Nigeria v Spain

:00:45. > :00:50.final round of group games in the Confederations Cup. Nigeria made an

:00:50. > :00:55.upset on a par with Tahiti scoring a goal. Only a victory against Spain

:00:55. > :01:01.will be enough for a place in the semifinals and Tahiti pulls off a

:01:01. > :01:04.shock and beat Uruguay. Even a winter night might not be enough.

:01:04. > :01:14.After two contrasting games on Thursday shaped the destiny of Group

:01:14. > :01:27.

:01:27. > :01:35.COMMENTATOR: One of the biggest minute.

:01:35. > :01:42.To the path of David Villa. A chance on the edge of the box.

:01:42. > :01:49.1-1. Can he finish? Oh, can he finish!

:01:49. > :01:54.What a finish! Number five, David Villa. Spain have

:01:54. > :02:00.six and Torres has a hat-trick. The goalkeeper has missed it, Spain has

:02:00. > :02:05.seven. That goes through, another one.

:02:05. > :02:09.And he has missed it. He did look nonchalant.

:02:09. > :02:14.That is ten. Spain reached double figures.

:02:14. > :02:19.A tournament of great strikes and that when has put Uruguay in pole

:02:19. > :02:24.position to progress to the final. We would expect Uruguay to beat

:02:24. > :02:28.Tahiti by some margin, so Nigeria must win and hope their goal

:02:28. > :02:36.difference proves to be good enough. There is a way Tahiti could qualify

:02:36. > :02:42.this evening but they have to win against Uruguay 8-0, and hope Spain

:02:42. > :02:52.beat Nigeria 11-0. You can watch the Uruguay -Tahiti match on the red

:02:52. > :03:02.

:03:02. > :03:06.Fortaleza. How do Nigeria approach this? Have you seen anything in

:03:06. > :03:11.their game that can surprise the Spanish?

:03:11. > :03:17.Not too much, unfortunately. At this level, this is a rarefied level of

:03:17. > :03:22.international football, Spain are at the very best. Nigeria have to pay

:03:22. > :03:27.the near-perfect game and Spain will still have to be on average, six out

:03:28. > :03:37.of ten. And you hope for some luck. No matter how good you are, you can

:03:38. > :03:38.

:03:38. > :03:44.be beaten. Will they lose a third group match at this level? I doubt

:03:44. > :03:48.it. Especially as they lost in the USA match, they are desperate to

:03:48. > :03:55.win. It matters to the Spanish and they

:03:55. > :03:59.are virtually back to full strength, 24 games unbeaten.

:03:59. > :04:06.It is difficult to see. The problem is that decision from the manager to

:04:06. > :04:12.play the strongest team, that shows he is taking this seriously, he

:04:13. > :04:17.doesn't want to take any risk, to lose the momentum of a team which is

:04:17. > :04:20.magnificent to watch. It will be difficult. That is why football is

:04:20. > :04:26.so nice, you never know. You never know.

:04:26. > :04:31.We will look at the team is very shortly. Our vote is simple, can

:04:31. > :04:41.Nigeria beat Spain? You can vote on the BBC website, or you can message

:04:41. > :04:45.us. We will close the voting on the half-time whistle.

:04:45. > :04:49.Group B finishes tonight. But we already know the winners in Group A,

:04:49. > :04:54.it came down to the final game between Brazil and Italy in Salvador

:04:54. > :05:04.last night. The people of north-east Brazil love

:05:04. > :05:20.

:05:20. > :05:30.noise. And colour. The two come Oh, he has lashed in an equaliser!

:05:30. > :05:34.

:05:34. > :05:44.Neymar doesn't need anyone. Neymar He has made a run through the

:05:44. > :06:02.

:06:02. > :06:12.turned around and pointed the other way. Bitterly protested, and he has

:06:12. > :06:33.

:06:33. > :06:43.wrapped it up. People love noise and In the other game in Group A, Mexico

:06:43. > :06:51.

:06:51. > :06:58.finished with a 2-win against Japan admitted he made a mistake in the

:06:58. > :07:08.Brazil game. That is over the Chiellini goal. He is expected to

:07:08. > :07:11.

:07:11. > :07:16.semi-final on Thursday. That could be a rerun of the Euro 2012 final

:07:16. > :07:21.against Spain. Whenever we watch Neymar in this

:07:21. > :07:24.tournament, the reaction from the crowds in results imply he is the

:07:24. > :07:30.most popular player, and the player we are talking about the most. How

:07:30. > :07:36.impressed have you been with him? Interesting question. The first time

:07:36. > :07:40.I saw him live, it was at the Olympics here in the final. And I

:07:40. > :07:44.didn't really enjoy that game, I don't think he was at his best. Then

:07:45. > :07:49.I saw him in the game against England as well. I didn't see him

:07:49. > :07:54.producing. But I can see him enjoying his football now, in that

:07:54. > :07:58.group of players, in the position he played. He feels he is the main

:07:58. > :08:05.player and can make a difference. Honourably after this move to

:08:05. > :08:11.Barcelona, he has been outstanding. -- probably after this move.

:08:11. > :08:14.In Brazil, the people expect a lot from a player like him and you need

:08:14. > :08:18.to respond. He responded within that first three

:08:18. > :08:22.minutes of the opening games, I wonder if that has helped. The

:08:22. > :08:25.burden will have come off his soldiers because he delivered so

:08:26. > :08:29.early on. That certainly helped him and the team.

:08:29. > :08:38.The last point Gus made about playing in Brazil. He feels

:08:38. > :08:45.comfortable in the surroundings. There is nothing new for him to

:08:45. > :08:48.experience. There is more hype about Neymar than any other Brazilian

:08:48. > :08:54.footballer for some time which puts tremendous pressure on his

:08:54. > :08:58.shoulders. Will he be able to deliver at the World Cup? There will

:08:58. > :09:02.be stiffer competition. The players in the squad will have to ensure

:09:02. > :09:07.their level is as high as his. Spain remain the team to beat and

:09:07. > :09:14.they are keen to complete a suite of international trophies by lifting

:09:14. > :09:19.this cup for the first time. For many, the idea of Spain as

:09:19. > :09:24.anything other than the world beaters they are seems so surreal.

:09:25. > :09:29.It wasn't always ask. As European and civil conflict stunted the

:09:29. > :09:34.growth on the international stage. Their first trophy was won on home

:09:34. > :09:39.soil at the European Championships in 1964. But 44 barren years would

:09:39. > :09:48.follow after the title of under achievers weighed heavily on Spanish

:09:48. > :09:57.shoulders. But the strength of the all conquering team saw Spain

:09:57. > :10:00.deservedly win Euro 2008 as part of a 35 match unbeaten run. Only a shop

:10:00. > :10:06.in the Confederations Cup not them. They recovered and lifted their

:10:06. > :10:11.first-ever World in South Africa. COMMENTATOR: Spain are the kings.

:10:11. > :10:21.Another European crown followed last summer. Can they do the unthinkable

:10:21. > :10:23.

:10:23. > :10:29.Here is the Spanish team tonight that Gus alluded to earlier. Valdes

:10:29. > :10:35.starts in goal. It means all three Spanish goalkeepers will have played

:10:35. > :10:40.in the Confederations Cup. As for the ten at players, it is the ten

:10:40. > :10:46.which started against Uruguay. Let us focus a little bit on Soldado,

:10:46. > :10:51.the Valencia striker. For a couple of years, we spoke about the false

:10:51. > :10:56.number nine. Now they have gone back to having a focal point.

:10:56. > :11:03.They have. They have a striker in form it in the season. In form for

:11:03. > :11:11.Valencia. They were a long way behind Barcelona and Madrid. But his

:11:12. > :11:16.season was very good. Lots of goals. He will be getting brighter

:11:16. > :11:22.service -- better service and at Valencia. So there was no reason why

:11:22. > :11:27.he shouldn't get a starting place. Does it help Fabregas having someone

:11:27. > :11:37.upfront to play? I think so. Fabregas, he was always

:11:37. > :11:37.

