"Germany have been absolutely superb. It'd be fair to say this is a pretty big deal in both countries. Paolo Calcagno (Italy)[7]Stefano Ayroldi (Italy)[7]Fourth official: Man I love the World Cup. Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay), Assistant referees: Throw in some of the world’s greatest players, two coaches who like their teams to attack and two countries with some serious World Cup history, and you’ve got the kind of match-up that makes football fans go weak at the knees. Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Argentina made two changes at the break, bringing on Acuna for Rojo and Ocampos for Correa. They've got width and create space, movement, and great passing of the ball and control of it. It's a sad sight. From Chris1018: "Just throwing this out there, could it be possible that Messi leaves this World Cup without scoring a goal? Die Mannschaft are trying to play their way out of trouble with one-touch passing and do so with great skill, but Argentina are relentless at present and keep winning the ball back. When Germany go forward, they look alarmingly clinical. Vladimir Stojković (Serbia), Assistant referees: Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)[10] Live game, news, stats, videos, lineups, bets. [2], Assistant referees: They're now crunching into the tackles all over the pitch and Kimmich is on the receiving end of a painful looking kick form Pererya in the centre circle. The Leverkusen forward replaces fellow attacker Dybala. Fifth official: If beating England en route to this meeting is some sort of omen, then Germany are favourites today - as if you needed reminding. Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) Altemir Hausmann (Brazil)[7], Assistant referees: But he fired wastefully over, not that it appeared to matter much at that point. Argentina have scored 10 goals and Germany nine, making them the top two so far in South Africa. Pranav Soneji will kick off coverage of Paraguay v Spain shortly, I'll see you soon. Now I know I've already said this, but before we get focusing on the monster Argentina-Germany tie this afternoon, let's not under-estimate Spain-Paraguay later. ", As Dan Walker alludes to below, Fifa spokesman Pekka Odriozol has revealed the body will consider whether to hand Luis Suarez a one- or a two-match ban for his handball last night. Today, I’m wondering if my two favourite teams in the 2010 tournament, Germany and Argentina, can both win. Bertino Miranda (Portugal) It hits the frame of the upright though and Argentina can clear. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. As a nine-year-old whose only experiences of the greatest show on earth had ended in devastating defeats to these two countries, I wondered if there was any way they could both somehow lose. Or something like that, from Diego Maradona. Lukas Podolski (Germany), Assistant referees: The match is yet to really settle, though, with plenty of turnovers in midfield and attacks petering out. There's a murmur of excitement from the crowd for the first time this game as Havertz jinks away from his man in midfield and dinks a lovely ball forward for Gnabry to chase down the right. Still, it has at least provided this World Cup with yet another talking point. Germany are given a free-kick in a promising position, about 30 yards out and over to the right. Match Details For Argentina vs Germany. ", From Farslayer: "The Argentines are a pretty good team too, but they don't have the German's pace and can't control the Jabulani that well. Text me on 81111 (UK) or +44 7786200666 (worldwide), I'm on Twitter @sampatricklyon or you can always get involved on 606. Diego Maradona sends on midfielder Javier Pastore for defender Nicolas Otamendi, who has had a poor afternoon. Our man in Johannesburg Jonathan Stevenson has just pointed out to me that Diego Maradona has in fact already hosted his own chat show. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Bastian Schweinsteiger curls over a wickedly inswinging free-kick from the left and after Thomas Mueller glances it towards goal, Sergio Romero is in no-man's land and the ball hits his right leg before flying into the net. Adam, Peterborough: "Mascherano is of vital importance today, protecting that space between the lines where Ozil operates so well. Incredible quick thinking and Ghana still had the chance to win it but didn't take that chance that's not suarez fault he did what he had to do for his nation. Yes Luis stuck his hand out but it's not cheating. Argentina are looking far more compact at the back this half. I spent half of yesterday reeling. Doesn’t football do funny things to people? William Torres (El Salvador)[10], Man of the Match: There was no alternative but for me to do that.". Surely he won’t leave South Africa without scoring a goal? Netherlands striker Robin van Persie has been taken to hospital for a scan on an arm injury. From BCFC_MassiveAttack: "Argentina v Germany, two teams we love to hate. I'm so excited I cannot stop smiling inanely. We're in for a treat this evening as two star-studded sides go head-to-head in a mouth-watering clash in Dortmund. For all the talk of the flair teams at this World Cup, the pace, movement and intelligent off-the-ball work of this Germany side takes some beating. Two yellow cards in five games and he'd have to miss the biggest game of his career? Nigeria, Argentina and Bulgaria qualified for the second round, where Nigeria and Argentina lost their next matches to Italy (2–1) and Romania (3–2), respectively, with Bulgaria reaching the semi-finals. Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay) They switch positions brilliantly too, making the front players so hard to pick up.

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