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FIFA said in a letter to the Argentine Football Association (AFA), published by Argentine media, that the incident was not detailed in the referee's report at the time and was brought to their attention by the media.

good job refs

so Argentina is 2 points ahead of 6th, 4 points ahead of 7th with 5 games left to play and no Messi for 4 of them, there's a very good chance they miss the world cup

03-28-2017 , 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Fallen Hero

there's a very good chance they miss the world cup

Nah, you're overreacting. The remaining games include home matches vs Venezuela and Peru. Messi will be back for the last game at Ecuador. They'll qualify comfortably. They don't suffer from messidependencia anyway.

03-28-2017 , 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kutuz_off

Are you sure?
This WCQ's:
They have 7 pts in 7 games without Messi
They have 15 pts in 6 games with Messi

03-28-2017 , 01:36 PM

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twitter is saying angel correa is starting instead which sounds insane. there must be 25 better argentinian forwards. did dybala miss the plane?

03-28-2017 , 01:42 PM

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I hope everyone is emptying their bank accounts to bet Bolivia today. Freest money OAT

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03-28-2017 , 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BRpokah

Are you sure?
This WCQ's:
They have 7 pts in 7 games without Messi
They have 15 pts in 6 games with Messi

Eh, you might be right. Not too sure anymore. I thought a team with Higuain/Dybala/Aguero/DiMaria/Correa would've coped better.

03-28-2017 , 02:37 PM

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Eh, you might be right. Not too sure anymore. I thought a team with Higuain/Dybala/Aguero/DiMaria/Correa would've coped better.

They are rubbish when Messi isn't playing. He completely and utterly transforms the team because he's that good.

03-28-2017 , 02:47 PM

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why is iniesta playing midweek friendlies? this system so rigged

03-28-2017 , 02:51 PM

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came up short everytime it mattered, he's useless, he lost 4 finals with Argentina. he should watch his whore mouth, these are not UEFA refs, they're not paid by Barcelona to be his slaves.

He should take example from God, this is how it's done

03-28-2017 , 02:52 PM

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just a friendly but lol croatia

03-28-2017 , 03:06 PM

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https://twitter.com/Argentina/status/846758205439053826
wtf is this

03-28-2017 , 03:10 PM

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They are rubbish when Messi isn't playing. He completely and utterly transforms the team because he's that good.

that team should be much better without Messi than they are, that has little to do with him

03-28-2017 , 03:15 PM

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He should take example from God, this is how it's done

i remember tired old man ronaldo being too slow to get out of the way of a lightly jogging fatty payet in the most important game of his life.

03-28-2017 , 03:21 PM

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yeah, tired old man Ronaldo really needs to improve on his big game/national team performances

in more important news: turns out a midfield of Danilo, Renato Sanches, Bernardo Silva and Gelson is really ****ing good. Cruising past Sweden

03-28-2017 , 03:21 PM

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don't quote RITS' childish nonsense please, 2+2's ignore feature was designed for this guy

03-28-2017 , 03:38 PM

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OFC update: New Zealand wins Group A.

New Zealand - New Caledonia 2-0
New Caledonia - New Zealand 0-0
Fiji - New Zealand 0-2
New Zealand - Fiji 2-0

Results of the two Fiji-New Caledonia matches won't matter.

Team	Played	GD	Points
New Zealand	4	+6	10
New Caledonia	2	-2	1
Fiji	2	-4	0

AFC: After 7 of 10 matchdays, Thailand is the first team eliminated.

Group A:

South Korea - Syria 1-0
Iran - China 1-0
Uzbekistan - Qatar 1-0

Team	Played	GD	Points
Iran	7	+6	17
South Korea	7	+2	13
Uzbekistan	7	+2	12
Syria	7	-1	8
China	7	-4	5
Qatar	7	-5	4

Group B:

Australia - UAE 2-0
Japan - Thailand 4-0
Saudi Arabia - Iraq 1-0

Team	Played	GD	Points
Japan	7	+9	16
Saudi Arabia	7	+8	16
Australia	7	+5	13
UAE	7	-3	9
Iraq	7	-3	4
Thailand	7	-16	1

03-28-2017 , 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by daca

i remember tired old man ronaldo being too slow to get out of the way of a lightly jogging fatty payet in the most important game of his life.

He did something that Messi will never, ever do for his NT. What's even worse is Messi's attitude on and off the pitch. Crying like a beetch then quitting the NT team because he's not good enough, banning the press because they're not praising them, now getting banned like this. Old man Ronaldo got the job done, against all odds. Messi didn't, with everything in his favour.

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Originally Posted by LostOstrich

don't quote RITS' childish nonsense please, 2+2's ignore feature was designed for this guy

the truth bothering you huh old fart?

03-28-2017 , 04:26 PM

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I like RITS's rustling game. I'd like to say it's second to none, but then it's second to mine. Still, second behind Der Führer of Sporting Events is pretty good.

03-28-2017 , 04:36 PM

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lolportugal losing to sweden reserves at home

03-28-2017 , 04:49 PM

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lolportugal losing to sweden reserves at home

yeah, we were totally using our main team.

Also, lol Argentina

03-28-2017 , 05:21 PM

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I hope everyone is emptying their bank accounts to bet Bolivia today. Freest money OAT

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Thx, made a small bet as soon as I read this. Was looking for something to bet on today.

03-28-2017 , 05:28 PM

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Just curious - what language do FIFA refs use in south american tournaments? Is it Spanish or English? Does Brazil's participation change things?

03-28-2017 , 05:38 PM

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Thx, made a small bet as soon as I read this. Was looking for something to bet on today.

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03-28-2017 , 06:05 PM

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LOL Argentina indeed, they were awful. I hadn't even heard of a few of their players. They seriously can't do better than some 27 y/o CM playing in mehico? Also wtf is Lucas Pratto?