Matches

Argentina

3:1

Mexico

3:1 (2:0)

Carlos TEVEZ (26', 52')
Gonzalo HIGUAIN (33')

Javier HERNANDEZ (71')

Summary

Tevez shines as Argentina oust Mexico

Carlos Tevez bagged a brace as Diego Maradona's Argentina beat Mexico 3-1 at Soccer City to line up a mouth-watering quarter-final duel with Germany.

Highlights

Line-up

Argentina

Mexico

22 Sergio ROMERO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/266783.png'} ARG22 Sergio ROMERO (GK)	(GK) Oscar PEREZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/170808.png'} MEX1 Oscar PEREZ 1
2 Martin DEMICHELIS $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/233703.png'} ARG2 Martin DEMICHELIS	Francisco RODRIGUEZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/209960.png'} MEX2 Francisco RODRIGUEZ 2
4 Nicolas BURDISSO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/181441.png'} ARG4 Nicolas BURDISSO	Carlos SALCIDO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/218253.png'} MEX3 Carlos SALCIDO 3
6 Gabriel HEINZE $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/201964.png'} ARG6 Gabriel HEINZE	(C) Rafael MARQUEZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/178119.png'} MEX4 Rafael MARQUEZ 4
7 Angel DI MARIA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/266800.png'} ARG7 Angel DI MARIA (-79' )	Ricardo OSORIO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/213995.png'} MEX5 Ricardo OSORIO 5
9 Gonzalo HIGUAIN $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/271550.png'} ARG9 Gonzalo HIGUAIN	Gerardo TORRADO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/70097.png'} MEX6 Gerardo TORRADO 6
10 Lionel MESSI $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/229397.png'} ARG10 Lionel MESSI	Javier HERNANDEZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/228599.png'} MEX14 Javier HERNANDEZ 14
11 Carlos TEVEZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/182373.png'} ARG11 Carlos TEVEZ (-69' )	Efrain JUAREZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/228592.png'} MEX16 Efrain JUAREZ 16
14 Javier MASCHERANO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/182372.png'} ARG14 Javier MASCHERANO (C)	Giovani DOS SANTOS $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/234551.png'} MEX17 Giovani DOS SANTOS 17
15 Nicolas OTAMENDI $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/310116.png'} ARG15 Nicolas OTAMENDI	(-61') Andres GUARDADO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/251352.png'} MEX18 Andres GUARDADO 18
20 Maxi RODRIGUEZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/184291.png'} ARG20 Maxi RODRIGUEZ (-87' )	(-46'HT) Adolfo BAUTISTA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/188382.png'} MEX21 Adolfo BAUTISTA 21

Substitute(s)

1 Diego POZO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/318191.png'} ARG1 Diego POZO (GK)	(GK) Guillermo OCHOA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/215285.png'} MEX13 Guillermo OCHOA 13
21 Mariano ANDUJAR $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/306144.png'} ARG21 Mariano ANDUJAR (GK)	(GK) Luis MICHEL $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/271236.png'} MEX23 Luis MICHEL 23
3 Clemente RODRIGUEZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/202429.png'} ARG3 Clemente RODRIGUEZ	(+46'HT) Pablo BARRERA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/271393.png'} MEX7 Pablo BARRERA 7
5 Mario BOLATTI $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/313704.png'} ARG5 Mario BOLATTI	Israel CASTRO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/227849.png'} MEX8 Israel CASTRO 8
8 Juan VERON $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/153978.png'} ARG8 Juan VERON (+69')	(+61') Guillermo FRANCO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/241632.png'} MEX9 Guillermo FRANCO 9
12 Ariel GARCE $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/202427.png'} ARG12 Ariel GARCE	Cuauhtemoc BLANCO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/162580.png'} MEX10 Cuauhtemoc BLANCO 10
13 Walter SAMUEL $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/3076.png'} ARG13 Walter SAMUEL	Carlos VELA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/234552.png'} MEX11 Carlos VELA 11
16 Sergio AGUERO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/228528.png'} ARG16 Sergio AGUERO	Paul AGUILAR $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/289195.png'} MEX12 Paul AGUILAR 12
17 Jonas GUTIERREZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/198149.png'} ARG17 Jonas GUTIERREZ (+79')	Hector MORENO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/238112.png'} MEX15 Hector MORENO 15
18 Martin PALERMO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/180583.png'} ARG18 Martin PALERMO	Jonny MAGALLON $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/271241.png'} MEX19 Jonny MAGALLON 19
19 Diego MILITO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/198273.png'} ARG19 Diego MILITO	Jorge TORRES $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/228594.png'} MEX20 Jorge TORRES 20
23 Javier PASTORE $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/321683.png'} ARG23 Javier PASTORE (+87')	Alberto MEDINA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/197890.png'} MEX22 Alberto MEDINA 22

Coaches

Diego MARADONA (ARG)

(MEX) Javier AGUIRRE

Officials

Referee: Roberto ROSETTI (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Paolo CALCAGNO (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano AYROLDI (ITA)
Fourth official: Jerome DAMON (RSA)
Fifth official: Celestin NTAGUNGIRA (RWA)

Misses next match if booked

"All I can do is congratulate the players because they're doing things well, playing the ball around and enjoying themselves. The team looked comfortable out there, despite the quality of the opposition," Diego Maradona, Argentina coach.

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Latest Comments:

18/06/2011 at 20:27

UrbinaUSAMEX (USA)

Mexico should have won

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11/04/2011 at 16:40

1234asas (USA)

Argentina won!!!

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26/03/2011 at 17:33

1234asas (USA)

Argentina WOW!!!

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Statistics

Argentina		Mexico
11	Shots	16
2	Corner kicks	5
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Second yellow card and red card	0
0	Red Cards	0
51%	Possession (%)	49%

Algeria	England	Korea DPR	Serbia
Argentina	France	Korea Republic	Slovakia
Australia	Germany	Mexico	Slovenia
Brazil	Ghana	Netherlands	South Africa
Cameroon	Greece	New Zealand	Spain
Chile	Honduras	Nigeria	Switzerland
Côte d'Ivoire	Italy	Paraguay	Uruguay
Denmark	Japan	Portugal	USA

Summary

Line-up

ARG22

MEX1

ARG2

MEX2

ARG4

MEX3

ARG6

MEX4

ARG7

MEX5

ARG9

MEX6

ARG10

MEX14

ARG11

MEX16

ARG14

MEX17

ARG15

MEX18

ARG20

MEX21

ARG1

MEX13

ARG21

MEX23

ARG3

MEX7

ARG5

MEX8

ARG8

MEX9

ARG12

MEX10

ARG13

MEX11

ARG16

MEX12

ARG17

MEX15

ARG18

MEX19

ARG19

MEX20

ARG23

MEX22

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