Argentina face Mexico in the knockout round of FIFA World Cup 2010, Sunday June 27, where they’ll be meeting again, just like FIFA World Cup 2006. The South Americans went through with a 2-1 win. Can Mexico get revenge? World Cup oddsmakers at BODOG.com have Argentina as -220 moneyline favorites over Mexico (+600) with a DRAW at (+315). Be sure to get your Argentina vs Mexico 2010 World Cup Predictions Round of 16 Odds in now at BODOG.com
Argentina come into the last 16 brimming with confidence, having swept all before them in Group B and ended up with three wins and nine points. They beat Nigeria 1-0 in their opener, pounded Korea 4-1 and closed out Group B with a 2-0 win over Greece. They scored seven and conceded one. Argentina have history on their side. In fourteen matches against Mexico in the last 20 years, the Argentineans have emerged victorious on seven occasions, with five draws and only two wins for Mexico. Lionel Messi, The FIFA World Player of the Year 2009, has yet to notch his first goal in South Africa 2010, and he will be hoping to open his account in the knockout stages.
“We’re going to give Mexico the respect they deserve because, in spite of losing against Uruguay, they know exactly what they're doing. We will try to get at them and look for their weaknesses. They will have to respect my players as well because we’re putting together a very good tournament and we'll give everything for the shirt,” Diego Maradona, Argentina coach.
Mexico has been inconsistent so far. A fine 2-0 victory against 2006 runners-up France was the highpoint of their group games, but it was sandwiched between a 1-1 draw against South Africa and a narrow 0-1 defeat against Uruguay. They scored three and gave up two. Revenge will be on the minds of the Mexicans. Their current squad contains several survivors of that last, fateful meeting with Argentina including Rafael Marquez, who scored Mexico’s goal in Leipzig four years ago. The objective for Aguirre’s men is plain and simple: to get to that elusive “fifth game” at a FIFA World Cup finals tournament, and to book their place in the quarter-finals for the first time in 24 years.
“It’s Argentina, but so what? There is always a lot of pessimism in Mexico. Unfortunately sometimes we don’t believe in ourselves and we don’t have that extra self-belief that other teams have. We need to change that mindset. Argentina can be beaten and that’s the way we need to approach the game,” Rafael Marquez, Mexico captain.
Argentina vs Mexico
When: Sunday, June 27- 2:30 PM ET
Line: BODOG.com
Pick: Argentina -220
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