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2016 Olympic Football-Men
Topic Started: Apr 5 2016, 09:48 AM (765 Views)
Santista
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The 16 nations which have qualified for the men's football tournament in Rio:

Brazil
Argentina
Colombia
Nigeria
Algeria
South Africa
Japan
South Korea
Iraq
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Portugal
Fiji
Mexico
Honduras

Brasil want Neymar to lead their long sought after Olympic title this year in Rio. Understandably Barcelona, who are not obligated to release Neymar for Olympic duty do not want him playing both Copa America Centenario and the Olympics. The CBF then have to choose which competition they want Neymar to compete in and it looks like it will be the Olympics, where Neymar will be one of the 3 overage players on the team.
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The draw took place today and the groups will look like this:

Group A
Brazil
South Africa
Iraq
Denmark

Group B
Sweden
Colombia
Nigeria
Japan

Group C
Fiji​
Korea Republic
Mexico
Germany

Group D
Algeria
Portugal
Honduras
Argentina

Brazil have to like their group as they received an accessible host nation group. Mexico I think should be satisfied with their Group C as they look to defend their title. Fiji will be outclassed but Korea and Germany obviously will be the two teams competing with Mexico for the two spots to qualify out of their group.

Group B may be the most balanced with Sweden, Nigeria, Colombia and Japan. Honduras got a difficult group as they must face Argentina, Portugal and Algeria.
Poniendo el pecho a las balas!
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Rufus T. Firefly
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I'm with Dr. Z, Groups B and D look pretty well balanced. We do not know which overage players will be used (other than Neymar for Brazil apparently) so that also will effect how we view these teams but as often Men's Olympic football is one of the more unpredictable international competitions around. Apart from Argentina in 2004 and 2008, look who the last 3 other Olympic champions have been-Mexico, Cameroon & Nigeria.
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Here are the 18 player rosters for each competing team. * means an overage player:

Group A
IRAQ: Goalkeepers: Fahad Talib (Al Quwa Al Jawiya), Mohammed Hameed (Al Shorta)

Defenders: Ahmed Ibrahim* (Al Dhafra), Alaa Ali (Al Zawra'a), Ali Adnan (Udinese), Ali Faez (Al Shorta), Dhurgham Ismael (Caykur Rizespor), Hawbir Khasro (Maastricht), Mustafa Nadhim (Naft Al-Wasat), Suad Natiq (Al Quwa Al Jawiya)

Midfielders: Ali Hisny (Al-Menaa), Amjed Attwan (Al Shorta), Humam Tareq (Al Quwa Al Jawiya), Mahdi Kamil (Al Shorta), Saad Luaibi* (Al Qadisiya)

Forwards: Hammadi Ahmed* (Al Quwa Al Jawiya), Mohanad Abdulraheem (Al Zawra'a), Sherko Kareem (Grasshoppers)

DENMARK:
Goalkeepers: Lukas Fernandes (Sonderjyske), Jeppe Hojbjerg (Esbjerg)

Defenders: Mikkel Desler (Odense), Ediegerson Gomes* (Henan Jianye), Pascal Gregor (Nordsjaelland), Kasper Larsen (Groningen), Blabjerg Mathiasen (Aalborg)

Midfielders: Vigen Christensen (Fulham), Jens Jonsson (Aarhus), Andreas Maxso (Nordsjaelland), Casper Nielsen (Esbjerg)

Forwards: Manich Bech (Hannover), Frederik Borsting (Aalborg), Nicolai Brock-Madsen (Birmingham City), Emil Larsen* (Lyngby), Yurary Poulsen (Leipzig), Robert Skov (Silkeborg), Lasse Vibe* (Brentford)

BRAZIL:
Goalkeepers: Fernando Prass* (Palmeiras), Uilson (Atletico Mineiro)

Defenders: Douglas Santos (Atletico Mineiro), Luan Garcia (Vasco Da Gama), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Rodrigo Caio (Sao Paulo), William (Internacional), Zeca (Santos)
Midfielders: Rafinha (Barcelona), Renato Augusto* (Beijing Guoan), Rodrigo Dourado (Internacional), Thiago Maia (Santos), Walace (Gremio)

