FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, July 5, 2014
Belgium WWWWW 0
–
Argentina WWWWW 1
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ARG101
Arena BRB Mané Garrincha · 68,551 att.

Match Report

Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
1
49
Possession
51
10
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
293
Accurate Passes
262
372
Passes
322
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
2
22
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
48
30
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
18
Effective Tackles
10
26
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
15
Effective Clearances
39
15
Clearances
39

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

ARG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sergio RomeroG
  2. 2Ezequiel GarayCD-L
  3. 15Martín DemichelisCD-R
  4. 23José BasantaLB
  5. 4Pablo ZabaletaRB
  6. 10Lionel MessiAM
  7. 14Javier MascheranoLM
  8. 6Lucas BigliaRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 22Ezequiel LavezziAM-L
  11. 7Ángel Di MaríaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Agustín OrionSUB
  2. 19Ricardo AlvarezSUB
  3. 5Fernando GagoSUB
  4. 17Federico FernándezSUB
  5. 11Maxi RodríguezSUB
  6. 21Mariano AndújarSUB
  7. 18Rodrigo PalacioSUB
  8. 8Enzo PérezSUB
  9. 3Hugo CampagnaroSUB
  10. 20Sergio AgüeroSUB
  11. 13Augusto FernándezSUB

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4Vincent KompanyCD-L
  3. 15Daniel van BuytenCD-R
  4. 5Jan VertonghenLB
  5. 2Toby AlderweireldRB
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 6Axel WitselLM
  8. 8Marouane FellainiRM
  9. 17Divock OrigiF
  10. 10Eden HazardAM-L
  11. 11Kevin MirallasAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Dries MertensSUB
  2. 21Anthony Vanden BorreSUB
  3. 9Romelu LukakuSUB
  4. 22Nacer ChadliSUB
  5. 23Laurent CimanSUB
  6. 12Simon MignoletSUB
  7. 19Mousa DembéléSUB
  8. 18Nicolas LombaertsSUB
  9. 3Thomas VermaelenSUB
  10. 13Sammy BossutSUB
  11. 20Adnan JanuzajSUB
  12. 16Steven DefourSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Argentina 1, Belgium 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 33' Substitution, Argentina. Enzo Pérez replaces Ángel Di María because of an injury.
  3. 53' Eden Hazard (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Divock Origi.
  5. 60' Substitution, Belgium. Dries Mertens replaces Kevin Mirallas.
  6. 68' Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 71' Substitution, Argentina. Rodrigo Palacio replaces Ezequiel Lavezzi.
  8. 75' Lucas Biglia (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 75' Substitution, Belgium. Nacer Chadli replaces Eden Hazard.
  10. 81' Substitution, Argentina. Fernando Gago replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.

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