Argentina

Argentina 3 Mexico 1

Carlos Tévez left Johannesburg’s Soccer City last night a happy but puzzled man.

Clutching his Man of the Match award for the two goals that powered Argentina to a quarter-final clash with Germany in Cape Town on Saturday, Tévez said, “I wanted to make a mark on this World Cup and I am happy I did that. The first couple of minutes were really difficult for us. After that it got better. Today Diego told me, ‘you can play further up,’ but he also told me I can go down the field when I feel like it. I am proud to wear this shirt.”

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Evening Standard

Gonzalo Higuain has his dad to thank after today scoring the first hat-trick of this World Cup to put Argentina on the verge of qualifying for the last 16.

The Real Madrid striker met up with his dad, former River Plate defender Jorge, on Monday afternoon to get some advice after struggling in the 1-0 win over Nigeria 48 hours earlier.

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