Forwards: Felipe Anderson (Lazio), Gabriel Barbosa (Santos), Gabriel Jesus (Palmeiras), Luan (Gremio), Neymar* (Barcelona)

SOUTH AFRICA:
Goalkeepers: Jody February (Ajax Cape Town), Itumeleng Khune* (Kaizer Chiefs)

Defenders: Rivaldo Coetzee (Ajax Cape Town), Repo Malepe (Moroka Swallows), Mulomowandau Mathoho* (Kaizer Chiefs), Kwandakwensizwa Mngonyama (Maritzburg United), Abbubaker Mobara (Ajax Cape Town), Aubrey Modiba (Mpumalanga Black Aces), Tebogo Moerane (Bidvest Wits)

Midfielders: Menzi Masuku (Orlando Pirates), Deolin Mekoa (Maritzburg United), Gift Motupa (Orlando Pirates), Phumlani Ntshangase (Bidvest Wits), Tyroane Sandows (Sao Paulo)

Forwards: Keagan Dolly (Mamelodi Sundowns), Tashreeq Morris (Ajax Cape Town), Lebo Mothiba (Lille), Mothobi Mvala (Highlands Park

Group B
SWEDEN
Goalkeepers: Tim Erlandsson (Nottingham Forest), Andreas Linde (Molde)

Defenders: Pa Konate (Malmo), Adam Lundqvist (Elfsborg), Alexander Milosevic* (Besiktas), Joakim Nilsson (Elfsborg), Noah Sonko Sundberg (Sundsvall), Sebastian Starke Hedlund (Kalmar), Jacob Une Larsson (Djurgardens)

Midfielders: Astrit Ajdarevic* (Orebro), Alexander Fransson (Basel), Abdul Khalili* (Mersin Idman Yurdu), Robin Quaison (Palermo), Ken Sema (IFK), Muamer Tankovic (AZ Alkmaar), Simon Tibbling (Groningen)

Forwards: Mikael Ishak (Randers)

COLOMBIA:
Goalkeepers: Cristian Bonilla (Atletico Nacional), Luis Hurtado (Deportivo Cali)

Defenders: Felipe Aguilar (Atletico Nacional), Deivy Balanta (Atletico Junior), Cristian Borja (Santa Fe), Deiver Machado (Millonarios), Helibelton Palacios (Deportivo Cali), William Tesillo* (Santa Fe)

Midfielders: Kevin Balanta (Deportivo Cali), Wilmar Barrios (Deportes Tolima), Jefferson Lerma (Levante), Sebastian Perez (Santa Fe)

Forwards: Miguel Borja (Deportivo Cortulua), Teofilo Gutierrez* (Sporting), Dorlan Pabon* (Monterrey), Harold Preciado (Deportivo Cali), Andres Renteria (Santos Laguna), Andres Roa (Deportivo Cali)

NIGERIA
Goalkeepers: Daniel Akpeyi* (Chippa United), Emmanuel Daniel (Enugu Rangers)

Defenders: Stanley Amuzie (Olhanense), William Ekong (Haugesund), Saturday Erimuya (Kayseri Erciyesspor), Kingsley Madu (Trencin), Abdullahi Shehu (Uniao Da Madeira), Muenfuh Sincere (Rhapsody), Ndifreke Udo (Abia Warriors)

Midfielders: Okechukwu Azubuike (Yeni Malatyaspor), Oghenekaro Etebo (Feirense), John Obi Mikel* (Chelsea), Usman Muhammed* (Uniao Da Madeira), Popoola Saliu (Seraing United)

Forwards: Oluwafemi Ajayi (Sfaxien), Imoh Ezekiel (Anderlecht), Aminu Umar (Osmanlispor), Sadiq Umar (Roma)

JAPAN
Goalkeepers: Masatoshi Kushibiki (Kashima Antlers), Kosuke Nakamura (Kashiwa Reysol)

