Day 8: Argentina vs. Serbia & Montenegro

Argentina 6 -- Serbia & Montenegro 0

#18 MAXI RODRIGUEZ (Argentina) 6', 41'
#5 ESTEBAN CAMBIASSO (Argentina) 31'
#9 HERNAN CRESPO (Argentina) 78'
#11 CARLOS TEVEZ (Argentina) 84'
#19 LIONEL MESSI (Argentina) 88'

Boy was I off in my prediction for this game and by a HUGE margin! The much touted defence of the Serbs completely fell apart as Argentina send a sonic-boom of a warning to the remaining contenders and the Dutch side, who happen to be in their group. With Maradona overseeing this game as well, Argentina were definitely the blessed side as this time they did not hold back and kept attacking until they suffocated the opposition. Maxi Rodriguez started the party with the first goal off a Saviola pass. Cambiasso was involved in a beauty of a goal with Hernan Crespo as he tipped one to Crespo who then heel flicked one back to Cambiasso who sent in the second goal of the day. Rodriguez added a third before the break to all but seal the game, from another Saviola pass.

The Serbs looked more composed in the second half as they didn't allow any further goals they had a few chances but failed to capitalise and then lost a man in the 65th minute. Things were getting from bad to worse and the much anticipated Lionel Messi masterminded the fourth goal as he crossed from the left within the box and Crespo did the rest though it did seem to me to be an own goal. Substitute Carlos Tevez made it five-nothing well before the final whistle as he weaved his way past a pair of defenders and booted the ball into the far low corner. Tevez was involved in the last goal as he fed Messi to his right who made no mistake in converting his first chance of the competition.

Argentina dominated this match throughout and just when it seemed as if they would sit out this one and play knock-around until they pulled another rabbit out of the hat to finish of the game with a barrage of last minute shots.