Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland (Argentina and Poland qualify)

[Rafalove]

Subs have worked a treat

[Conjo]

Jimenez casually strolling on for Mexico second game in a row.

 

 

[gbandit]

Argentina are technically gifted all over the pitch but the amount of unbelievably simple passes they just lay off to Mexico is ridiculous. Thank fuck for Messi digging them out of another hole 

[Donut]

Mexico are awful as well. They've barely created a decent chance for about 170 minutes of football so far.

[TRon]

Just now, Donut said:

Mexico are awful as well. They've barely created a decent chance for about 170 minutes of football so far.

 

They basically just parked the bus. It would have worked as well but for a pretty great strike from Messi. I can see Argentina finding space now and getting a second.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Game is being played at a fast pace now, Argentina need to slow it down 

[SiLvOR]

Christ that touch from De Paul

[Rafalove]

Beauty

[Yorkie]

Another stunning finish. Fair play, Argies, they got it done. 

[LiquidAK]

What a finish

[nemtizz]

Great goal. Sensational assist iyam

[Geordie Ahmed]

Lush finish that, would love to see Fernandez at the toon

[Deuce]

Enzo 

[Bizza]

Great goal, Argies finally waking up. 

[TRon]

Well that was a hell of a finish.

[Rafalove]

Get Messi off now. Save his legs.

[Pilko]

Argies starting to come to the boil. People will soon forget that Saudi defeat if they keep improving, I'd not be writing them off just yet.

[bigfella]

Almiron-esque finish. 

[Dandy Man]

If Pickford had let that in there'd be a lot of arm length comments (I thought it was a great finish and Pickford does have T Rex arms)

[gbandit]

Argentina have had several decent breaks into Mexico’s half where someone running with the ball has taken an awful touch and the whole thing has fallen apart. They look really sloppy. Hopefully Messi can keep dragging them through games 

[Rafalove]

Just now, Pilko said:

Argies starting to come to the boil. People will soon forget that Saudi defeat if they keep improving, I'd not be writing them off just yet.

 

 

Exactly. It’s not how you start the tournament. It’s how you finish it. I think one of the reasons England have done well over the last few years is because we have managed our energy well.

 

Argentine on 2006, I think started the tournament with some of the best football seen at a World Cup but couldn’t maintain it, and crashed out in the knockout stages despite everyone saying they were unstoppable.

[Pata]

How do Benfica and Porto do their thing year after year with South Americans? I saw that Benfica paid €12m for Enzo Fernandez this summer. Guaranteed profit of tens of millions already.

[Rafalove]

2 minutes ago, Pata said:

How do Benfica and Porto do their thing year after year with South Americans? I saw that Benfica paid €12m for Enzo Fernandez this summer. Guaranteed profit of tens of millions already.

 

 

Think he’s rated at a hundred mil

[cubaricho]

4 minutes ago, Pata said:

How do Benfica and Porto do their thing year after year with South Americans? I saw that Benfica paid €12m for Enzo Fernandez this summer. Guaranteed profit of tens of millions already.

Going to be us next brother. 

[ponsaelius]

Glad about that. Mexico offered nowt other than violence so great to see a couple of bits of quality to win the game. 

 

Winning by two clear goals means there is actually a relatively good chance a draw against Poland will get them through (only a Saudi win would realistically put them out in that scenario - as can't see this Mexico side running up a 3 or 4 goal win).