Defenders: Hiroki Fujiharu* (Gamba Osaka), Takuya Iwanami (Vissel Kobe), Masashi Kamekawa (Avispa Fukuoka), Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo), Tsukasa Shiotani* (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers)

Midfielders: Wataru Endo (Urawa Red Diamonds), Riki Harakawa (Kawasaki Frontale), Yosuke Ideguchi (Gamba Osaka), Takumi Minamino (Salzburg), Shoya Nakajima (FC Tokyo), Ryota Ohshima (Kawasaki Frontale), Shinya Yajima (Fagiano Okayama)

Forwards: Takuma Asano (Arsenal), Shinzo Koroki* (Urawa Red Diamonds), Yuya Kubo (Young Boys)

Group C
MEXICO
Goalkeepers: Manuel Lajud (Tijuana), Alfredo Talavera* (Toluca)

Defenders: Jose Abella (Santos Laguna), Erick Aguirre (Pachuca), Victor Guzman (Pachuca), Cesar Montes (Monterrey), Rodolfo Pizarro (Pachuca), Carlos Salcedo (Chivas), Jordan Silva (Toluca), Jorge Torres* (Tigres)

Midfielders: Arturo Gonzalez (Atlas), Erick Gutierrez (Pachuca), Michael Perez (Chivas)

Forwards: Marco Bueno (Chivas), Carlos Cisneros (Chivas), Hirving Lozano (Pachuca), Oribe Peralta* (America), Erick Torres (Houston Dynamo)

GERMANY
Goalkeepers: Timo Horn (Cologne), Jannik Huth (Mainz)

Defenders: Robert Bauer (Ingolstadt), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Dortmund), Lukas Klostermann (Leipzig), Philipp Max (Augsburg), Niklas Suele (Hoffenheim)

Midfielders: Sven Bender* (Borussia Dortmund), Lars Bender* (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), Max Christiansen (Ingolstadt), Serge Gnabry (Arsenal), Leon Goretzka (Schalke), Maximilian Meyer (Schalke), Grischa Proemel (Hoffenheim), Jeremy Toljan (Hoffenheim)

Forwards: Nils Petersen* (Freiburg), Davie Selke (Werder Bremen)

FIJI
Goalkeepers: Shaneel Naidu (Dreketi), Simione Tamanisau* (Rewa)

Defenders: Filipe Baravilala (Suva), Jale Dreloa (Suva), Praneel Naidu (Ba), Alvin Singh* (Ba), Kolinio Sivoki (Lautoka)

Midfielders: Nickel Chand (Suva), Ratu Nakalevu (Rewa), Tony Tuivuna (Nadi), Joseph Turagabeci (Suva), Ratu Waranaivalu (Rewa)

Forwards: Setareki Hughes (Rewa), Anish Khem (Nadi), Roy Krishna* (Wellington Phoenix), Samuela Nabenia (Ba), Iosefo Verevou (Rewa), Saula Waqa (Ba)

SOUTH KOREA
Goalkeepers: Sung-yun Gu (Consadole Sapporo), Dong-jun Kim (Seongnam)

Defenders: Kyu-baek Choi (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Hyun-soo Jang* (Guangzhou), Seung-hyun Jung (Ulsan Hyundai), Seul-chan Lee (Jeonnam Dragons), Dong-jin Park (Gwangju Sangmu), Sang-min Sim (FC Seoul)

Midfielders: Min-tae Kim (Vegalta Sendai), Chang-hoon Kwon (Suwon Bluewings), Chan-dong Lee (Gwangju Sangmu), Chang-min Lee (Jeju United), Chang-jin Moon (Pohang Steelers), Yong-woo Park (FC Seoul), Seung-woo Ryu (Bayer Leverkusen)

Forwards: Hee-chan Hwang (Salzburg), Heung-min Son* (Tottenham), Hyun-jun Suk* (Porto)

Group D
HONDURAS
Goalkeepers: Harold Fonseca (Juticalpa), Luis Lopez (Real Espana)