:11:37. > :11:41.a midfielder who likes to provide the goals. To arrive late. So, he

:11:41. > :11:51.showed with the past two Soldado. He likes to have the number nine in

:11:51. > :11:54.

:11:54. > :12:02.front of him. When you have the quality, in the Esther, Fabregas --

:12:02. > :12:06.Iniesta. There is no better place than to play in this team.

:12:06. > :12:11.One of our votes earlier this week was based around the greatest team

:12:11. > :12:19.of all time, more people went for Brazil 1970 over the current Spain

:12:19. > :12:24.side. This is the man who coached them to the World Cup that year.

:12:24. > :12:31.TRANSLATION: In 1970, we played in the same weight Spain plays today

:12:31. > :12:35.but not at the same speed. Our team is very good on the ball,

:12:35. > :12:39.kept possession, like the Spanish. A team which has been playing like

:12:40. > :12:47.this for a long time. They are not in a hurry, they keep possession and

:12:47. > :12:54.wait for an opportunity to pounce. In 1970, technique was more

:12:54. > :13:00.important than fitness. In the past, the quality of players was higher.

:13:00. > :13:05.But now, fitness is more important than technique. Football play today

:13:05. > :13:11.is faster, they concentrate everything on speed.

:13:11. > :13:16.He said it was more technique in the past. But more fitness now, would

:13:16. > :13:22.you agree? I have to say, you need to be more

:13:22. > :13:30.aware. There is more speed in the game. So your decision, to be able

:13:30. > :13:39.to do a simple pass, it should be quicker. I think the time they were

:13:39. > :13:44.allowed in the 70s, I don't think there was better technique at that

:13:44. > :13:47.time. With greater speed, you do need

:13:47. > :13:53.better technique. There is less time for you to pick

:13:53. > :14:00.your pass. People recover more quickly, midfielders, attackers as

:14:00. > :14:03.well. Wide plays. The scary thing is, when it comes to

:14:03. > :14:08.the Spanish as we saw in the European under 21 Championships,

:14:08. > :14:12.there is no sign of this production mind stopping any time soon. At

:14:13. > :14:21.European level, when you look at the domination of under 19 titles, six

:14:21. > :14:25.there, European under 17 titles, two of them. Some of that is obviously

:14:25. > :14:29.the generations moving through the age groups. But they manage to get

:14:29. > :14:32.nowadays that supply line going. There is a clear path for

:14:32. > :14:40.footballers which maybe there is an in our country.

:14:40. > :14:49.There is a question everyone is asking, what will happen when this

:14:49. > :14:54.generation goes? Spain may go back. I have seen the under 21 's, and I

:14:54. > :15:01.can tell you they are coming. We are talking about players who should be

:15:01. > :15:03.part of the first national team. But they are not. It is amazing, the

:15:03. > :15:07.quality is magnificent. Frightening.

:15:08. > :15:17.There is a precedent for an upset tonight and it comes from the last

:15:18. > :15:35.

:15:35. > :15:45.time the two teams met. At the World left to right. A great save right at

:15:45. > :16:05.

:16:05. > :16:15.on the near post! It is one all. That is a wonderful goal! What an

:16:15. > :16:33.

:16:33. > :16:43.about that. Spain, two, Nigeria, two. Oh, what a good strike. A

:16:43. > :16:44.

:16:44. > :16:54.wonderful goal. The African beat has shown its strength here. Nigeria

:16:54. > :16:58.

:16:58. > :17:08.have beaten Spain by three goals to shows two changes to the defeat last

:17:08. > :17:26.

:17:26. > :17:34.11, so how much will the others be missed? Very much. They took their

:17:34. > :17:38.goals very well and showed composure. Sunday Mba needs to turn

:17:38. > :17:42.up. He has been disappointing so far. If players like that can raise

:17:42. > :17:50.their level, and oh know they can play better, they might get the

:17:50. > :17:54.point. What about the hero of the Africa cup of Nations? He scored in

:17:54. > :17:58.the final? It is hard to say. It could be new expectation levels from

:17:58. > :18:02.himself and the coach and other players. Of course the nation as

:18:02. > :18:06.well. It is a demanding public when it comes to football. Players find

:18:06. > :18:10.it hard to reach that level and maintain it. It is difficult when

:18:10. > :18:14.everybody expect you to do great things every match for you to come

:18:14. > :18:22.to a big level tournament and produce. The public expect them to

:18:22. > :18:24.deliver in this game against Spain, don't they? As you are telling me

:18:24. > :18:28.beforehand the concept of the underdog is not really there in

:18:28. > :18:31.Nigeria. It does not exist. Remember the first couple of times I've used

:18:31. > :18:34.that terminology and they asked me what kind of dog it was. They

:18:34. > :18:37.understand the word but they do not associate it was. They understand

:18:37. > :18:41.the word but they do not associated with Nigerian sportsmen and women.

:18:41. > :18:47.Going into any contest, but Nigerian top-class footballers not to be

:18:47. > :18:52.rated or not to have a don't understand. Rightly or wrongly, of

:18:52. > :18:59.course. Is Stephen Keshi under pressure because he has been

:18:59. > :19:03.criticised for having largely foreign-based players being left out

:19:03. > :19:12.of the squad? Sometimes you are under pressure from journalists back

:19:12. > :19:16.home and the media. Italy under pressure? Yes, he is. He has had

:19:16. > :19:20.trouble with the Federation. He has done well and are not so well. This

:19:20. > :19:24.time is off the back of successful combinations so he is feeling more

:19:24. > :19:27.empowered and able to leave out established names. There is no

:19:27. > :19:34.reason why the young guys that have done well should not be given the

:19:34. > :19:37.opportunity to do well. It is a chance to see what they can produce.

:19:37. > :19:43.Top-class opposition, so it should all go well for the World Cup next

:19:43. > :19:53.year. At the start of the show we asked if we thought Nigeria win.

:19:53. > :19:57.

:19:57. > :20:04.These are the results so far, just so far. Yes for 26%. No, 74%. This

:20:05. > :20:08.is the interim result. You can still vote and it will close at half-time.

:20:08. > :20:13.This tournament is doubling up as a dress rehearsal for the World Cup

:20:13. > :20:19.and we will see much more tonight's venue next summer. But first, a bit

:20:19. > :20:23.of background the stadium. The city of Fortaleza sits on the North East

:20:23. > :20:27.coast of Brazil and is a popular tourist destination for its beaches.

:20:27. > :20:35.Temperatures often exceed 30 degrees in June and July but the stadium has

:20:35. > :20:38.been designed to minimise the impact of the heap. 167 million has been

:20:38. > :20:44.spent on the glass that reflects the heat and allows the air to

:20:44. > :20:50.circulate. The biggest name to play so far, Paul McCartney. And I

:20:50. > :21:00.apologise in advance for this, but tonight it is the Super Eagles

:21:00. > :21:29.

:21:29. > :21:37.It is Nigeria against Spain as Group B reaches its conclusion. And as the

:21:37. > :21:40.teams head out of the tunnel, very shortly, does every team hath to

:21:40. > :21:46.expect when they go into a game against Spain that they will not

:21:46. > :21:56.have the ball for a long period? They will see what the plan is for

:21:56. > :21:57.

:21:57. > :22:04.Nigeria. Maybe they will drop, maybe break. I don't think there is just

:22:04. > :22:09.one plan. You need to be the whole team at your best. The whole team?

