Coach unhappy Lionel Messi not punished after three fouls Eden Hazard and Toby Alderweireld booked for first offences Belgium departed the World Cup with a snarl after their coach, Marc Wilmots, suggested Lionel Messi had been afforded special protection by the officials and claimed Argentina were…
05 Jul » GuardianArgentinas players bounced in unison in front of the banks of compatriots in sky blue and white on the final whistle here, some in their number ripping off their shirts and swirling them round in celebration to mimic those in the stands. This team burst through a psychological barrier in overcoming…
05 Jul » GuardianMessi becomes more important to Argentina as the tournament progresses but Belgium were less than the sum of their parts Continue reading...
05 Jul » GuardianMercurial No10 shows his class to take Argentina into the World Cup semi-finals with a 1-0 win over Belgium With the repercussions of Neymars broken vertebra reverberating throughout Brazil, the question of how football protects (or more pertinently fails to protect) the maverick attacking talents…
05 Jul » GuardianPaul Hayward: Dazzling display against Belgium carried echoes of Maradona scaring defenders in 1982
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05 Jul » GuardianAll the best images from Brasilia where the Albicelestes take on the Red Devils for a place in the semi-finals Continue reading...
05 Jul » GuardianAlan Smith has lowdown on the key head-to-heads as Argentina take on Belgium for place in World Cup semi-finals
05 Jul » TelegraphDownload the latest World Cup podcast here Jonny Weeks on that Maradona v Belgium shot 25 of the best World Cup photos ever Barry Glendenning: Hansen and Ingham deserve plaudits Email [email protected] 12.44pm BST Let's talk tactics! It's fair to assume that over the next few days Luiz…
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