Defenders: Kevin Alvarez (Olimpia), Brayan Garcia (Vida), Johnny Palacios* (Olimpia), Jonathan Paz (CD Real Sociedad), Marcelo Pereira (Motagua), Elder Torres (Real Salt Lake), Allans Vargas (Real Espana)

Midfielders: Bryan Acosta (Real Espana), Allan Banegas (Marathon), Jhow Benavidez (Real Espana), Brayan Ramirez (Juticalpa), Oscar Salas (Olimpia)

Forwards: Alberth Elis (Olimpia), Kevin Lopez (Motagua), Antony Lozano (Tenerife), Romell Quioto* (Olimpia)

ALGERIA
Goalkeepers: Farid Chaal (El Harrach), Abdelkader Salhi (Chlef)

Defenders: Ayoub Abdellaoui (USM Alger), Abdelghani Demmou* (MC Alger), Houari Ferhani (Kabylie), Ryad Keniche (Setif), Miloud Rebiai (Setif)

Midfielders: Haris Belkebla (Tours), Sofiane Bendebka* (Hussein Dey), Abdelraouf Benguit (Paradou), Mohamed Benkhemassa (Alger), Zakaria Draoui (Belouizdad)

Forwards: Rachid Ait Atmane (Sporting Gijon), Mohammed Benkablia (Oran), Baghdad Bounedjah* (Al Sadd), Oussama Darfalou (Alger), Zakarya Haddouche (Sétif), Ben Tahar Meziane (USM Alger)

ARGENTINA:
Goalkeepers: Geronimo Rulli* (Real Sociedad), Axel Werner (Atletico Rafaela)

Defenders: Victor Cuesta (Independiente), Lautaro Giannetti (Velez Sarsfield), Jose Luis Gomez (Lanus), Lisandro Magallan (Boca Juniors), Alexis Soto (Banfield), Leandro Vega (River Plate)

Midfielders: Joaquin Arzura (River Plate), Santiago Ascacibar (Estudiantes La Plata), Cristian Pavon (Boca Juniors), Giovanni Lo Celso (Rosario Central), Mauricio Martinez (Rosario Central), Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro)

Forwards: Jonathan Calleri (Sao Paulo), Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid), Cristian Espinoza (Huracan), Giovanni Simeone (Banfield)

PORTUGAL:
Goalkeepers: Bruno Varela (Real Vallodolid), Joel Pereira (Manchester United)

Defenders: Edgar Ie (Villarreal), Paulo Henrique (Pacos Ferreira), Pite (Pacos Ferreira), Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting), Tiago Ilori (Liverpool), Tobias Figueiredo (Sporting)

Midfielders: Andre* (Sporting), Bruno Fernandes (Udinese), Chico Ramos (Porto), Sergio Oliveira* (Porto), Tiago Silva (Feirense), Tomas (Porto)

Forwards: Mane (Sporting), Paciencia (Academica De Coimbra), Salvador* (Nacional Madeira), Sturgeon (Belenenses)


The action all starts in a few days!
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Does anyone know why Honduras is only bringing two overage players? Not only that, I was sort of surprised that Quioto is one of them. I like Quioto and think he's lively and dangerous, but depending how they set up, he might not even start with Elis and Lozano out there.

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Don't know. Roger Espinoza said he was surprised/disappointed, but kind of brushed it off by saying the younger guys that qualified deserved the opportunity.
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I see a few nations only brought 2 overage players. A little surprising on Honduras' part as hobbes notes, one of their overage players Quioto may not even start!

While I did not expect any Euro 2016 winners, I did think Portugal would have included a few more players known outside of Portugal. And surprisingly not a single player from league champion Benfica.

I have a sneaky suspicion Colombia may end up being pretty good. Plus every Olympics there usually is a Asian or African nation which exceeds expectations. There are plenty of candidates here for that, especially Japan, Korea, Nigeria and Algeria.
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It looks like a pretty wide open tournament but the pressure will certainly be on Brazil to finally win Olympic Gold. If they don't win it, I can see Colombia or Germany winning it. I don't think Argentina, Mexico, Portugal, Nigeria, Japan or Korea are good enough this year.