:22:09. > :22:14.It has to be everybody. The keypad to have a good day. The defender can

:22:14. > :22:21.make no mistakes. They have to run a lot, get the ball and then not lose

:22:21. > :22:26.it. They need to put it in the net. That is nearly perfection. On the

:22:26. > :22:29.other hand, Spain need not to be at their best. It becomes more

:22:30. > :22:36.difficult if they are. And the whole team as well as being at their best,

:22:36. > :22:39.it have to work to the same plan. Yes, it does. As a coach you have to

:22:39. > :22:44.plan for every eventuality. You might have more of the ball than you

:22:44. > :22:50.expect or even less. In Nigeria that is a difficult thing because on the

:22:50. > :22:58.continent historically for the last 30 years, Nigerians have been used

:22:58. > :23:02.to being the dominant force. They like to play Barcelona style, but

:23:02. > :23:09.this is the ultimate Barcelona team, if you like. Some from Valencia and

:23:09. > :23:13.some from Real Madrid as well. Uruguay game is on the BBC Sport

:23:13. > :23:16.website and you can press the red button and a double screen it. We

:23:16. > :23:26.are concentrating on Spain against Nigeria and your commentary team is

:23:26. > :23:32.

:23:32. > :23:35.Fortaleza, the scene of Brazil's win over Mexico on Wednesday and of

:23:35. > :23:39.course the scene of much of the protesting by the people that you

:23:39. > :23:44.will be aware of home. There have been reports of more disruption

:23:44. > :23:50.today, but we certainly did not bear witness to anything on our way to

:23:50. > :24:00.the stadium. Now the Nigerian national anthem to start

:24:00. > :24:00.

:24:00. > :26:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:26:11. > :26:16.Preliminaries done with, and there is work to do.

:26:16. > :26:21.And it will be hot work. Not far South of the equator, Fortaleza, the

:26:21. > :26:28.city ranked by the UN as the fifth most unequal in worth in terms of

:26:28. > :26:36.wealth distribution. The demonstrations have been heated,

:26:36. > :26:42.too. Nigeria shows two changes compared to that beaten before.

:26:42. > :26:52.Sunday Mba, whose goal in the African cup of Nations is the reason

:26:52. > :27:00.they are in this tournament. Nnamdi Oduamadi has been rolled out

:27:00. > :27:10.injured. The second game of the tournament for the El Salvador

:27:10. > :27:13.

:27:13. > :27:23.referee. He also refereed at the time duty game on Monday. -- Tahiti

:27:23. > :27:35.

:27:35. > :27:42.captain for Nigeria. Xavi way as the armband for Spain. Sergio Ramos is

:27:42. > :27:48.the only man to start every match here. Victor Valdes is in goal, and

:27:48. > :27:58.he was not in the Uruguay game. Roberto Soldado in attack. He scored

:27:58. > :28:03.

:28:03. > :28:11.against Uruguay. No place for Fernando Torres. Stephen Keshi knows

:28:11. > :28:13.the size of the task ahead of his team. Vicente del Bosque a's

:28:13. > :28:21.demeanour never changes. Neither does his attire and it will be warm

:28:21. > :28:25.for him. It is not just the heat so much as the humidity that will make

:28:25. > :28:31.them suffer in this game today. It gets hot in Spain but not quite like

:28:31. > :28:40.this. We are in the tropics. All of those names on the Spanish bench

:28:40. > :28:46.have had gametime apart from Jesus Navas. He is yet to get a start.

:28:46. > :28:53.Ahmed Musa of CSKA Moscow in Russia. Tipped to have a great tournament in

:28:53. > :28:57.Brazil. Victor Valdes knows this part of the world very well,

:28:57. > :29:04.incidentally. Apparently he comes holidaying, going kite surfing at

:29:04. > :29:10.the beach just down the road from Fortaleza. Pepe Reina playing

:29:10. > :29:18.against Tahiti could have helped them by going kite surfing. Victor

:29:18. > :29:23.Valdes might be busier in this one. Nigeria get the game started. They

:29:23. > :29:32.need to win and they have to hope that Uruguay scrabble for goals

:29:32. > :29:35.against Tahiti. Spain just need to do what they always do. They are

:29:35. > :29:40.bringing back the superstars into the team today, we all recognise

:29:40. > :29:44.that. The heat could have an effect. They have heavily watered the pit

:29:44. > :29:47.and that will suit the Spanish, and the way they played against Uruguay

:29:47. > :29:54.was outstanding. Passing the ball extremely well and moving quickly

:29:54. > :29:58.around the pitch. Spain get the draw, all the win, that they need to

:29:58. > :30:06.top the group, they will be back on Thursday for a semi-final against

:30:06. > :30:16.Italy. Jordi Alba is already eating up the ground, no matter how warm it

:30:16. > :30:26.

:30:26. > :30:30.blocked. Nearly through to their first goal inside a minute.

:30:30. > :30:35.Wonderful interchange of play. Iniesta again, back to Cesc

:30:35. > :30:39.Fabregas. Wonderful play and that is what we see from Iniesta time and

:30:39. > :30:49.again. We saw it at the European Championships last year. A wonderful

:30:49. > :31:10.

:31:10. > :31:17.player. John Obi Mikel scored a Vincent Valdes. He has been

:31:17. > :31:27.impressive in the past two games. Playing it inside and a good

:31:27. > :31:32.

:31:32. > :31:42.route as well. Something we don't know? Cesc Fabregas came out

:31:42. > :32:15.

:32:15. > :32:23.initially. Trying to catch up. Good three minutes played. It is a

:32:23. > :32:33.brilliant Spain goal. Nearly every Spain goal is brilliant. And they

:32:33. > :32:34.

:32:34. > :32:40.come from right throughout the team. Pass, move, score. All the big

:32:40. > :32:46.players heavily involved for Spain. First Xavi, then Iniesta, and a

:32:46. > :32:55.wonderful run from Jordi Alba. Lucky with the nutmeg, but it bounced

:32:55. > :32:59.favourably for him onto his left foot and he finished really well.

:32:59. > :33:04.Giving the goal keeper no chance. is the second time that Jordi Alba

:33:04. > :33:14.has steamed forward from left back. Remember that goal he scored a year

:33:14. > :33:31.

:33:31. > :33:35.ago in the final of Euro 2012 landslide for Uruguay. Always an

:33:35. > :33:41.uphill task, Spain, the way they have played. Wonderful play against

:33:41. > :33:46.that match against Uruguay. The way they are moving that ball around the

:33:46. > :33:56.midfield. Nigeria knocking it about quite

:33:56. > :33:59.

:33:59. > :34:09.nicely themselves. Good use of the ball. The mosque

:34:09. > :34:10.

:34:10. > :34:20.pursued by John Obi Mikel, a too closely. -- Ramos. Realising he had

:34:20. > :34:55.

:34:55. > :35:05.nowhere to go, felt the contact and Fabregas, the Liverpool man is

:35:05. > :35:41.

:35:41. > :35:48.playing for his national team for hell-bent on breaking records in

:35:48. > :35:52.terms of pass completion. One after the other, at a quick rate of knots.

:35:52. > :35:57.They started the same way against Uruguay, wonderful passing movements

:35:57. > :36:00.straight through the heart of the defence. Seeing Iniesta going

:36:00. > :36:10.forward. Outstanding, the movement of the players.

:36:10. > :36:42.

:36:42. > :36:47.energy, they don't want to do too much chasing. They will have two.

:36:47. > :36:52.The Spanish can conserve energy by keeping the ball, making the

:36:52. > :37:02.Nigerians work. It will give del Bosque in the second half to make

:37:02. > :37:04.

:37:04. > :37:12.Fabregas, taking it in terms to drop deep and taking the passes from the

:37:13. > :37:22.Iniesta couldn't get it through two Soldado, the only man on the team

:37:23. > :37:32.

:37:32. > :37:37.who has not had a meaningful touch the right time. Incredible passing

:37:37. > :37:42.movement again by Spain. Fabregas was heavily involved. Iniesta, just

:37:42. > :37:46.brilliant play. Wherever they are, one and two touch passing and

:37:46. > :37:54.Nigeria can't live with it. A problem for the young man from

:37:54. > :38:04.Chelsea, who actually did Enyeama's job for him, and landed awkwardly. A

:38:04. > :38:04.

