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Argentina Saturday, 5. July 2014
17:00 Clock 		Belgium
1:0
goals
1 : 0 Gonzalo Higuaín 8. / right-footed shot  (Ángel Di María)

1 Sergio Romero
2 Ezequiel Garay
4 Pablo Zabaleta
15 Martín Demichelis
23 José Basanta
6 Lucas Biglia yellow 75'
7 Ángel Di María 33'
14 Javier Mascherano
9 Gonzalo Higuaín 81'
10 Lionel Messi
22 Ezequiel Lavezzi 71'
Substitutes
5 Fernando Gago 81'
8 Enzo Pérez 33'
18 Rodrigo Palacio 71'
12 Agustín Orión
21 Mariano Andújar
3 Hugo Campagnaro
17 Federico Fernández
11 Maximiliano Rodríguez
13 Augusto Fernández
19 Ricardo Álvarez
20 Sergio Agüero
1 Thibaut Courtois
2 Toby Alderweireld yellow 68'
4 Vincent Kompany
5 Jan Vertonghen
15 Daniel Van Buyten
6 Axel Witsel
7 Kevin De Bruyne
8 Marouane Fellaini
11 Kevin Mirallas 60'
10 Eden Hazard yellow 53' 75'
17 Divock Origi 59'
Substitutes
9 Romelu Lukaku 59'
14 Dries Mertens 60'
22 Nacer Chadli 75'
12 Simon Mignolet
13 Sammy Bossut
3 Thomas Vermaelen
18 Nicolas Lombaerts
23 Laurent Ciman
16 Steven Defour
19 Mousa Dembélé
20 Adnan Januzaj

Manager: Alejandro Sabella

Ass. Manager: Julián Camino

Manager: Marc Wilmots

Ass. Manager: Vital Borkelmans


Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha (Brasília / Brazil)
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Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Renato Faverani (Italy)
Andrea Stefani (Italy)

Reports

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