FIFA World Cup group stages

[shankycricket]

In 20 years time they may talk about him like they talk about Pele

We already do.

He is certainly going some way to resurrect his World Cup record. 2 in 2 so far.

Iran can be proud of their effort though. Boring as they might have been, keeping Messi and co at bay for 90 minutes is a herculean effort. Would take their defence over our jokers like Johnson and Baines anyday.

[shankycricket]

Extraordinary goal from Messi btw. Probably only the Cahill goal comes close.

[The Waugh Twins]

Iran deserved a point for sure as they should have had a penalty, but I'm glad they didn't get a point tbh as their negative play deserved no reward.

[dan08]

In 20 years time they may talk about him like they talk about Pele

We already do.

He is certainly going some way to resurrect his World Cup record. 2 in 2 so far.

Easy to forget that he was only 18 and 22 in the other World Cups.

[mikesiva]

Iran....

They should've got a penalty, and it took some Messi magic to eke out a 1-0 win.

[The Waugh Twins]

Extraordinary goal from Messi btw. Probably only the Cahill goal comes close.

Yes it was brilliant and one tends to overlook it when Messi is behind it as he always scores spectacular goals. I actually half expected him to do something like this.

[shankycricket]

In 20 years time they may talk about him like they talk about Pele

We already do.

He is certainly going some way to resurrect his World Cup record. 2 in 2 so far.

Easy to forget that he was only 18 and 22 in the other World Cups.

Yep but he was already a Ballon D'Or winner (and a 2 time runner up) before the 2010 edition though. It was a disappointing performance from someone with his reputation, regardless of age. But he is doing alright here.

[shankycricket]

Iran deserved a point for sure as they should have had a penalty, but I'm glad they didn't get a point tbh as their negative play deserved no reward.

Felt a bit for them tbh. Might be a bit boring but good defending is a skill in itself (ask us England fans). Keeping Messi and co at bay for 90 minutes was a brilliant performance and it took freakish brilliance from Messi to beat them. Heartbreaking.

[The Waugh Twins]

Iran deserved a point for sure as they should have had a penalty, but I'm glad they didn't get a point tbh as their negative play deserved no reward.

Felt a bit for them tbh. Might be a bit boring but good defending is a skill in itself (ask us England fans). Keeping Messi and co at bay for 90 minutes was a brilliant performance and it took freakish brilliance from Messi to beat them. Heartbreaking.

Yeah I was probably a bit harsh there. It was quite brilliant in some ways.

[The Waugh Twins]

Think I might skip the Germany/Ghana match a go for a walk. Of course it'll probably be a humdinger of a match.

[sussexpob]

Messi was ok last world cup, remember they had a clown as manager and their system was crap...

[shankycricket]

Ghana playing really well so far.

[shankycricket]

Excellent first half. Ghana have played really well, good in defence and have also come close to scoring goals, keeping Neuer on his toes. But the best goalkeeper in the world has been up to the task. Pretty evenly matched so far.

[Gingerfinch]

Just seen brief highlights of the Argentina game. Quality finish from Messi. Iran were unlucky not have a penalty though. The ref looked like he was way behind play, so a tough decision.

[Aidan11]

Is this World Cup still going on?