:38:04. > :38:09.good challenge by Omeruo, a wonderful challenge to put it out

:38:09. > :38:14.for the corner. Already in the walls with his head

:38:15. > :38:20.strapped up. A player who has been on loan to the Dutch league from

:38:20. > :38:30.Chelsea for the last season, rumoured to play his part in the

:38:30. > :38:35.

:38:35. > :38:41.Good in the air as well. You wonder, with Chelsea, so many questions

:38:41. > :38:45.asked of their back line last season, could he fit in next season?

:38:45. > :38:55.It is not looking good for his continued participation here. And,

:38:55. > :38:56.

:38:56. > :39:06.already, Egwuekwe is getting himself ready to come on. The stuff of

:39:06. > :39:06.

:39:06. > :39:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:39:48. > :39:51.nightmares for Stephen Keshi, the Arbeloa but he did not deal with it.

:39:51. > :40:01.Deflected from John Obi Mikel and they couldn't quite find a way

:40:01. > :40:01.

:40:01. > :40:07.through. It suddenly felt, he seemed to miss his opportunity. Good

:40:07. > :40:12.football by the Nigerians, a lovely little dink over the back line. It

:40:12. > :40:18.failed to act parlour, a good strike. He could have had a shot

:40:18. > :40:27.with his left foot to start with. In from Moussa, a lovely flick from

:40:27. > :40:30.Iniesta. Away they go. Great work from Pedro. Iniesta is still there.

:40:30. > :40:36.Pedro is down, claiming he was pushed rather than just losing his

:40:36. > :40:44.balance. His balance was beautiful as he shimmied his way. Nigeria

:40:44. > :40:50.break. Miguel Ramos in the way of it again.

:40:50. > :41:00.As pedro went through, he decided to check back going on to his right.

:41:00. > :41:36.

:41:36. > :41:43.The referee was right on the stock, occasions, 11 in his last ten

:41:43. > :41:53.national appearances. Confirmation of the change, Egwuekwe, on four

:41:53. > :42:21.

:42:21. > :42:25.parlour, he had an option left. Wearing number nine, and number nine

:42:25. > :42:34.score themselves. I don't think that parlour saw Ahmed

:42:34. > :42:44.Musa coming in. Going towards him again but he is offside.

:42:44. > :42:48.

:42:48. > :42:55.Enyeama was always going to win the seeing that penalty incident, a

:42:55. > :42:58.little bit of contact. He had his hands all over him as he checked

:42:58. > :43:03.inside. We have seen in this competition, any contact, the

:43:03. > :43:13.referees have been blowing for a foul. There is an argument it could

:43:13. > :43:32.

:43:32. > :43:41.have been a penalty but he went over No doubt that the locals are getting

:43:41. > :43:44.behind Nigeria. They don't like the award of a free kick for Spain. The

:43:44. > :43:51.player penalised, Ogude. I think Ogude went over for the challenge

:43:51. > :44:00.there. He seemed to turn his back. The referee pulled him up for it as

:44:00. > :44:08.a foul, a strange decision. Sergio Ramos looks as if he wants to

:44:08. > :44:13.hit this. Xavi would apply a more delicate touch. We have seen some

:44:13. > :44:19.top free kicks in this tournament so far.

:44:19. > :44:29.It is Sergio Ramos. That is not one of them. Towards Busquets, dealt

:44:29. > :45:02.

:45:02. > :45:07.now. He needed the help of Egwuekwe. team. It is open and it can't be any

:45:07. > :45:11.other way with Nigeria having to take the game to Spain. That's the

:45:11. > :45:21.problem they are going to find, when they need to attack, the way the

:45:21. > :45:48.

:45:48. > :45:53.Spanish were attacking earlier in never got a run out against Tahiti.

:45:53. > :46:02.They have to keep his discipline and never looked likely to score for the

:46:02. > :46:08.Spanish. Nigeria are getting some chances for themselves in this

:46:09. > :46:15.match. They are not really testing Victor Valdes in goal yet. They have

:46:15. > :46:25.had some openings. They have to create chances and go for it. We

:46:25. > :46:56.

:46:56. > :47:03.have seen the Sergio Ramos at all You are bound to see the game

:47:03. > :47:13.slowing down as it goes on. We have both made the mistake of long

:47:13. > :47:13.

:47:13. > :48:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:48:02. > :48:09.trousers today and even sitting is that still rages in some quarters

:48:09. > :48:15.that Spain can be boring to watch? am not having it, personally. You

:48:15. > :48:18.saw the way they played against Uruguay, passing the ball, moving it

:48:18. > :48:22.quickly around the pitch. Players like Iniesta, who is probably my

:48:22. > :48:26.favourite player to watch in world football, the way he glides around

:48:26. > :48:36.the pitch, he seems to have everything, you can make a pass and

:48:36. > :48:48.

:48:48. > :48:57.beat players. Certainly not for me. with a decent save! So close for

:48:57. > :49:07.Sunday Mba. A really good touch by him. On target and Vincent Valdes

:49:07. > :49:08.

:49:08. > :49:18.got across the goal really well to tip it behind. Nigeria corner kick.

:49:18. > :49:31.

:49:31. > :49:36.sound at the back. Sergio Ramos got beyond that decent ball in and could

:49:36. > :49:46.not get contact. A couple of those Nigerians could have looked more

:49:46. > :50:16.

:50:16. > :50:25.opened the goal out with his left foot, lovely finish into the corner.

:50:26. > :50:34.He scored five goals for Barcelona last season. This is his opposite

:50:34. > :50:44.number with the throw in. A foul for climbing over the top of John Obi

:50:44. > :50:48.Mikel. Soldado deemed guilty. interesting listening to the talk in

:50:48. > :50:53.the studio about the talent coming through. The Spanish under 21 level,

:50:53. > :51:00.after winning the European Championships. So many players could

:51:00. > :51:10.get into this squad right now. under 20 World Cup has started in

:51:10. > :51:23.

:51:23. > :51:33.Turkey and the USA beat Spain 4-1. Think he has given offside. Good

:51:33. > :51:38.

:51:38. > :51:44.goalkeeping initially by Vincent goalkeeping, really good play.

:51:44. > :51:50.Definitely offside. Good decision by the linesman. And the second one is

:51:50. > :51:58.good goalkeeping again. A problem in the midst of all that and you can

:51:58. > :52:02.see why for Gerard Pique. That is why goalkeepers have to do that.

:52:02. > :52:06.That was the problem, you did not have to deal with crosses coming

:52:06. > :52:12.into the box and when they did, he struggled. But we have seen that he

:52:12. > :52:18.is capable. He could be part of a transfer merry-go-round. If it stays

:52:18. > :52:23.at Barcelona -- if he stays at Barcelona it will only be for one

:52:23. > :52:28.more season because he cannot deal with the pressure to be number one

:52:28. > :52:35.all the time. Pepe Reina is sitting on the bench. He has spent a long

:52:36. > :52:41.time at Barcelona. We might see Victor Valdes in the Premier League.

:52:41. > :52:47.Pepe Reina seems to be the perfect fit. He is excellent with his feet.

:52:47. > :52:57.That is what Barcelona need. An 11th outfield player. That is what they

:52:57. > :52:57.

:52:57. > :53:01.used so often, in the goalkeeper. Just ten players for Spain the next

:53:01. > :53:11.few moments while he jogs off the knock. I don't suppose they mind

:53:11. > :53:11.

:53:11. > :54:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:54:17. > :54:23.playing with time. I'm sure they can Spain keeping possession. I thought

:54:23. > :54:29.it was because of the boring style! For me, the way they play is

:54:29. > :54:34.outstanding. They have used that for-6 system. It was good to watch

:54:34. > :54:42.with wonderful interchange opposition. There is still talk

:54:42. > :54:49.about everybody demanding a Spain versus Brazil final, which would be

:54:49. > :54:58.a fascinating clash of styles. No offside flag. Soldado is in! Saved

:54:58. > :55:03.by Vincent Enyeama. Soldado knows he should have done better. Really good

:55:03. > :55:09.movement from Soldado. Coming short, recognising that Sergio Ramos can

:55:09. > :55:19.hit that long pass. Span over the shoulder. Good play from him, just

:55:19. > :55:46.

