Argentina score in extra-time; beat Mexico, get to quarter-finals
{{date|June 24, 2006}}[[Image:World Cup 2006 logo.png|left|50px]] An epic round sixteen contest between Argentina and Mexico was won by a work of genius from Maxi Rodriguez, Saturday.

<!--[[Image:LeipzigZentralstadion.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Zentralstadion, Leipzig.]]-->

Juan Sorin hit a cross-field pass to the midfield player at the top right edge of the Mexican box. Rodriguez jumped to receive the ball and, in the same moment, chested high the way it had come. He met the descending ball 25 yards out with a perfectly timed left-footed volley and the ball arrowed over Oswaldo Sanchez into the opposite corner of the net.

The evenness and excitement of the match might easily be overshadowed by the winning goal. Though the shot totals were not high - Argentina had five shots on target to Mexico's three -  the action was end to end.

Part of the reason for the excitement was while Mexico tried to keep a fast attacking pace Argentina attempted to slow the game down. There could have been more goals; both Argentina and Mexico defended well and had timely saves from their goalkeepers. 

Mexico got off to the best possible start with a goal from a set-piece after five minutes. Pavel Pardo's cross from the right touchline was flicked on by Mario Mendez and Rafael Marquez slid in to score on a half volley at the far post.

For Argentina the equalising goal five minutes later was the best possible response to going behind. A corner kick was swung in low to the near post; Hernan Crespo raised his foot, Jared Borgetti stuck out his neck and between them the ball sped past Sanchez.

The match had its moment of controversy. Just before half time the Argentine goalkeeper rolled a ball to Gabriel Heinze. Somehow his defender let it go past him to Mexican striker Jose Fonseca. Heinze lunged to bring Fonseca down. Massimo Busacca adjudged Roberto Ayala to be the last defender and spared Heinze the red card for the deliberate professional foul. 

Goalkeepers at either end made match saving contributions in the second half.  On 53 minutes Roberto Abbondanzieri saved a defensive a clearance that deflected off Borgetti six yards from goal. Five minutes later Javier Saviola was through on goal; he went high and hard with the shot but Sanchez stuck out a strong left palm and batted the ball away for a corner. 

Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez replaced Crespo and Saviola as Argentina sought to break the deadlock. A minute from time Tevez thought he was through on goal but Ricardo Osorio got back just in time and the game was destined for another 30 minutes and that special moment in extra time.

Argentina's win meant they would play their quarter-final match in the Olympiastadion, Berlin, against the host nation Germany on June 30.

[[Image:Fifa world cup org.jpg|top|right|50px]]
==Round of sixteen==

'''Match 50'''
{{User:Flipbaywood/Football box|bg = #eeeeee |date = June 24, 2006<br />21:00 |team1 = {{User:Flipbaywood/Flagicon|country = Argentina}} Argentina|score = 2&ndash;1 |team2 = {{User:Flipbaywood/Flagicon|country = Mexico}} Mexico|goals1= Crespo 10' </br> Rodríguez 98' |goals2= Márquez 6'</br> |stadium = Zentralstadion}}

Attendance: 43'000

==Formations==
===Argentina===
[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|50px|left|top]]

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|- 
!Right wing
!Right
!Center
!Left 
!Left wing
|- <!--Add five to create new line  -->
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|
|
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|- <!--Goalkeeper -->
|
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Roberto Abbondanzieri (GK)
|
|
|-  <!--Defenders -->
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Lionel Scaloni
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Roberto Ayala
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Gabriel Heinze 46'+[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
|
|- <!--Defensive midfield players -->
|
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Javier Mascherano
|
|
|-  <!-- Midfield players / Wingers -->
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Maxi Rodriguez [[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px|bottom]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Juan Riquelme
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Esteban Cambiasso
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Juan Sorin (C) 112'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
|-  <!-- Attacking midfield players / Wingers -->
|
|
|
|
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|-   <!-- Strikers -->
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Javier Saviola
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Hernan Crespo [[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]]
|
|}

''Substitutes''
* 75' Carlos Tevez for Crespo
* 76' Pablo Aimar for Cambiasso
* 84' Lionel Messi for Saviola

[[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]] ''denotes one goal scored.''
----

===Mexico===
[[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|50px|left|top]]

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|- 
!Right wing
!Right
!Center
!Left 
!Left wing
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-  <!-- Goalkeeper -->
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|11px|bottom]]Oswaldo Sanchez (GK)
|
|
|-   <!-- Defenders -->
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|11px|bottom]]Rafael Marquez
(C) [[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]] 70'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|11px|bottom]]Ricardo Osorio
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|11px|bottom]]Carlos Salcido
|
|-  <!-- Defensive midfield player -->
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|11px|bottom]]Jose Antonio 
Castro 82'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|11px|bottom]]Mario Mendez
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|11px|bottom]]Andreas Guardado
|-   <!-- Midfield player / Wingers -->
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|11px|bottom]]Pavel Pardo
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|11px|bottom]]Ramon Morales
|
|-  <!-- Attacking midfield players / Wingers -->
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|
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|-  <!-- Strikers -->
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|11px|bottom]]Jose Fonseca 119'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|11px|bottom]]Jared Borgetti
|
|}

''Substitutes''
* 38' Gerardo Torrado 118'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
* 66' Gonzalo Pineda
* 74' Zinha

[[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]] ''denotes one goal scored.''          

