Second round preview: Argentina Vs Mexico

Argentina Vs Mexico preview:

 Latin America Vs South America.

Match timing: June 27, 11:55 PM

Venue: Soccer City stadium, Johannesburg

World Cup performances:

Argentina: They won all three group games and scored seven goals and conceded just one.

Mexico: Mexico won 1 game, drew one game and lost against Uruguay. They scored 3 goals and conceded 2 goals.

Key players:

Argentina: Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Carlos Tevez and Juan Veron.

Mexico: Javier Hernandez, Giovani Dos Santos, Andres Guardado and Rafael Marquez.

Squad analysis:

Argentina team: Sergio Romero (GK), Gabriel Heinze, Walter Samuel, Martin Demichelis, Jonas Gutirez, Javier Mascherano (Captain), Juan Veron, Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez and Gonzalo Higuain.

Argentina is the only team that already tested fringe players in this world cup. Argentina and Holland are the only teams that won all the three group games.

Mexico team: Oscar Perez (GK), Efrain Juarez, Rafael Marquez (Captain), Francisco Rodriguez, Carlos Salcido, Gerardo Torrado, Andres Guardado, Ricardo Osorio, Giovani Dos Santos, Guillermo Franco and Javier Hernandez

Mexico is looking strong in defence and is a more compact team than Argentina. But, when you face Argentina, you always need to keep 6-7 players in and around penalty area that reduces your attacking efficiency. But, young and dynamic forwards like Javier Hernandez and Dos Santos will defintely trouble fragile Argentina defence – that is Mexico’s ony hope. But, Mexico needs to mark Messi efficiently otherwise he is enough to destroy them.

Final analysis: Argentina should easily defeat Mexico. Their team spirit, passion and waves of attack are unmatchable and are most watchable.

World Cup game Prediction: Argentina 2 - Mexico 1