| FootballFan said: @pariz: Yeah they are quite smilar It will be the Quater,Semi Finals and finals where the most diffrences will occur as the teams will be more evenly matched. I think that Argentina could do well especially with Messi, Tevez and Mascherano. However I think England could beat them if they face each other later in the tournament. |
I don't know if you know, but this year we have celebrated the 200 years aniversary from the Revolución de Mayo (that's when, thanks to Napoleon kidnapping the king of Spain, we cut free as a colony to later become a free nation).
Some years before that happened there were two occasions in which England tried to take control of Rio de la Plata's commerce by force (they are known here as Invasiones inglesas). The truth is lots of english bussiness people lived in Buenos Aires and somehow England was quite important for our independence (it was one of the first countries in the world to recognize Argentina as a Souverign country). More than a century after that, the Malvinas/Falklands war... though you are young you may have heard that story...
All of this is nonsense gibberish, but at the same time, I've got my reasons to point it out:
This is a very special year for argentinian nationalism. Therefore, a match against Spain or England would be utterly celebrated, much more if it comes with a victory.
I don't understimate the english national team (neither the spanish) and neither overestimate argentinian national team, but when it comes down to this events is difficult to keep it rational. We want to/need to/plead to/are going to win. :P
