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Can we cage Messi the way these guys stopped him?

Do we have the material?

Can we cage Messi the way these guys stopped him?

Do we have the material?

Our only hope now is the unpredictabity of Eagles - hoping they turn up the kind of performance vs Argentina friendly.

Iceland is not easy o

Argentina is so charged and determined.

This may be their year.

Argentina (as a team) might be ready for this WC.

Doesnt look like a one-man team again.

This may be their year.

See running,see determination.

Mujtahida:
This Iceland are so compact.

They will pose a real problem for Nigeria

And they are tall.

What a fast and high tempo game.

Messi is so charged. Running everywhere.

Iceland wont go down without a fight.

What a fast and high tempo game.

Messi is so charged. Running everywhere.

Iceland wont go down without a fight.

EmmGee:
He will not save it!!!
it was viciously hit.

you guys don't know who ronaldo is, i can see

nothing vicious in that shot. Even Ronaldo, from initial body language, didn't know it was going to score. He knew the shot wasn't strong enough. A world class keeper of De Gea status will save it 90 percent of time

andrew444:
if na so e no mean,if portugal no win world cup or comot for quarter final nothing be that.

But i still beleive cr7 will win balon d or,even if dem comot for group stage

Same here, except Messi wins WC.

omar22:
If Sallah hits a hatrick against Saudi Arabia does that push him up the order?

Good for his credit, but not the same effect with a hattrick against Spain or Uruguay.

That is what I mean by occasion.

Icon4s:
I never rated Salah highly to make any major impact in the WC because of the country he plays for.

I never talked of Salah in WC.

I said pre-WC rating. He could be displaced in top 3 if any player outside Messi and CR7 does exceptional well in WC, especially getting to final or winning e.g Neymar.

He coud retain his top 3 space till year end if no such thing happens in WC.

Icon4s:
We are Talking about Ronaldo you are talking about Ighalo.

Some Nigerians sef

andrew444:
Without the hatrick the balon d or is his already

Without the hattrick, or any above average performance in WC, the UCL performance would not have been enough if:

- Argentina wins the WC and Portugal gets knocked in group stage or R16 with no standout performance by CR7

- Messi scores crucial and plenty goals in leading Argentina to win the WC.

So the UCL performance would not have been enough in such scenario. He needs performances like tonight's to augment it.

andrew444:
He has won it before this game he won the champions league.

So you mean hatrick now determine World best?

I didn't see people say this till after the hatrick,Bt this guy won the champions league

The only way cr7 will not win the World best is if Messi win the World Cup,and we all know Argentina will not win it

Not the hatrick.

It is the occasion.

Before WC, this was the rating of contenders:

1, CR7
2, Messi
3, Salah (although some will put him as #2)

But CR7 just extended the gap tonight.

He doesn't even need to win WC. Even with R16 exit for Portugal, anything less than winning the WC for Argentina will not make Messi disolace him.

NB: Neymar, being a tournament player that could take Brazil to victory too, may displace someone in #2 or #3 if he emerges WC MVP.

safarigirl:
he has won it.....no think am

Unless Messi wins WC, even if Portugal exits in R16, tonight performance is almost enough as WC credit for CR7.

Add his UCL performance to this and it will be very difficult not to admit he has won WPOTY.

I dont like the guy, but mhennn

chinnyonwu:
People wey dey just return from their photoshoot in Moscow this evening?

Awon Slay Eagles

Today photo shoot.

I think CR7 has won his 6th WPOTY.

Sanchez01:
I don't think... I KNOW

Before WC, he was the contender.

Even if Portugal gets knocked out in round of 16 in WC, this singular performance is enough as WC credit.

I think CR7 has won his 6th WPOTY.

Spain have gained confidence to do tiki taka

When you see the quality of a game like this Portugal vs Spain, you only try not to lose hope that an African team can ever win the world cup in 50 years.

Omo j'omo lo jare.

Penaldo

hiroz:
oboy iran has stolen the match..

what an own goal..
Morocco is surely going home now

This is their only hope of 3 points. They would have tried to eke out a draw with Portugal and/or Spain after a win vs Iran and see if 4/5 points can see them through.

Now, they lost the 3 points. They can't get the opportunity vs Portugal or Spain again. They are effectively out.

ednut1:
If morocco cant thrash iran. They have no business in the WC

Same way we thrashed them in 2014?

Same way Argentina only managed a narrow victory against them?

Some funny scenes from this Iran vs Morocco game.

Hushpuppi rival

The way Nigerian bloggers throw billionaire around ehnnn.

There are less than 10 dollar billionaires in Nigeria.

isan:
The gap between Chan and world cup is long from Lagos to pakistan

Exactly. CHAN performance ke. Ask Uzoenyi.

goldfish80:
I saw 2 overly tactical teams playing with lots of respect and handbrakes like you expect in a typical world cup game. Nothing fancy or exciting.
Should have been a draw

Exactly. Draw the better result.

goldfish80:
Typical boring world cup game. Thank goodness it's over.

Was that truly boring? I dont think so