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Originally Posted by Locke
What can you say, its a World Cup semi-final and we typically expect those to be tight.
I think the Dutch are a better team than Argentina and I think the Argentines have gotten this far based on luck of the draw. They havent played any really strong teams and barely got by Switzerland and Belgium. And Messi, who manages to pull rabbits out of hats when its needed the most.
If the Dutch want to win they've got to after them like they did against Spain.
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I think that's the right read on the match. Argentina have failed to impress (despite winning) against some pretty mediocre competition. Compare their route to the final against Brazil's, for example, and it's not even close.
I'm hoping the Dutch go through for the simple reason that they are a more dynamic and entertaining team that, if they go down a goal or two against Germany, are capable of coming back. Robben's a flopper and their backup goalie is a dooshbag, but they're still deserving of an appearance in the final based on overall team play to this point.