Match 27 - Argentina vs Iran

Match 27 on June 21 at 1:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte

(Messi 91')
Man of the Match: Lionel Messi

Fulltime and its all over for Iran, Argentina are into the Round of 16

Iranian Fans #ARGvsIRN #TeamMelli #WorldCup2014 #Iran pic.twitter.com/tSpFNR7kWY
— Iran National Teams (@IRNNationalTeam) June 21, 2014

Iran defeated themselves with all those misses, They let Argentina in the game and Messi will always be such a threat even when he's quiet

01:30: Substitution - Di Maria leaves and Biglia comes in
01:30: Goal - Messi curls it into the top left corner from distance, what a shot

#classicpic #2010 #WorldCup #ARG #ARGvsIRN pic.twitter.com/GCHgqMicA3
— World cup Eye Candy (@WC2014Babes) June 21, 2014

01:28: Substitution - Haji Safi leaves the pitch, replaced by Reza Haghighi
01:26: Ghoochannejad is put through, he makes a runs into the box, the shot was nblocked well by Romero
01:25: Substitution - Dejagah leaves the pitch, replaced by Jahanbaksh
01:24: Palacio heads it towards goal, Haghighi palms it away
01:23: Ghoochannejad wins a freekick near the edge of the box, but the attempt was tame
01:22: Couple of balls in the Iranian box, Argentina couldn't take anything out of them
01:17: Substitution - Shojaei goes out and Heydari in for Iran. Higuain and Aguero goes out and Lavezzi and Palacio comes in for Argentina
01:15: Di Maria gets the ball in the box, shoots it on goal from the left, Haghighi directly on the way
01:14: Messi's freekick just wide on the left
01:13: Yellow Card - Shojaei is booked for a foul at the edge of the box

Exciting few minutes, Iran on the move strongly

01:07: Dejagah in the box, heads it just over the bar, what a chance. Romero just deflects it
01:04: Ghoochannejad and Safi miss a couple of chances to put their teams ahead
00:59: Messi makes a run and shoots from outside the box, just wide of the left post
00:54: Zabaleta fells Dejagah in the box, look like a foul but pebalty denied
00:53: Yellow Card - Nekounam tackles Gago and is booked
00:52:  What a chance for Iran to get ahead. Ghoochannejad's header directly goes to Romero, a foot either way would have found it's way in

It's halftime at Mineirao, it's boring except for Iran

Picture: tactics of this game #ARGvsIRN pic.twitter.com/73Zlq1w0kl
— barcastuff (@barcasstuff) June 21, 2014

00:43: Aguero shoots it desperately from the right wing on goal, Haghighi holds it

Iran are defending with purpose and Argentina are finding it tough to get chances

00:36: Messi freekick, Garay meets with his head but over the crossbar
00:32: Teymourian tackles Messi and concedes freekick at the edge of the box, Messi just puts it over
00:24: Rojo heads Di Maria's corner wide
00:22: Aguero curls it on target, Haghighi dives to his left and makes another good save
00:19: Di Maria shoots it well over the bar. Argentina are getting a bit aggressive
00:12: Higuain shoots from outside the ten yard box, Haghighi makes a great save
00:03: Iran has a chance from a freekick, Hosseini heads it wide

Argentina is having most of the possession but Iran are solid in defense

It's Kickoff

#ARG #IRN . pic.twitter.com/WMUfHwQoNZ
— World Football NewsJ (@transfer_wfng) June 21, 2014

Good luck #Iran #IRN We are gonna cheer for you. #ARGvsIRN pic.twitter.com/LRnhZEDqQ9
— fresh.azd (@FeeReeSHTeeH) June 21, 2014

Lineups

Argentina: Romero, Garay, Zabaleta, Gago, Di Maria, Higuain, Messi, Mascherano, Rojo, F. Fernandez, Aguero

Iran: Haghighi, Haji Safi, Hosseini, Sadeghi, Nekounam, Shojaei, Teymourian, Montarezi, Ghoochannejad, Dejagah, Pooladi

Referee: Milorad Mazic, Serbia

Head to Head: Argentina 0-1-0 Iran