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2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 10 - GROUP F - Argentina vs Iran 1:0

GROUP F
Argentina vs Iran 1:0

 

SQUADS:
ARGENTINA IRAN 

 

Lionel Messi scored the only goal in the 91st-minute to send Argentina through to the World Cup knockout stage.

Lionel Messi 

 

ANALYSIS

"Lionel Messi is the difference in so many games and he's done it again. You know what he's going to do, take a step and curl it, but there's nothing the magnificent Iranians can do. It is just world class."

 

 

21 Jun 2014
(Neil Lennon - Former Celtic manager on BBC Radio 5 live)

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