Argentina

The first match up of the semifinals began with Brazil facing Germany.  Brazil came in with a 2-1 victory over Colombia but was also missing their star attacker Neymar and their captain Thiago Silva. Dante replaced Thiago Silva as center back while Bernard replaced Neymar on the attack. Germany came with a 1-0 victory over their European rival,…

On Tuesday, we saw the last two teams go at it to see who would qualify for the Quarterfinals of the World Cup. Belgium went against a dreaming USA team hoping to make history for the first time since 1994 and Argentina went against Switzerland, who gave them a heck of a game and made La Albiceleste struggle to score. Yet we saw Belgium take the…

Argentina was able to sweep the group as expected. However, they haven’t been able to do it as easily as everyone thought. Going into the match, they had only a +2 goal differential meaning they beat each team they played against by only one goal. This match was no different since up until Argentina’s final goal, every time the Bi-Celeste managed…

Iran nearly earned themselves a highly Improbable draw against Lionel Messi and the heavily force Argentine team, making their second consecutive scoreless match in the World Cup in Group F. Goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi starred for the Iranians, while Argentina's goalie Sergio Romero was also required to turn away some difficult shots. Argentina…