Watch Argentina vs. Belgium Free Live Streaming World Cup 2014 Quarter Finals Soccer Online

Argentina vs. BelgiumGame Today: Watch Argentina vs. Belgium Free Live Streaming World Cup 2014 Quarter Finals Soccer Online
Venue: Estadio Nacional de Brasilia, Brasilia
Date: Saturday, 5 July
Kick-off Time: Noon ET
TV Coverage: ABC

Head-to-head

  • Argentina have won three of their previous four encounters with Belgium.
  • The two World Cup meetings have produced a win apiece.
  • Belgium won 1-0 in a group game at Barcelona’s Camp Nou at the 1982 World Cup. Four years later Argentina won a semi-final 2-0 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
  • That match at Mexico ’86 is the most recent game between the sides.

Argentina

  • Argentina have been eliminated in their last three World Cup quarter-finals. They lost to Germany in 2010 and Netherlands in 1998, also bowing out to the Germans in 2006 after a penalty shoot-out.
  • Excluding shoot-outs, Argentina have not won a World Cup quarter-final since defeating England 2-1 in 1986.
  • They have averaged 64.3% possession so far at this tournament, the highest ratio of any side prior to the quarter-finals.
  • Lionel Messi has scored or assisted five of Argentina’s seven goals at the 2014 World Cup. Three of his four goals have been scored from outside the penalty area.
  • Argentina are unbeaten in the last 25 games in which Messi has featured (W18, D7).
  • Victory against the Swiss in the last round was the first World Cup match Argentina have won in the month of July since beating the same opponents in 1966 (excludes penalty shoot-outs).

Belgium

  • This is only the second time Belgium have reached the World Cup quarter-finals. They beat Spain on penalties to advance to the last four in 1986 after a 1-1 draw in Puebla.
  • The Belgians have had more shots at this World Cup (83, including blocked efforts) than any other side prior to the quarter-finals.
  • All six of their goals in Brazil have been scored from the 70th minute onwards, with four of those strikes netted by substitutes.
  • Belgium are unbeaten in the 21 games in which goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has played for them.

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