:55:46. > :55:50.covering centre back and did his job. Good driving run by Ahmed Musa.

:55:50. > :56:00.Got onto his left foot on the outside and could not find the

:56:00. > :56:03.

:56:03. > :56:13.telling cross. It was amiss it but a good break by the Nigerians. -- Miss

:56:13. > :56:36.

:56:36. > :56:40.coming through. Their dominance knows no end. Spain won the blind

:56:40. > :56:50.football championships yesterday, beating France in the final. It does

:56:50. > :56:58.

:56:58. > :57:08.not matter how the game is played. Nigeria's hope is lost. Not in this

:57:08. > :57:20.

:57:20. > :57:27.game, but already in the other one, goalkeeper. Good ball in by Eve

:57:27. > :57:35.Ambrose. Strong header. But Valdes right behind in goal. Comfortable

:57:35. > :57:45.save in the end. Spain in front in the only statistic that matters with

:57:45. > :57:45.

:57:45. > :58:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:58:52. > :58:58.Nigeria head in chances. -- Nigeria the game down when necessary.

:58:58. > :59:08.Applegarth and shall be making some passes to each other just to kill

:59:08. > :59:38.

:59:38. > :59:47.the game dead. -- Cesc Fabregas and he looked to goal and he was in his

:59:47. > :59:51.way again. Good play by Pedro. Good ball. Good run by Soldado. He

:59:52. > :59:58.steadied himself. But he just could not find the corner. Good save by

:59:58. > :00:07.Vincent Enyeama. He was on good form when he faced the media yesterday.

:00:07. > :00:17.Very cheerful character. He took over from the former Everton man as

:00:17. > :00:28.

:00:28. > :00:33.spoke about that, quite a few missing from the Nigerian squad who

:00:33. > :00:42.have been in major tournaments in the past, a lot of experience behind

:00:42. > :00:48.them. Plenty on the Spain bench. How many people can score for in an

:00:48. > :00:52.international match and be left out for the next one?

:00:52. > :01:02.Seven goals between Torres and filler in the last game, both left

:01:02. > :01:18.

:01:18. > :01:28.Great experience in their football style flick that earns cheers from

:01:28. > :01:28.

:01:28. > :02:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:02:38. > :02:47.the crowd. The attacking, Spain referee was in no mind to give one.

:02:47. > :02:57.Down went Pedro. Good trickery by Pedro, felt a little bit of

:02:57. > :03:05.

:03:05. > :03:15.contact, and fell over very easily. wanted to make his fullbacks

:03:15. > :03:15.

:03:15. > :05:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:05:05. > :05:15.available. Instead, played it games unbeaten. 28 competitive games

:05:15. > :05:31.

:05:31. > :05:37.Musa, looking to test the Spanish back line, good movement from him.

:05:37. > :05:43.He could have tied that one a little better, against the Spanish defence.

:05:43. > :05:47.Plenty of reasons for Nigeria to be cheerful. They might be a goal down,

:05:48. > :05:54.they might be having no hope left in the tournament with Uruguay cruising

:05:54. > :06:04.against Thai setae. But they might yet do something in this game. --

:06:04. > :06:28.

:06:28. > :06:35.the quality they have shown in the last eight years, Spanish players

:06:35. > :06:43.worldwide, so much quality. Looking at the and 18 and under 20 level as

:06:43. > :06:47.well. Working on the theory they have to lose a game at some point.

:06:47. > :06:54.Of course. Everyone in Brazil suddenly was that Brazil-Spain final

:06:55. > :07:01.in this tournament but Italy have played well. It is looking as if it

:07:01. > :07:08.will be against Spain. It is looking like Spain-Italy here on Thursday.

:07:08. > :07:15.You couldn't rule it out. Italy, very strong, good stuff in this

:07:15. > :07:25.tournament. Also, they have that defensive Knauss about them --

:07:25. > :07:25.

:07:25. > :08:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:08:12. > :08:20.to believe they are only one goal the ball. A great ball. Fabregas,

:08:20. > :08:26.away from the post. And back into the grateful arms of Enyeama.

:08:26. > :08:31.caught bird, Pedro. A great ball played in by Soldado. A really good

:08:31. > :08:37.ball, Fabregas seem to do everything right, found the target but couldn't

:08:37. > :08:47.get it inside. And Enyeama, happily seeing it come back into his arms.

:08:47. > :09:24.

:09:24. > :09:32.white. Oboabona got him. -- that quick and powerful boy. The referee

:09:32. > :09:42.quite rightly gave the foul. Taken swiftly. It is good. But he

:09:42. > :09:45.

:09:45. > :09:51.managed to score. At some point during this first half. Another good

:09:51. > :09:59.chance, a really good run by Ideye. Ambrose with the ball, whipping it

:09:59. > :10:09.in hard and low, couldn't get the necessary contact on it.

:10:09. > :10:15.

:10:15. > :10:22.Jordi Alba this time stops Ambrose came to stop him and it broke for

:10:22. > :10:28.Iniesta. Trying something a little different. Most unlike him. I think

:10:28. > :10:38.his eyes lit up, a break down the left-hand side. Soldado pulling off,

:10:38. > :10:59.

:10:59. > :11:07.as well. Seeing the chance there. Letting it run away. Out to

:11:08. > :11:13.Echiejil. That one will sail behind. Yes, the right idea by

:11:13. > :11:18.Echiejil, he just couldn't find the necessary whip on the ball.

:11:18. > :11:24.Suddenly, they are threatening, the Nigerians, they have got a lot of

:11:24. > :11:31.pace and skill. Echiejil just couldn't find the necessary cross.

:11:31. > :11:35.The average age in this Nigerian squad, under 23 and a half, the

:11:35. > :11:39.youngest in this competition. Just hoping Stephen Keshi is given time

:11:39. > :11:45.to continue what he started, winning the Africa cup of Nations, adopting

:11:45. > :11:51.a strategy of taking more home-grown players. There weren't any in the

:11:51. > :12:01.last World Cup. Giving them a chance. Of course. It certainly

:12:01. > :12:30.

:12:30. > :12:40.worked at the African Nations. Not The door opened and Fabregas slipped

:12:40. > :13:11.

:13:11. > :13:21.the ball through. That cross not on his own. He didn't have enough

:13:21. > :13:28.

:13:28. > :13:34.time to do it. One for Ideye to chase, best of luck. Pique quite

:13:34. > :13:38.happily seeing that run out of play. We have seen the Spanish, really

:13:38. > :13:43.good ball played thereby Xavi into Soldado, but the movement from the

:13:43. > :13:50.flanks is always across bodies, diagonal runs, it seems to cause so

:13:50. > :13:56.much problems. As a defender, you are always guessing who will go

:13:56. > :14:00.first. That is the problem the Nigerian defence are finding.

:14:00. > :14:10.just the Nigerians, other teams have found so many problems with the

:14:10. > :14:40.

:14:40. > :14:47.sure that Spain only have a slender lead still. He has made two

:14:47. > :14:50.significant saves, one from Soldado. The pleasing thing certainly for the

:14:50. > :14:55.Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi is they have caused problems and created

:14:55. > :15:01.chances. He will be sent at half-time, continue in this vein and

:15:01. > :15:11.we will get more chances in the second half.

:15:11. > :15:11.

:15:11. > :15:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:15:57. > :16:06.Plenty of gesticulation from the Mikel. Good feed by Sergio Busquets.

:16:07. > :16:08.

:16:09. > :16:13.Caught in the midriff, but nothing too serious to worry about. Xavi's

:16:13. > :16:23.free kick. Spain scored at the start of the first half. Can they do the

:16:23. > :16:25.

:16:25. > :16:29.same before the end? Straight Vincent Enyeama again. That will do

:16:29. > :16:35.it for the first half in Fortaleza. Spain in front and Nigeria in good

:16:35. > :16:39.spirits after threatening once or twice. Something for Vicente del

:16:39. > :16:49.Bosque to talk about to be supremely talented team. Jordi Alba got the

:16:49. > :16:57.