==Officials==

[[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg|25px]] Referee: Massimo Busacca [[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] [[image:Red card.svg|10px]]

[[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg|20px]] Assistant referee: Francesco Buragina

[[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg|20px]] Assistant referee: Matthias Arnet

[[Image:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg|15px]] Fourth referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi

[[Image:Flag of Jordan.svg|15px]] Fifth referee: Fathi Arabati

==Related news==

[[Germany book quarter-final spot with 2-0 win over Sweden]]

==Sources==
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50px An epic round sixteen contest between Argentina and Mexico was won by a work of genius from Maxi Rodriguez, Saturday.

Juan Sorin hit a cross-field pass to the midfield player at the top right edge of the Mexican box. Rodriguez jumped to receive the ball and, in the same moment, chested high the way it had come. He met the descending ball 25 yards out with a perfectly timed left-footed volley and the ball arrowed over Oswaldo Sanchez into the opposite corner of the net.

The evenness and excitement of the match might easily be overshadowed by the winning goal. Though the shot totals were not high - Argentina had five shots on target to Mexico's three -  the action was end to end.

Part of the reason for the excitement was while Mexico tried to keep a fast attacking pace Argentina attempted to slow the game down. There could have been more goals; both Argentina and Mexico defended well and had timely saves from their goalkeepers. 

Mexico got off to the best possible start with a goal from a set-piece after five minutes. Pavel Pardo's cross from the right touchline was flicked on by Mario Mendez and Rafael Marquez slid in to score on a half volley at the far post.

For Argentina the equalising goal five minutes later was the best possible response to going behind. A corner kick was swung in low to the near post; Hernan Crespo raised his foot, Jared Borgetti stuck out his neck and between them the ball sped past Sanchez.

The match had its moment of controversy. Just before half time the Argentine goalkeeper rolled a ball to Gabriel Heinze. Somehow his defender let it go past him to Mexican striker Jose Fonseca. Heinze lunged to bring Fonseca down. Massimo Busacca adjudged Roberto Ayala to be the last defender and spared Heinze the red card for the deliberate professional foul. 

Goalkeepers at either end made match saving contributions in the second half.  On 53 minutes Roberto Abbondanzieri saved a defensive a clearance that deflected off Borgetti six yards from goal. Five minutes later Javier Saviola was through on goal; he went high and hard with the shot but Sanchez stuck out a strong left palm and batted the ball away for a corner. 

Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez replaced Crespo and Saviola as Argentina sought to break the deadlock. A minute from time Tevez thought he was through on goal but Ricardo Osorio got back just in time and the game was destined for another 30 minutes and that special moment in extra time.

Argentina's win meant they would play their quarter-final match in the Olympiastadion, Berlin, against the host nation Germany on June 30.

50px
Attendance: 43'000


Right wing

Right

Center

Left 

Left wing

bottomRoberto Abbondanzieri (GK)

bottomLionel Scaloni

bottomRoberto Ayala

bottomGabriel Heinze 46'+10px

bottomJavier Mascherano

bottomMaxi Rodriguez bottom

bottomJuan Riquelme

bottomEsteban Cambiasso

bottomJuan Sorin (C) 112'10px

bottomJavier Saviola

bottomHernan Crespo 12px

Substitutes
* 75' Carlos Tevez for Crespo
* 76' Pablo Aimar for Cambiasso
* 84' Lionel Messi for Saviola

12px denotes one goal scored.
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Right wing

Right

Center

Left 

Left wing

bottomOswaldo Sanchez (GK)

bottomRafael Marquez
(C) 12px 70'10px

bottomRicardo Osorio

bottomCarlos Salcido

bottomJose Antonio 
Castro 82'10px

bottomMario Mendez

bottomAndreas Guardado

bottomPavel Pardo

bottomRamon Morales

bottomJose Fonseca 119'10px

bottomJared Borgetti

Substitutes
* 38' Gerardo Torrado 118'10px
* 66' Gonzalo Pineda
* 74' Zinha

12px denotes one goal scored.          

20px Assistant referee: Francesco Buragina

20px Assistant referee: Matthias Arnet

15px Fourth referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi

15px Fifth referee: Fathi Arabati

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