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Argentina beats Australia 2-1 to advance to quarterfinals

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By STEVE DOUGLAS

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Hats off to the Socceroos on putting up a great fight against the Argies, and a top WC. The youngest player in the tournament Garang Kuol almost levelled it with 20 seconds on the clock! Messi was the difference.

Now attention turns to the other Asian Confed. teams - South Korea and Japan. Cmon guys, fly that flag for Asia and get to those QFs!

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Messi was the difference.

Ryan had a Barry Crocker - that was the difference

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That "heavy touch" by the Oz keeper was more of a "horrendous blunder"

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Yes it was a blunder- that the Argentinians forced the Aussies into.

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the Argentinians forced the Aussies into.

they didn’t force the mistake. It comes down to modern day football where a keeper is required to play like an on field player - control & pass the ball around.

In Days of old, the keeper would’ve just hoofed it

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should’ve been 2-2, then ET, then penalty kicks; great game; well done, socceroos, you made Australia proud (!)

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Yeah, that Ryan mistake was costly. And those two shots on goal near the end of the game by the Aussies were awfully close and should have gone in, but Messi's other shot that he missed should have, too. Could have been 1-1 or 2-2 or 3-3 and extra time/possible penalty shoot out, but it wasn't to be.

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 Could have been 1-1 or 2-2 or 3-3 and extra time/possible penalty shoot out, but it wasn't to be.

Should have been 4-1 really if Lautaro didn't pull a Higuain/Lukaku.

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Playing a 1000 professional football games is a massive achievement in modern day football. Congratulations to Lionel Messi. There is lot more vintage football yet to come from the boots, and nods of the supremely gifted Argentine.

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Argentinian pressure on the ball forced the error, have a look again.

Should the goal keeper just fallen on the ball, or picked it up?- Arguably so, but he didn't, so Aussies just have accept it and move on.

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