Showing posts with label 2014 FIFA World Cup: Peralta goal gives Mexico 1-0 win over Cameroon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2014 FIFA World Cup: Peralta goal gives Mexico 1-0 win over Cameroon. Show all posts

Monday, 23 June 2014

Lionel Messi's girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo and son Thiago wear replica shirts and join Argentina WAGs at 1-0 win over Iran .

Argentina's support at this summer's World Cup has been impossible to miss due to their vocal efforts but some of the support - namely the players' wives and girlfriends - have been turning heads for other reasons.
The Argentines were cheered on in their Group F clash against Iran in Belo Horizonte by a host of stunning players partners, and it seemed to do the trick with Lionel Messi grabbing a late winner to secure progress to the knockout stages.
And Messi's girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo was in the stands at the Estadio Mineirao along with their 19-month-old son Thiago


































The 26-year-old sported an Argentina replica shirt complete with Messi's shirt number, 10, as she entered the ground, while Thiago was also kitted out to support his Dad with 'Papi, 10' on the back of his shirt.
But while Messi was the star of the show on the pitch, his supporting cast had their own supporters in tow as they left Belo Horizonte after the scrappy 1-0 win against the unfancied Iranians.


Martin Demichelis' wife Evangelina Anderson had been cheering on the now ponytail-less Manchester City centre back and his club teammate, Sergio Aguero, also had his significant other Karina Tejeda supporting him.
Sergio Ramos' wife Eliana Guercio was at the Tancredo Neves International Airport too with her two children.
The wives, girlfriends and family members were boarding a special charter flight back to Argentina after 1-0 win.



































Saturday, 14 June 2014

2014 FIFA World Cup: Peralta goal gives Mexico 1-0 win over Cameroon

Mexico triumphed in the rain despite officiating mistakes. (Getty Images)

 Team news.
Luck wasn't on Mexico's side. But Giovanni Dos Santos and Oribe Peralta were, and that was enough for El Tri to claim a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in both teams' World Cup opener.
Dos Santos capped a terrific, inventive display by finding space at the top of the Cameroonian penalty area in the 61st minute and firing at goalkeeper Charles Itandje. The shot was saved, but Peralta swept the rebound into the net to give Mexico a one-goal lead they would not relinquish.
Nearly any observer would agree Mexico deserved to take the lead far earlier in the match. Twice in the first half, Dos Santos put the ball in the back of the net, only for the goal to be disallowed for offsides -- and replays showed that both decisions on the part of the linesman were incorrect.
But Mexico also deserved its lead on the balance of play, proving creative in attack and with Dos Santos and Miguel Layun consistently testing the Cameroonian defense. The Indomitable Lions barely had a sniff of the ball in the opening half-hour, and didn't begin to apply any real pressure to Rafa Marquez and the Mexican back line until after the goal.
Samuel Eto'o did have one viable first-half chance, narrowly missing the top corner after being picked out by lively left back Benoit Assou-Ekotto. Assou Ekotto was also at the center of two of Cameroon's best second-half opportunities, seeing a deflected free kick fly just wide of Guillermo Ochoa's goal and his late cross headed on goal by Benjamin Moukando, only for Ochoa to make a flying save.
If advancement comes down to goal differential, Mexico could rue a late miss by Chicharito Hernandez when presented with an open volley opportunity from no more than 5 yards. But the result nonetheless puts them in the catbird seat for now -- and after the linesman's mistakes in the first half, that's a position they'll happily take.
For our full live commentary of the game, featuring reaction, tweets, the goal, and more, read on: