ARGENTINA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: Buenos Aires celebrates with Argentina into World Cup final beating Holland

Record ID: 449129

  • Title: ARGENTINA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: Buenos Aires celebrates with Argentina into World Cup final beating Holland
  • Date: 10th July 2014
  • Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (JULY 09, 2014) (REUTERS) FOOTBALL FANS ARRIVING IN SQUARE TO WATCH GAME ON BIG SCREEN VARIOUS OF FANS PAINTED IN ARGENTINE COLOURS VARIOUS OF EXCITED FANS BEFORE KICK OFF ARGENTINE'S SINGING NATIONAL ANTHEM VARIOUS OF FANS WATCHING GAME VARIOUS OF FANS CHEERING PENALTY GOALS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ARGENTINE FAN, PABLO MAMANI, SAYING: "It's inexplicable, (Javier) Mascherano gave his soul, it was really great, (I'm) speechless about this team and what the (Argentine) people are feeling is inexplicable." (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ARGENTINE FAN, MARIANA PARRA, SAYING: "Very nervous but happy like we all knew." / (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ARGENTINE FAN, JUAN CARRIL, SAYING: "We'll win against Germany, come on." (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ARGENTINE FAN, DEBORA VONTURO, SAYING: "I'm feeling great emotions, very great after a lot of suffering, it's great that we won." (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ARGENTINE FAN, JAVIER TARIFA, SAYING: "I think that we're going to win the final against Germany. We have a confident goalkeeper, Messi will unlock the final and we're going to be champions like in 1986."
  • Embargoed: 25th July 2014 13:00
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  • Location: Argentina
  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA7D4RJCKHBL50EAWGHJ447AZXQ
  • Story Text: Jubilation in the streets of Buenos Aires on Wednesday (July 09) after Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-2 on penalties to reach the World Cup final after a dire two hours of defence-dominated football failed to provide a semi-final goal for the first time in the tournament's history.
    The game was a forgettable one as the Dutch struggled to build any meaningful attacks and completed 90 minutes without a shot on target as Arjen Robben's last-minute effort was brilliantly blocked by Javier Mascherano.
    Argentina were not much more adventurous and had only a handful of half-chances to their name as, in total contrast to Tuesday's match when Germany waltzed through a wide open Brazil to win 7-1, both defences were absolutely on top.
    Big cheers went to Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero who saved Holland's first penalty from Ron Vlaar then made a superb diving save to deny Wesley Sneijder, allowing Maxi Rodriguez to crash home the decisive kick as his side converted all four of their penalties.
    "It's inexplicable, (Javier) Mascherano gave his soul, it was really great, (I'm) speechless about this team and what the (Argentine) people are feeling is inexplicable," said fan, Pablo Mamani.
    In Sunday's (July 13) final at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro Argentina will play Germany in a repeat of the 1986 and 1990 finals - the first time the same two teams will have faced each other three times in the decider.
    Local fans are confident Argentina will clinch a World Cup trifecta against the European side.
    "Very nervous but happy like we all knew", "we'll win against Germany, come on," said excited fans Debora Vonturo and Javier Tarifa.
    The hopes of a South America winner now rest on the shoulders of Argentina captain Lionel Messi "I think that we're going to win the final against Germany. We have a confident goalkeeper, Messi will unlock the final and we're going to be champions like in 1986," added local fan, Javier Tarifa.
    The Netherlands will play Brazil in the third-place playoff in Brasilia on Saturday (July 12).
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