The tournament schedule:

GROUP A
Aug. 4 in Brasilia
Iraq vs. Denmark
Aug. 4 in Brasilia
Brazil vs. South Africa
Aug. 7 in Brasilia
Denmark vs. South Africa
Aug. 7 in Brasilia
Brazil vs. Iraq
Aug. 10 in Salvador
Denmark vs. Brazil
Aug. 10 in Sao Paulo
South Africa vs. Iraq

GROUP B
Aug. 4 in Manaus
Sweden vs. Colombia
Aug. 4 in Manaus
Nigeria vs. Japan
Aug. 7 in Manaus
Sweden vs. Nigeria
Aug. 7 in Manaus
Japan vs. Colombia
Aug. 10 in Salvador
Japan vs. Sweden
Aug. 10 in Sao Paulo
Colombia vs. Nigeria

GROUP C
Aug. 4 in Salvador
Fiji vs. South Korea
Aug. 4 in Salvador
Mexico vs. Germany
Aug. 7 in Salvador
Fiji vs. Mexico
Aug. 7 in Salvador
Germany vs. South Korea
Aug. 10 in Belo Horizonte
Germany vs. Fiji
Aug. 10 in Brasilia
South Korea vs. Mexico

GROUP D
Aug. 4 in Rio de Janeiro
Honduras vs. Algeria
Aug. 4 in Rio de Janeiro
Portugal vs. Argentina
Aug. 7 in Rio de Janeiro
Honduras vs. Portugal
Aug. 7 in Rio de Janeiro
Argentina vs. Algeria
Aug. 10 in Brasilia
Argentina vs. Honduras
Aug. 10 in Belo Horizonte
Algeria vs. Portugal

QUARTERFINALS
Aug. 13 in Sao Paulo
Game 1: 1A vs. 2B
Aug. 13 in Salvador
Game 2: 1B vs. 2A
Aug. 13 in Belo Horizonte
Game 3: 1C vs. 2D
Aug. 13 in Brasilia
Game 4: 1D vs. 2C

SEMIFINALS
Aug. 17 in Rio de Janeiro
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Aug. 17 in Sao Paulo
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner

BRONZE-MEDAL GAME
Aug. 20 in Belo Horizonte
Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser

GOLD-MEDAL GAME
Aug. 20 in Rio de Janeiro
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
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Nigeria have been training in Atlanta and were supposed to get a charter flight to Manaus, the site of their game on Thursday night. but Nigeria's sports ministry did not make the payments in time to the charter airline and the team are stuck in Atlanta! The bill has finally been paid and they'll have a comfy charter plane now but they won't fly out until early morning Thursday and won't arrive in Manaus until 7 hours before kickoff against Japan! Don't expect much then from Nigeria in that game.
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Nigeria are apparently en route to Manaus, better late than never I guess!

Some good matchups today with their start times in US Eastern Time [ET] which is GMT -4.

Men’s Group A
Iraq-Denmark
Aug. 4 12:00 p.m. EDT

Men’s Group D
Honduras-Algeria
Aug. 4 2:00 p.m. EDT

Men’s Group A
Brazil-South Africa
Aug. 4 3:00 p.m. EDT

Men’s Group C
Mexico-Germany
Aug. 4 4:00 p.m. EDT

Men’s Group D
Portugal-Argentina
Aug. 4 5:00 p.m. EDT

Men’s Group B
Sweden-Colombia
Aug. 4 6:00 p.m. EDT

Men’s Group C
Fiji-South Korea
Aug. 4 7:00 p.m. EDT

Men’s Group B
Nigeria-Japan
Aug. 4 9:00 p.m. EDT


Mexico-Germany, Portugal-Argentina and Sweden-Colombia look like some intriguing games and after Nigeria's odyssey, their game with japan should also be an interesting one.
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Mexico starts off with its toughest group opponent today. Should be a good test against Germany, a team which has been Mexico's downfall before (Germany eliminated Mexico from the 1986 and 1998 World Cups.) Pressure on Mexico then as the shadow of 2012's gold medal hangs over this team. Personally I do not think it is as good but it still should be a difficult team to beat. Watch for Peralta and Lozano in attack.

