Support NeoGAF

[Roland1979]

Eh, people were hating on Messi. Just like on Rooney and Ronaldo.

You mean 20 pages ago? I understand replying to childish post with childish posts but it also lowers you to their level. The curve ball was very nice though. But that Iranian defense...

 

[black_13]

man that was seriously heartbreaking. Nothing worse than having your hopes rise and shattered at the last minute.
Well done messi though.

Good job Iran though. So proud of them for holding up so well.

 

[ErasureAcer]

I found that match surprisingly entertaining.

Second half was great.

 

[arab]

BRILLIANT MESSI

 

[Lebron]

Insane shot. Can't really hate on the best

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

not a Messi fan but happy for him and Argentina.

I hate teams that come to the WC just to defend for 90 minutes.

So what game were you watching?

 

[feel]

holy **** we had to steal the game. Maybe now people in this thread will stop naming Argentina as a candidate?

I don't think that's a thing that has happened.

 

[Dion Blaster]

I will never understand this whole deserved/undeserved thing from soccer fans.

 

[Hystzen]

Man I like messi and great goal but man that is not a good team.

Being unable to defeat Iran and having Iran all over them in 2nd half does not show confidence

 

[saelz8]

Argentina Stans were quiet until that goal. NOT A PEEP, until the very end. Now they are acting like it was a BLOW OUT.

Face it, you guys got lucky at the very end. You just scraped by. Do you honestly think you'll get by one of the better teams? Messi is your whole team.

 

[gloomy]

Unlucky end for Iran. They deserved a 0 - 0 after their efforts all match.

 

[Ser Goje]

The goal was Nekounam's fault.

Who tries to dribble someone in the last two minutes when you can't even fucking walk.

The Jews did this.

Would you do me a favor?

Fuck off.

 

[artist]

Only GOAT players can save his team twice in a row like that. Argentina will do much better vs teams that gives them more space in attack.

Bra-Arg final will be amazing.

You like two middling over-rated sides take on each other? Tsk tsk.

Argentina Stans were quiet until that goal. NOT A PEEP, until the very end. Now they are acting like it was a BLOW OUT.

Face it, you guys got lucky at the very end. You just scraped by. Do you honestly think you'll get by one of the better teams? Messi is your whole team.

Some 10 pounders bricks were shat in those 90 minutes.

 

[Fergie]

I know everyone is really heated right now, but can we all agree that the ref was horrible? Not even claiming whether he was biased or not, just shitty interruptions and calls overall.

Anyway,

I cant hate on that goal. That curve was beautiful to watch.

Refs have been like this throughout the WC.

Loads of weird calls.

 

[GHG]

Unlucky Iran. Argentina seem to have the same problem as usual. Reliant on individual talent rather than going out there and playing like a team.

 

[ndiicm]

not a Messi fan but happy for him and Argentina.

I hate teams that come to the WC just to defend for 90 minutes.

This.

 

[Arjen]

Anyone who doesn't think this was deserved doesn't know football.

Iran had the better changes in the 2nd half.
Let that sink in for a minute.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Anyone who doesn't think this was deserved doesn't know football.

People are getting a bit ridiculous. Both teams played well.

One team scored.

 

[Desmond]

Hard luck Iran. Greatly played.

Highlights that Argentina are lacking if anything.

 

[Chakan]

Except for the fact that Iran attacked and has multiple real chances of scoring, including a penalty they were robbed of?

That wasn't a penalty. Argentina player hit the ball first and then the Iran player.

 

[Rion]

Argentina broke the bus. They deserved to win just for doing that. Iran just played the same as always, 10 men defense, not sure if they deserve any praise for that.

 

[Barbacoatl]

Anyone who doesn't think this was deserved doesn't know football.

Too easy.

 

[FootballFan]

Wow. Just brilliant seeing t again. Incredible composure.

 

[dmr87]

Germany vs Ghana, that will not end well.

 

[Kurtofan]

I know today is gonna crush my heart, guessing Ghana and USA loses now

Edit: USA is tomorrow.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

The commentators here said Messi 1 - Iran 0

lol

 

[xbhaskarx]

Someone needs to replace the field in front of this crowd with Messi's goal, or superimpose this dude into the Messi goal gif....

 

[pulsemyne]

Best player in the world

Gareth Bale didn't play.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

The goal was Nekounam's fault.