:16:57. > :16:59.goal early on. It is Spain one, Nigeria zero. An entertaining first

:16:59. > :17:02.half in this Confederations Cup match in group B. Jordi Alba getting

:17:02. > :17:05.the early goal for the Spanish. They have not had it their own way since.

:17:05. > :17:07.Nigeria have created chances. They have just not been able to take

:17:07. > :17:11.them, and not for the first time in this tournament. Cesc Fabregas

:17:11. > :17:19.should probably have doubled the Spanish league but did not. From the

:17:20. > :17:26.statistics, quite balanced. Spain only 54% possession, which might

:17:26. > :17:32.surprise people. The shots are balanced as well. And we will look

:17:32. > :17:39.more at that first half during half-time, but we are going to start

:17:39. > :17:43.half-time by talking about Gus. It has been a slightly odd 45 minutes

:17:43. > :17:47.for those of us in the studio, and particularly for him. Added three

:17:47. > :17:51.and a half years as Brighton manager, while we have been on air

:17:51. > :17:55.this evening, he has been told that his contract has been terminated

:17:55. > :18:05.with Brighton and Hove Albion football club. Let me read you the

:18:05. > :18:27.

:18:27. > :18:34.statement issued on the website make no further statement on this

:18:34. > :18:39.matter. You found out by the production team printing the

:18:39. > :18:47.statement off and me handing it to you. I think it is a great story for

:18:47. > :18:52.the BBC forever. The manager getting the information that he has been

:18:52. > :19:02.released from his employment by the BBC during the time of the programme

:19:02. > :19:07.is quite surprising. I still have had no communication, no text, no

:19:07. > :19:15.email, I received nothing on my phone. So it is up to you, the

:19:15. > :19:20.timing. I think it is going to be a story that is going to be there. The

:19:20. > :19:27.first one in this position probably as well. Were you expecting it to be

:19:27. > :19:32.today? There have been lots of phone calls from the representatives. Any

:19:32. > :19:35.approaches go one way or the other. Sometimes it looks like you go close

:19:35. > :19:43.to something and sometimes not. But not really. Not during the

:19:43. > :19:49.programme. I think everyone, the viewers, they can take their own

:19:49. > :19:53.conclusion about the way I have been informed by you, really. It has been

:19:53. > :20:02.going on for over a month, this. Now that you have received the

:20:02. > :20:07.information, how do you feel? only concentrating on the appeal.

:20:07. > :20:17.You have the right to appeal and you will appeal. Why? Because it is the

:20:17. > :20:18.

:20:18. > :20:27.right thing to do. After all this, I've talked a little bit with my

:20:27. > :20:32.lawyers in the first half. It is difficult to make any comments

:20:32. > :20:36.before we go through that. But you feel you want to appeal because you

:20:36. > :20:39.feel you have done nothing wrong and you want to clear your name? I am

:20:39. > :20:46.guessing it will be hard to manage Brighton and Hove Albion football

:20:46. > :20:51.club after this episode. Well, that is way that football is going. My

:20:51. > :20:57.need to read everything first. I have said to you that I will appeal

:20:57. > :21:06.because whatever they say in my email, I know myself and I'm no I

:21:06. > :21:10.want to make sure everything is clear. -- I know I want to. You have

:21:10. > :21:15.been in isolation, not able to communicate with anyone at the

:21:15. > :21:20.football club. Your players, who you got to the semifinals of the

:21:20. > :21:24.Championships play-offs, will you communicate with those people now?

:21:24. > :21:30.That is a great question for me because I still don't know. I've

:21:30. > :21:36.suppose, reading the statement, that I will be able to talk to them.

:21:36. > :21:43.Something that has been really sad, you know. They gave me so much. They

:21:43. > :21:51.made me so proud. And not being able to answer phone call, text, and

:21:51. > :21:57.email for legal reasons is new for me. And if I get the permission, I

:21:57. > :22:03.will make sure that they hear from you. One final thing. Why has it

:22:03. > :22:07.taken so long and do you feel they are messing with your career?

:22:07. > :22:15.the question of how long, it is for them to answer. It was never in my

:22:15. > :22:22.hands. Messing with my career? We will see. I think it is too early to

:22:22. > :22:29.say. I know what I do and the way I worked at I am looking forward to

:22:29. > :22:33.making sure that we clear this first. We have had to put Gus's

:22:33. > :22:38.telephone on charge and I am sure there will be more messages in the

:22:38. > :22:43.second half. We will talk about Spain against Nigeria. You can

:22:43. > :22:53.understand why we spoke to Gus first. But we will look at the Spain

:22:53. > :22:59.

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:23:50. > :24:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:24:50. > :24:53.good against Nigeria. But it was fairly balanced, not one-way

:24:54. > :25:02.traffic. Absolutely. Nigeria had a lot of possession and chances. Apart

:25:02. > :25:06.from the opening minutes, they were very comfortable. They had an early

:25:06. > :25:12.warning even before the Jordi Alba goal when Iniesta had a great

:25:12. > :25:14.chance. Yes, an unbelievable start. For the first few minutes, it was

:25:14. > :25:18.For the first few minutes, it was typical Spain going and trying to

:25:18. > :25:24.create from the beginning. At that time, of course, we were thinking it

:25:24. > :25:28.would be very difficult for Nigeria. The first one, incredible. Going

:25:28. > :25:35.through three people in tight spaces. And then the goal straight

:25:35. > :25:41.after. At that time, I started worrying about Nigeria but the game

:25:41. > :25:47.changed completely after that. they caught cold? Did they show too

:25:47. > :25:50.much respect to the Spanish opponents? Probably caught cold. For

:25:50. > :25:58.most of the Nigerian boys, the first time playing against Spain. Only

:25:58. > :26:07.John Obi Mikel has faced these players are numerous occasions.

:26:07. > :26:11.Three Spanish defenders behind the ball and three attackers in the box.

:26:11. > :26:20.In terms of numbers, the shape of the side is not too bad. Good skill

:26:20. > :26:24.from Jordi Alba. It comes off Vincent Enyeama's heels. Not much

:26:24. > :26:28.you can do about that. You have to admire the brilliance but playing

:26:28. > :26:31.Spain is an exercise in concentration from the first

:26:31. > :26:41.whistle. They can dominate you completely for five minutes and then

:26:41. > :26:42.

:26:42. > :26:46.go sleep either half an hour. -- go sleepy for half an hour. They had

:26:46. > :26:51.lots of chances afterwards to get back on level terms. They had lots

:26:51. > :26:58.of chances. Where they are afraid to shoot? I don't think it is that. You

:26:58. > :27:03.just have to make the right decisions. At the highest level, as

:27:03. > :27:08.we were saying before the game. It looks easy from here but it is

:27:08. > :27:13.difficult when you are in there. They have the chances. I was very

:27:13. > :27:17.surprised with the way that they have played the game. They need that

:27:17. > :27:22.quality there. It made the difference. It would have made the

:27:22. > :27:28.game more difficult for Spain. have had the quality to create the

:27:28. > :27:31.chances, haven't they? It is similar to the Tahiti game, when they were

:27:31. > :27:38.criticised. They did score six, but they were criticised for not taking

:27:38. > :27:44.more chances. It is more challenging for this game. This is a great ball

:27:44. > :27:51.in from Ambrose. The worst place to put that ball is right into the

:27:51. > :27:55.goalkeeper's hands, down the middle. Three defenders and five Nigerian

:27:55. > :27:59.players. Sometimes too many cooks can spoil the broth. Too many

:27:59. > :28:05.players and you don't know which pass is the best. In the end, the

:28:05. > :28:09.shot is blocked. Ahmed Musa has done very well. He has done a lot of good

:28:09. > :28:14.running with and without the ball. John Obi Mikel has been a good

:28:14. > :28:20.option, but when he has not had possession, finding the final ball

:28:20. > :28:24.to exploit chances against Spain, that is key. Spain will give up so

:28:24. > :28:28.much territory in the second half. Nigeria are not out of it by any

:28:28. > :28:38.means. Let's see what is happening in the other game. Uruguay and

:28:38. > :28:47.

