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Mascherano has been terrifying in this game

I love Messi more than most of the members of my family

Flip, what's the story with these games at altitude. Do the non-native teams just get tired really early on?

Messi goal. Di Maria and Messi really up for this

Ecuador are really going for this. Hopefully leave more space at the back for Argentina

Fucking hell. This ain't happening for Argentina

Robben's last game for Holland tonight. One of the most exciting players you'll ever see, legend

Wish El Clasico was on soon. Would be canny. Think Barca are playing Atletico the weekend mind

UDI? Unsanctioned Declaration of Independence?

You bipolar or something? Presume Yedlin is going to the World Cup anyway

Dunno like, think he’d make a good political activist. Honestly think there is a good chance that he would have been some sort of IRA terrorist. Exactly the sort of conclusion I'd expect you to jump to like. People are quick to say about some footballers that without football they could have become criminals. With McClean’s past being shown it’s not hard to imagine that some members that remain of the IRA would be targeting people like him. Football could well have given him an outlet, a future, and saved him from being targeted from those types of people. You really don't help yourself like. He's right though. All based on the numerous examples of failed footballers in Ireland and Northern Ireland who've turned to the country's only other option, being a criminal and subsequently being seduced by the IRA. You're both daft in the head. It's based on his IRA sympathies, hero worship of McGuinness and clear hatred of this country. Not sure what your motives are for defending this odious little cunt but i form my opinions from what he has said and done in the past. Born 30 years earlier and no good at football and he would been prime recruiting material for the IRA. Aye, hero worship of McGuinness who helped bring in the Good Friday agreement when McClean was a child which ensured he had a much better childhood than those who went before him

Dunno like, think he’d make a good political activist. Honestly think there is a good chance that he would have been some sort of IRA terrorist. Exactly the sort of conclusion I'd expect you to jump to like. People are quick to say about some footballers that without football they could have become criminals. With McClean’s past being shown it’s not hard to imagine that some members that remain of the IRA would be targeting people like him. Football could well have given him an outlet, a future, and saved him from being targeted from those types of people. McClean's never been in trouble off the pitch and has done loads of good things for people, paying for numerous life changing operations for kids, paid for funeral costs and has donated money to the homeless of Derry

We cannot play football but fucking hell we can fight and work like fucking dogs. So proud. Great result

Glad to have you on board. Makes a change from the usual hate

Strachan is absolutely obsessed with size according to some Celtic fans I know

The Scots are one of the more gutless nations

How might we not win the group if we've already qualified? I dunno, couldn’t we come second? No

Think its the kind of thing that should be left to the manager aye

Canny

Wish Murphy was this good when we had Robbie Keane

Murphy again. Great header

Daryl Murphy is like Benjamin Button. 1 nil

Can't do anything with him? Their results are absolutely miles better with him

Aye but isn't the playoff against New Zealand? Even if they don't get through automatically, they'll be there. It's no different to when Portugal had to go through a playoff with Ronaldo. There was never any real danger of them not qualifying. What the fuck are you on about? They have to go to Ecuador at altitude and win. They've won there once in the last ten occasions and that was in 2001. If Paraguay hadn't scored two goals in the last five minutes it was totally out of their hands. Never any danger ffs Forgive my ignorance, but can they not qualify with a draw? (via the playoff v New Zealand) A draw in their game, Paraguay lose or draw v Venezeula (unlikely, but possible) and Peru lose v Columbia (or Peru beat Columbia by 2 goals) and they’ll be in the playoff, no? Or does it go on a ridiculous head to head rather than GD? You're correct but those scenarios won't happen

Because they missed loads of easy chances. Just look at their results without Messi. They can't do anything without him. Argentina had better chances than Germany in the World Cup Final and Neuer should have been sent off which people forget. And you simply cannot compare us to Argentina. Argentina have to deal with teams playing 11 men behind the ball every game, we don't