I see Germany has both Bender brothers on its roster as overage players.
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What an opening day of games in the men's tournament! Here are all the day's scores:

Group A
Iraq 0-0 Denmark
Brazil 0-0 South Africa

Group B
Colombia 2-2 Sweden
Japan 4-5 Nigeria

Group C
Mexico 2-2 Germany
Korea 8-0 Fiji

Group D
Honduras 3-2 Algeria
Argentina 0-2 Portugal

Host Brazil got off to a horrible start as they played a 0-0 draw against a 10 man South Africa. But also credit South African GK Khune, who I believe was their keeper at the 2010 World Cup who came up with some good saves to stop Neymar and friends.

This article sums up each match well certianly better than I can so I recommend reading it.

What a game between Nigeria and Japan to close the day's games out. Nigeria were 5-2 up with a brilliant attacking display, maybe they got tired late on after their late arrival and gave up 2 late goals to make it close but a pretty amazing game for them. Good matches too between Sweden-Colombia and Mexico-Germany. And credit to Honduras who got an opening game win. Finally Portugal keeps up their good summer with a 2-0 win over disappointing Argentina.
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What that article doesn't tell you is that the Algerian keeper Farid Chaâl had an absolute nightmare. Abdelkader Salhi is a starter for one of the top Algerian clubs and has 12 U23 caps. For some reason, they benched him for Chaâl who had no youth caps (as far as I know) and been loaned out this season so he can get a game. Chaâl allowed a looping header by Pereira to make it 2-0. Chaâl looked like he had it, but when he leaped and he the bar as the ball hit the bar it went in as he tumbled into the netting.

After Algeria dominated the second half almost totally, Chaâl dropped a ball that was a cross in name only and had it fall to Lozano who scored in the empty net. It was so bad the Hondurans came over to try to console him after the match as he fought back tears.

I thought Honduras was playing a 3-4-3, but it was really more of a 5-2-3/5-4-1 in practice. Their defence is pretty poor, even as packed as it was. Palacios did not play well. However, Lozano, Quioto and Elis were dangerous enough that they only needed three men attacking for much of the game. Yet they still gave Algeria 28 shots and managed to somehow win.

Now to watch some of that Nigeria-Japan match!

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As hobbes wrote Algeria's goalie was poor. And that was a game were a lot of the blame for defeat can go towards him. Algeria now face a must win game against Argentina, who are in the same boat. Argentina were simply outplayed by Portugal. There really is not much talent in this Argentine midfield and they badly lost the battle there against Portugal. Paciencia scored a nice opening goal but Pite's speculative long shot was badly let in by an error of the otherwise impeccable Geronimo Rulli in Argentina's goal.

I tuned Korea-Fiji on in the 2nd half after about 50 minutes and was shocked it was just 1-0. "Good for Fiji I thought" when just then Korea scored 3 goals in 3 minutes! The Koreans really passed the ball well but we won't know until Sunday when they play the Germans whether that was due to the Koreans good play or the helplessness of Fiji.

hobbes, do watch Nigeria-japan, it is worth watching. I can't recall or spell his 1st name but Nigeria's midfielder Etebo is worth seeing. He scored 4 times against Japan.
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Argentina were just poor yesterday versus Portugal. Full credit to the Portuguese who played well. But as enganche wrote, Argentina's midfield was missing in action. not all that surprising though as this midfield does not include any real standouts. Very disappointing play from Correa who was playing behind Calleri. He slightly improved after Lo Celso and Pavon came on as Correa moved wide left, Pavon to the right and Lo Celso played behind the striker. I think Argentina need to use this formation and these attackers against Algeria and Honduras which have now become must win games. While I did not hold out high expectations for this team coached by Vasco Olarticochea, I do want them to at least make the last 8, anything less is absolute failure. The only consolation is I guess Brazil did not play well either and could only draw against the 10 men of South Africa.
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