Who tries to dribble someone in the last two minutes when you can't even fucking walk.

Nekounam was shit last game and he was even worse this game. I don't care that he's the captain, he needs to go.

 

[kamorra]

Lol "deserved".

Take your chances like messi just did and you deserve it.

So the team deserved it or just Messi? They played like shit. If Italy plays like shit the whole game and scores in minute 92 you won't hear that they deserved it from me.

 

[Messi]

Iran had the better changes in the 2nd half.
Let that sink in for a minute.

Changes that made no effect.

You make your own luck. Messi created magic. Well deserved.

 

[LeonSPBR]

That was a lucky win, but a win nonetheless. Iran much better than I expected, I tip my imaginary hat to them.

#basedmessi

I dont think Iran was good, it was Argentina that was ridiculous bad in this game, they didn't lost thanks to the keeper that did nice saves and Messi that yo cannot give in a inch of the pitch for him to play.

 

[cafemomo]

las malvinasIran es argentina

 

[wighti]

a funny thing I read somewhere just a while ago;

There's no point disparaging the way Iran plays, they've got more points than England and Spain combined by now.

 

[Godslay]

Iran was robbed, you mean?

Robbed. Hahaha, gtfo. I'm not a fan of Messi or Argentina by any means, but when he scored it was a combination of his brilliance with a mixture of shit defense that allowed that goal. If that's the definition of robbed, then yeah you're probably right. All Iran had to do was finish the last 4 minutes with sound play, but they didn't. So they lost, deal with it I guess.

 

[Dion Blaster]

Iran was not robbed of a penalty. That would have been pretty weak.

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

Imagine how that guy who posted earlier about his brother's 1400$ bet on Argentina feels. He must have done backflips when Messi scored

I was on the phone with him giving him a play by play of the game while he was at the beach. He went from distraught to estactic when the final goal came.

I'm going to slap him later about taking these crazy risky bets.

 

[Raist]

"Probably the greatest player in the world"

u wot m8

 

[WonkyPanda]

I will never understand this whole deserved/undeserved thing from soccer fans.

The only one who "deserves" anything is who has the higher score in the end. Go from there. Learn, retool, and adjust.

 

[Cess007]

not a Messi fan but happy for him and Argentina.

I hate teams that come to the WC just to defend for 90 minutes.

The Argentina keeper disagrees. He was the Man of the Match before the Messi goal dude.

 

[Xpike]

Great game by Iran, didn't deserve to lose.
Argentina were shit, the whole "Depend on Messi to save us" thing will bite them in the ass any day, today was just a fluke.

 

[Acorn]

Chiles is a master of making EVERY FUCKING THING about England somehow.

 

[Porcile]

Nice goal from Messi.

This Argentina team fucking sucks though. Barca will end up paying 55 Million for Higuain. The guy is the same average quality player since he was 21. He has not improved a single bit in all those years.

 

[Sviatoslav]

Nothing bothers me more than "deserve" talk. Ugh

 

[gloomy]

Robbed. Hahaha, gtfo. I'm not a fan of Messi or Argentina by any means, but when he scored it was a combination of his brilliance with a mixture of shit defense that allowed that goal. If that's the definition of robbed, then yeah you're probably right. All Iran had to do was finish the last 4 minutes with sound play, but they didn't. So they lost, deal with it I guess.

Hardly the fault of shit defense. You can't stop a shot like that.

 

[Toxi]

Argentina broke the bus. They deserved to win just for doing that. Iran just played the same as always, 10 men defense, not sure if they deserve any praise for that.

Lotta Greece fans here apparently.

 

[Kandinsky]

Honestly Argentina will shine against bigger teams, teams that actually try to play football.

 

[pulsemyne]

People are getting a bit ridiculous. Both teams played well.

One team scored.

Argentina was playing against people who play for Charlton Athletic.

 

[inky]

That was a good goal, but Argentina keep looking poor in a very straightforward group. They need to do much, much better if they want to make it through the knockout stage.

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

Say what you will, Iran put on an amazing show...As the major underdogs in this match, they played with class and pride, didn't waste time, didn't commit ridiculous, blatant fouls....got robbed a penalty, got way too many yellows than they deserved... but overall a great match. guess the better team won, like I said, that Bus wasn't gonna hold Iran forever.