Brazil World Cup 2014 Schedule: Round of 16 Fixtures, Argentina vs. Switzerland

Arena de Sao PauloSao Paulo (BRA)01 Jul 2014 - 13:00 Local time
Round of 16

ARGENTINASWITZERLAND

FULL-TIME1-0

Argentina win after extra time
Angel DI MARIA (ARG) 118'
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Angel Di Maria scored the only goal against Switzerland with Messi doing most of the work to push Argentina through to the quarterfinals. Coach Sabella had said earlier that there is too much dependence on Messi, an amazing player that follows in the tradition of Mario Kempes and Diego Maradona, he was able to the change the tempo of the game after the Argentina side played the World Cup 2014 holding on to the ball for long periods of time. Another tactic used by the South American football giants is slow passing and then creative a break towards the goal.

Goal scorer Di Maria said after the match that his side was lucky Lionel Messi was an Argentinian.

Here's some early action in the game, where the Swiss cleared a dangerous ball in the penalty area:

vine.com: Argentina's offense rattles Switzerland as a dangerous ball is cleared.

Despite some improvements with a spontaneous style against Nigeria, commentators said Argentina had gone back to their predictable game playing.

“We were up against a very awkward side, and we probed down the right and probed down the left. I’d like to congratulate my players on their great performance, though there are some areas where we need to improve,” confessed Argentina's coach Alejandro Sabella.

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