:28:47. > :28:53.Uruguay have suddenly realised that they are not just playing an

:28:53. > :28:58.opposition team but the fans as well. This is an early chance that

:28:58. > :29:04.falls to Hernandez. The keeper rushed off his line. He did very

:29:04. > :29:14.well, didn't he? The first corner of the early evening, just gone four

:29:14. > :29:16.

:29:16. > :29:21.o'clock. There he is! Uruguay have scored in one minute and 17 seconds.

:29:21. > :29:31.Well, well, well. You come out with all the best intentions and then you

:29:31. > :29:34.

:29:34. > :29:44.concede a goal in the first two himself up. He took it brilliantly.

:29:44. > :29:44.

:29:44. > :29:54.2-0, two Uruguay. He has got them both. I have been watching him. He

:29:54. > :30:16.

:30:16. > :30:26.pulls off the shoulder. He has sure, inside...

:30:26. > :30:29.

:30:29. > :30:39.Unlucky not to score with that header. A great run. Around the

:30:39. > :31:02.

:31:02. > :31:12.fellow, you have got to hand it to stoppage time. He gets through. And

:31:12. > :31:12.

:31:12. > :31:19.gets his hat-trick. A hat-trick for Uruguay. The architect of so much,

:31:20. > :31:25.another fine ball through. As things stand, Spain are winning

:31:25. > :31:34.the group, and Uruguay are finishing second. Both will be through to the

:31:34. > :31:44.semifinals. In the online vote, 72% thought Nigeria would not beat Spain

:31:44. > :31:47.

:31:47. > :31:55.this evening. Back to our started importing Leeza. We are

:31:55. > :31:59.still digesting that astonishing news about Gus Poyet. We have been

:31:59. > :32:09.talking to a few people around us. It is fair to say quite a few people

:32:09. > :32:42.

:32:42. > :32:52.know about what has happened in Stars team. Egwuekwe plays for the

:32:52. > :33:02.

:33:02. > :33:12.Warri Wolves. Ambrose is well-known referee's here, he took his time

:33:12. > :33:21.before raising his flag. -- referee's ear.

:33:21. > :33:28.The linesman was only ten years -- ten yards away from that incident.

:33:28. > :33:38.The officials are from El Salvador, they speak the same language. Pedro

:33:38. > :33:38.

:33:38. > :34:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:34:57. > :35:02.a wonderful touch that was. If one of the Brazilian players had done

:35:02. > :35:12.that in this stadium, the roof will have -- would have lifted. Getting

:35:12. > :35:22.in MS, clearing the ball, until Egwuekwe completes the job.

:35:22. > :35:29.

:35:29. > :35:35.He knew exactly what he was doing, a in this environment. The Spanish

:35:35. > :35:45.will be content, keeping the ball, keeping the Nigerians moving. They

:35:45. > :36:21.

:36:21. > :36:26.are exerting a lot of energy trying It won't be any surprise to see the

:36:26. > :36:32.second-half played at three quarters of the place -- the pace of the

:36:32. > :36:36.first. The energy levels, seeing Jordi

:36:36. > :36:42.Alba, he can't keep up that pays the 90 minutes.

:36:42. > :36:52.We saw it on Wednesday with the Brazil-Mexico game. The second half

:36:52. > :36:59.

:36:59. > :37:09.was a bit of a damp squib. Hopefully A spirited run by Ambrose. Musa. A

:37:09. > :37:14.

:37:14. > :37:17.putting them away. They are creating them but Stephen Keshi must be

:37:17. > :37:22.frustrated. A really good band initially by

:37:22. > :37:28.Ambrose, he beat three players, putting Musa on the right-hand side.

:37:28. > :37:38.Ideye at the far post. I think he was trying to get too

:37:38. > :37:38.

:37:38. > :38:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:38:28. > :38:38.the Nigerians carry, they have pace There is a free kick, just outside.

:38:38. > :38:42.Soldado was deemed to have been impeded by Egwuekwe. I think Soldado

:38:42. > :38:52.just felt Egwuekwe backed into him. Both got hold of each other's

:38:52. > :39:00.

:39:00. > :39:05.shirts. But the referee decided on pick up if you more tricks of the

:39:05. > :39:14.trade when you play for Valencia, rather than Warri Wolves. He knew

:39:14. > :39:24.how to get the decision. We have seen some great free tricks in this

:39:24. > :39:32.

:39:32. > :39:40.tournament, Suarez, Neymar, this is Xavi, just over the top, it skimmed

:39:40. > :39:45.the net on its way over. It wouldn't come down. You can see

:39:45. > :39:49.what he wanted to do, the top left-hand corner. He couldn't get

:39:49. > :39:57.enough leverage to bring it back down. A chance for Nigeria earlier

:39:57. > :40:00.on, a really good ball played on by booster. But he couldn't find the

:40:00. > :40:07.necessary contact. Fabregas was having words with the

:40:07. > :40:14.Spain technical staff. He has explained to them he has a slight

:40:14. > :40:24.tweak, so David Silva is on to take his place. David Silva got two

:40:24. > :40:39.

:40:39. > :40:49.against Tahiti before losing his persistent tracking from Musa. At

:40:49. > :40:49.

:40:49. > :43:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:43:07. > :43:13.and all the way across. Lovely play. Pedro, with a good little step

:43:13. > :43:20.over. A backheel to Jordi Alba. A good ball played in, behind the back

:43:20. > :43:30.line of the Nigerian defence. come the super Eagles. Stopped by

:43:30. > :43:40.Sergio Ramos. Fernando Torres will be coming on in a moment. The

:43:40. > :43:53.

:43:53. > :44:03.tournament 's top scorer going into Iniesta. He was bundled to the

:44:03. > :44:07.

:44:07. > :44:17.floor. Advantage quite rightly But Enyeama watched it carefully.

:44:17. > :44:25.

:44:25. > :44:30.Great play again by Iniesta, he did beat Enyeama in goal. Xavi, the way

:44:30. > :44:35.he has been looking at the ball taking the free kicks. One thing

:44:35. > :44:45.missing from his CV, a goal at a major tournament, plenty Man of the

:44:45. > :44:55.

:44:55. > :45:00.Match awards. He has been so touch let him down. It is that

:45:00. > :45:05.movement, coming in from the flanks, a lovely ball by David

:45:05. > :45:15.Silva. He just couldn't find the necessary touch.

:45:15. > :45:33.

:45:33. > :45:42.The ball won't go out for Fernando The ball won't go out for Fernando

:45:42. > :45:48.Torres to come on. Jordi Alba checked by Ahmed Musa. Now we can

:45:48. > :45:54.see number nine, Fernando Torres, take the field. I feel a little bit

:45:54. > :46:02.sorry for Roberto Soldado, too. Chances have been in short supply.

:46:02. > :46:12.He could have had a couple of goals. But Vincent and Yeaman kept him out

:46:12. > :46:50.

:46:50. > :46:58.of goal for the two chances that he yet. Wouldn't be surprised if

:46:58. > :47:08.Nigeria go first. Their team hotel is just down from mouths. They will

:47:08. > :47:13.

:47:13. > :47:23.probably find it difficult to second half. Spain happily keeping

:47:23. > :47:52.

:47:52. > :48:02.possession of the ball. Just keeping on and scores a goal. Spain will be

:48:02. > :48:21.

:48:21. > :48:29.In the build-up to that goal, there must have been 15 passes. It was

:48:29. > :48:34.wonderful play. A great finish. player who must be in love with the

:48:34. > :48:39.Confederations Cup, his fifth goal of the tournament, he scored three

:48:39. > :48:49.four years ago in South Africa. He is just one behind the rack called

:48:49. > :49:03.

