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FIFA World Cup: A look at the ups and downs of the first week

New Delhi: It has been a week since the biggest carnival of football began in Brazil where the world cup returned after 64 years. The opening week has seen almost all the actions associated with

India TV News Desk Updated on: June 19, 2014 7:38 IST




Messi delight:

 It was the first game of Argentina in the group stage and the opponents were Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Latin American neighbour of Brazil was expected to make early inroads against their opponents. It happened so but the situation was  bit anti climax as Argentina took an early lead thanks to an own goal by Kolasinac .Then it was in the 66th minute of the game that finally the moment came. The one of the biggest footballing stars of the present era Lionel Messi scores his second world cup goal after eight long years. It was just when his fans were starting to gey impatient  and were booing  Messi that he shot the ball in the net. Messi beats two defenders and his shot hits the left post  and ricochets into the net. It was in the dying moments of the game that Bosnia and Herzegovina were able to bring down the deficit. In the 85th minute of the game Ibisevic gets a ball in good space after beating the Argentine defender to bring down the deficit and have some solace for the Bosnian fans. It although added some spark in the dying moments of the game.
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