fudge You wrote: »

How is Shaqiri are hero. And Robben was a villian???

A dive is a dive.

People wanted Switzerland to win and the Netherlands to lose.

YFlyer

Alpine Messi :rolleyes:

Son Of A Vidic

Why didn't the Swiss play like that before they went behind?

Jelle1880

What a **** effort, just pass it sideways and blast it.

The Backwards Man

Argentina saved by a inanimate wooden object rooted to the pitch.

The post helped a bit too.

Darkglasses

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Was that wall 10 yards?

No, but then it was almost certainly a dive.

comongethappy

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Shocker of a FK.

Well, with the Argentinian players ignoring the spray-line with impunity what could he do?

TheTownie

gucci wrote: »

easy call for us to make!

Fortune favours the brave.

Paully D

comongethappy wrote: »

Indeed, both teams are so limited.

The way things are going, everyone will be saying the same when both teams meet in the final. :pac:

A Primal Nut

The goals have completely dried up in this second round but there is still so much drama and excitement in every game!!

Nuri Sahin

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Brazil and Argentina with all the luck in the world.

Can't compare the two, imo. Brazil getting a helping hand from the refs, Argentina from poor finishing by their opponents.

Corholio

Fudge You wrote: »

Because the Swiss decided to try and score.

Swiss had the best 3 chances of the game,

Fudge You

Washington Irving wrote: »

People wanted Switzerland to win and the Netherlands to lose.

Why?
Cause the swiss were underdogs? And The dutch weren't in their game???

keano_afc

Di Maria needs to be careful, if he keeps up that heart celebration he'll be getting a letter from Bale's solicitor.

Omackeral

tigger123 wrote: »

Dive.

He's at it all game. Horrible because there's no need for him to be like that.

Manach

Certainly a dramatic conclusion to the penultimate game of this stage.

Mr.Prodston

Did the Swiss keeper actually attempt a bicycle kick in Argentina's box?

This WC has officially had everything now :pac:

Son Of A Vidic

Unprecedented that none of the traditionally big teams have really impressed at this WC.

Corholio

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Can't compare the two, imo. Brazil getting a helping hand from the refs, Argentina from poor finishing by their opponents.

Not at all. This ref helping nonsense has stuck to Brazil since the first game without it being warranted since.

Francie Barrett

The Mig wrote: »

Di Maria lost possession 37 times in that game!

It was bound to happen.

Pro. F

Pro. F wrote: »

Accidents happen, especially after 100 minutes of running around in that heat. The reaction was so childish, fully deserved a booking.

Ah i agree with you. Just having a joke :pac:

Pro. F

How the Argentinian manager can't get more of a tune out of those attacking players is incredible. It's not like they've been starved of possession or always on the back foot either. The front four players just look like a bunch of strangers with no direction or ideas. Terrible stuff.

Washington Irving

Fudge You wrote: »

Why?
Cause the swiss were underdogs? And The dutch weren't in their game???

Presumably, yes. I'm with you here. A majority of neutrals probably favoured Mexico and Switzerland which is why the dives were received so differently. The fact Robben's won a penalty which decided the game brought a lot more attention to that too.

Iused2likebusts

Corholio wrote: »

Not at all. This ref helping nonsense has stuck to Brazil since the first game without it being warranted since.

Couldn't agree more it's nonsense. ON The luck thing I don't get it Brazil and argentina both deserved to go through .

Hank Scorpio

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Argentina saved by a inanimate wooden object rooted to the pitch.

You're an inanimate fackin object :pac:

Poor enough game, insane finish though!

Nuri Sahin

Hitzfeld has announced his retirement.

Son Of A Vidic

A pity it never went to penalties. While it is a cruel way to lose, I've really enjoyed them at this WC.

Nuri Sahin

Deleted User wrote: »

Can't compare the two, imo. Brazil getting a helping hand from the refs, Argentina from poor finishing by their opponents.

Not disagreeing on the refs helping Brazil at one time or another, but Argentina were quite fortunate in beating Bosnia, Iran, Nigeria and now, Switzerland.

tastyt

Higuain is the Argentine fred

Talib Fiasco

tastyt wrote: »

Higuain is the Argentine fred

If you watched any sort of football other than the World Cup you'd know that you're talking right out your arse.... Fred was never a quality player, Higuain is a world class striker and has been for a good few years. Higuain had a fine first season at Napoli, arguably better than Benzema's season at Madrid given the quality Benzema has around him....I'm sure if Madrid had kept him and sold Benzema he would have had an incredible goal tally for the season.

breffni bogballer

i see this 0-0 result in 90mins won somebody 100,000k on sky super6

RedemptionZ

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

If you watched any sort of football other than the World Cup you'd know that you're talking right out your arse.... Fred was never a quality player, Higuain is a world class striker and has been for a good few years. Higuain had a fine first season at Napoli, arguably better than Benzema's season at Madrid given the quality Benzema has around him....I'm sure if Madrid had kept him and sold Benzema he would have had an incredible goal tally for the season.

Higuain is a quality player but he's not world class. World class means you'd walk on to any team. I can think of a lot of strikers I'd have ahead of him, Zlatan, Falcao, Suarez, Costa(pre world cup) etc.

Talib Fiasco

RedemptionZ wrote: »

Higuain is a quality player but he's not world class. World class means you'd walk on to any team. I can think of a lot of strikers I'd have ahead of him, Zlatan, Falcao, Suarez, Costa(pre world cup) etc.

Higuain has been linked with very high profile teams, the latest Barcelona...one of the finest teams on the planet...so I'm pretty sure he could walk onto most teams and do a decent job...Of course he's not the best striker in the world but to compare him to Fred, who's best days were as an impact sub at Lyon is disgracefully ignorant.

Higuain had a better year than Falcao and has been very consistent over the years as well... Costa is incredibly overhyped due to one great season... If I was to buy either him or Higuain, it'd be the latter for sheer reliability and consistency. Like it or not, Higuain is definitely up there with the best out and out strikers in the world, making him world class for sure. Sure I can name strikers I'd pick before him, but not that many.