2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Match 60 on July 5 at 1:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Estadio N

(Higuain 8')      
Man of the Match: Gonzalo Higuain

Lineups

Argentina: Romero, Garay, Zabaleta, Biglia, Di Maria, Higuain, Messi, Mascherano, Demichelis, Lavezzi, Basanta

Belgium: Courtois, Alderweireld, Kompany, Vertonghen, Witsel, De Bruyne, Fellaini, Hazard, Mirallas, Van Buyten, Origi

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli, Italy

Head to Head: Argentina 3-0-1 Belgium

Match 55 on July 1 at 1:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo

(Di Maria 118')                    
Man of the Match: Lionel Messi

End of Normal Time: Argentina 0-0 Switzerland

Lineups

Argentina: Romero, Garay, Zabaleta, Gago, Di Maria, Higuain, Messi, Mascherano, Rojo, Fernandez, Lavezzi

Switzerland: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner, Inler, Xhaka, Behrami, Rodriguez, Mehmedi, Drmic, Djourou, Schar, Shaqiri

Referee: Jonas Eriksson, Sweden

Head to Head: Argentina 4-2-0 Switzerland

Match 43 on June 25 at 1:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

        (Musa 4' 47')    (Messi 3' 45', Rojo 50')
Man of the Match: Lionel Messi

Nigeria

World Cup Record

16 Matches - W05, D03, L08

Manager

Stephen Keshi, Nigeria

Argentina

World Cup Record

72 Matches - W39, D13, L20

Manager

Alejandro Sabella, Argentina

Match Facts

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

Match 11 on June 15 at 7:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Estadio do Maracena, Rio De Janeiro

(Kolasinac 3' (OG), Messi 65') (Ibisevic 85')            
Man of the Match: Lionel Messi

Fulltime - Argentina win but Bosnia impresses
First Goal for Bosnia & Herzegovina in World Cup. Good performance overall

01:27: Substitution - Aguero is taken off, replaced by Biglia
01:25: Goal - Ibisevic scores, rolled through the keeper into the net. The game is still on
01:21: Messi gets the ball, makes a run and released it to Aguero, his cross is intercepted by Spahic

Argentina looks solid now, but Bosnia will be pumped up if they manage to score one now


01:16: Aguero makes a run but hits it wide
01:14: Substitution - Misimovic also leaves, replaced by Medunjanin
01:11: Substitution - Hajrovic goes out and Visca comes in, another attacking option
01:10: Hajrovic commits foul on Di Maria
01:09: Substitution - Mujdza is replaced by Ibisevic, more attack for Bosnia
01:05: Goal - Messi finally scores, wonderful goal. Messi has arrived in Brazil
01:03: Yellow Card - Spahic tackles hard on Aguero, he's booked for that foul. Freekick in the range, Messi gets it over
01:01: Besic long range attempt goes over. A bit optimistic effort
00:59: Messi almost setup by Gago, Bosnia defense up to the task
00:58: Hajrovic cross into the box, Argentina scrambles to save the attempt
00:55: Messi sets up Aguero who sends it into the orbit
00:54: Hajrovic extracts another save from Romero
00:49: Fernandez tackles Dzeko in front of the area, Hajrovic freekick held firmly by Romero
00:45: Substitution - Higuain comes in for Rodriguez and Gago replaces Campagnaro
Argentina changes their formation from 5-3-2 to 4-3-3 at halftime

Pjanic and Mascherano calling shots for their teams respectively. Messi and Dzeko largely ineffective. Romero kept busy

00:45: Di Maria feeds Messi, he makes a run but Bosnian defense is solid enough
00:41: Pjanic delivers a corner and Lulic heads on target, Romero dives to make a save
00:33: Dzeko puts it over the bar, great chance, Lulic was lurking on his left
00:32: Begovic blocks Mascherano's shot
00:29: Lulic is delivered the ball in the box but he's offside
00:25: Yellow Card - Rojo tackles and is booked. Misimovic's freekick troubles Argentina but it's safe
00:21: Messi gets the ball in the penalty area, but he's crowded out

Apart from that unfortunate own goal, Bosnia seems up to the task

00:14: Mascherano commits a foul, freekick near the edge of the area, Pjanic slams into the wall
00:13: Hajrovic alone in the box fed by Pjanic, Romero saves brilliantly

Kolasinac had no voluntary involvement in that goal, the ball bounced of him into the net

00:03: Goal - Argentina scores, Bosnia begins World Cup with an own goal, Kolasinac the unlucky culprit. Messi's freekick resulted in a goal

Lineups

70 Matches - W37, D13, L20

Alejandro Sabella, Argentina

00 Matches - W00, D00, L00

Safet Susic, Bosnia

Referee: Joel Aguilar, El Salvador

Head to Head: Argentina 2-0-0 Bosnia