Cape Verde’s persistence was enough to extend their qualification hopes for an extra thirty minutes but Argentina’s quality in decisive moments proved to be the difference between both sides. Lisandro Martinez and Lionel Messi’s impact was the difference between with both putting in shifts in the attacking third. Tactical analysis and match report by Ebuka […]

On a day of draws, one stalemate stood out above all others. One of the favourites for the World Cup title were expected to ease to three points despite several personnel problems, and they produced a dominant display on paper. But by full time, they had evoked memories of painful performances from the past, while […]