:49:03. > :49:07.tally at these tournaments -- record Fernando Torres.

:49:07. > :49:17.Five goals in Bessie Faye. No surprise that they are all for

:49:17. > :49:17.

:49:17. > :50:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:50:07. > :50:11.Torres going to start scoring again? I think the statistics will show he

:50:11. > :50:17.scored over 20 goals last year. In the Premier League where he

:50:17. > :50:22.struggled at times to open up defences, at times it looked like he

:50:22. > :50:32.had lost pace. But in the last couple of months, he did come good,

:50:32. > :50:32.

:50:32. > :51:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:51:25. > :51:31.David Silver all the way across -- lovely ball played in by Iniesta.

:51:31. > :51:41.Again, Silva pulling from the far post. He just couldn't get the shot

:51:41. > :52:01.

:52:01. > :52:05.Toreros is onside. Good work from Oboabona. He just wouldn't get it

:52:05. > :52:15.down. A brilliant ball again from Iniesta. Fernando Torres was just

:52:15. > :52:15.

:52:16. > :52:25.onside. Oboabona, really good defending. He has done it against

:52:26. > :52:34.

:52:35. > :52:39.the best before, he impressed at the Fernando Torres had to improvise.

:52:39. > :52:46.Some of these Nigerian home-based players, Oboabona, I am sure teams

:52:46. > :52:51.around Europe are looking at him, they could get a bargain.

:52:51. > :52:55.If he does move to one of the top European leagues, he will have to be

:52:55. > :53:05.wary of movement like that. From one of the great goal-scorers of recent

:53:05. > :53:11.

:53:11. > :53:21.Torres, which leaves him 20 behind his colleague David Villa. Who is

:53:21. > :53:33.

:53:34. > :53:41.offside. That's the decision anyway, if you Nigerian eyebrows raised. --

:53:41. > :53:46.a few. Yes, just offside. Once he broke, a

:53:46. > :53:51.really good run initially, if the ball could have been played if you

:53:51. > :54:01.seconds earlier. He did try to run onside, intelligent play by the

:54:01. > :54:06.

:54:06. > :54:16.Uruguay six, Tahiti zero. Hernandez has four of those. He did

:54:16. > :54:55.

:54:56. > :55:00.what toreros did -- Fernando Torres Pedro, trying to tease one into

:55:00. > :55:04.Fernando Torres, and he almost succeeded. Good defending by

:55:04. > :55:14.Oboabona. He saw the run of Fernando Torres who looked sharp and got in

:55:14. > :55:21.

:55:21. > :55:26.front of him. But the ball went demonstration of Spanish football at

:55:27. > :55:30.its best, with a offside. All we need a Nigeria goal to shake the

:55:31. > :55:36.plot up a little bit. Spain will be delighted to keep

:55:37. > :55:42.possession of the ball in the last 20 minutes of this game, just to see

:55:42. > :55:52.it through if they can. What they have been doing in the

:55:52. > :55:52.

:55:52. > :56:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:56:40. > :56:50.second half, they have allowed More support for Nigeria. Xavi was

:56:50. > :57:02.

:57:02. > :57:11.ambling forward, Pedro gave himself next Nigerian change. On comes

:57:11. > :57:21.Gambo, from the Kano Pillars, his international debut. First called up

:57:21. > :57:56.

:57:56. > :58:01.two years ago but he has been hit by ease. And, finally, his little one

:58:01. > :58:05.is stopped by Arbeloa. Great to see John Obi Mikel play in this advanced

:58:06. > :58:10.role. He scored a wonderful goal against Uruguay. That is the

:58:10. > :58:15.question asked of him so many times. He is a forward-thinking player but

:58:15. > :58:20.so often we have seen him at Chelsea sitting in the back for letting

:58:20. > :58:30.things take over. A cracking finish against Uruguay.

:58:30. > :59:05.

:59:05. > :59:14.182 Premier League -- Premier League 182 Premier League -- Premier League

:59:14. > :59:24.games with no For the first 60 minutes, they were getting bodies

:59:24. > :59:24.

:59:24. > :01:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:01:05. > :01:15.win in this one. This is really good play. Iniesta heavily involved. Just

:01:15. > :01:47.

:01:47. > :01:52.56 international goals in 90 Soldado or Fernando Torres in their

:01:52. > :02:00.side, they could have had a few chances.

:02:00. > :02:10.They had a couple of chances in the first half. That was a case against

:02:10. > :02:29.

:02:29. > :02:39.Tahiti, they had so many chances. Silva. Fernando Torres. He was

:02:39. > :02:49.

:02:49. > :02:59.Up towards looser. Sergio Ramos will not be embarrassed by him again.

:02:59. > :02:59.

:02:59. > :04:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:04:23. > :04:28.Wonderful feat, skipping past Mikel. the time. Brilliant to watch.I

:04:28. > :04:35.think we pretty much know the line- up of the semi-finals on Wednesday

:04:35. > :04:41.night. BBC One is the place to be for Brazil against Uruguay. 7:30pm

:04:41. > :04:51.the start time for the build up about 7:55pm we will be back here

:04:51. > :04:51.

:04:51. > :05:00.for Spain against Italy. Will it be best Spain-Brazil final in one

:05:00. > :05:08.week's time that most people want to see? You would expect Spain and

:05:08. > :05:12.Brazil to come through the semi- finals. Just thinking back to four

:05:12. > :05:17.years ago, the team that was only one year away from winning the

:05:17. > :05:22.World Cup. They came through without conceding. The comfortable

:05:22. > :05:26.group, Iraq and South Africa, but then they lost to the USA in the

:05:27. > :05:32.semi-finals. You just never know. Italy would be a mouth-watering go.

:05:32. > :05:42.Yes, and I have been impressed with Italy. A lot of talent. The way

:05:42. > :05:42.

:05:42. > :07:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:07:50. > :08:00.that Balotelli is playing at the the ball at his feet. But he could

:08:00. > :08:04.not find the target. A powerful run. He skipped past a couple of

:08:04. > :08:12.challenges but he could not find the target with his strike. It

:08:12. > :08:18.opened up for him. I said a few Uruguay was on BBC One, but it is

:08:18. > :08:28.BBC Three. The following night, Spain and Italy, that will be on

:08:28. > :08:29.

:08:29. > :08:32.BBC One. I am sure that his career as mad! -- that is clear as mud.

:08:32. > :08:39.But it is clear who we will be watching in the semi-finals.

:08:39. > :08:45.Another normal day for Vicente del Bosco. That calm exterior on the

:08:45. > :08:50.sideline. How much credit does he deserve? Obviously, a lot. Some

:08:50. > :09:00.people watch Spain and think he has the easiest job in world football.

:09:00. > :09:00.

:09:00. > :09:10.Talent is at his disposal. That Barcelona side has been outstanding.

:09:10. > :09:19.

:09:19. > :09:24.Another shot that missed by quite a Spain has produced. Resented del

:09:24. > :09:29.Bosco takes a lot of credit for keeping them happy, a big task for

:09:29. > :09:34.any manager. But the Barcelona side has produced world-class talent.

:09:34. > :09:38.And you have the likes of Cesc Fabregas. He played so often and so

:09:38. > :09:45.well at Arsenal, along with Sergio Ramos and other players throughout

:09:45. > :09:49.world football. A lot of talent in the squad and everybody recognises

:09:49. > :09:54.that. The players have produced when the big tournaments have come

:09:54. > :10:02.around and that is hard enough to do. Barcelona and Real Madrid

:10:02. > :10:11.select plus guests. Don't forget what their manager did at Real

:10:11. > :10:19.Madrid, too. Can explain make it through before the end? Maybe more.

:10:19. > :10:29.-- Spain. Uruguay have made it seven against Tahiti. Luis Suarez

:10:29. > :10:29.

:10:29. > :11:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:11:31. > :11:35.mean again. He -- Fernando Torres. That is the difficulty, when you

:11:35. > :11:38.cannot get possession of the ball. Luis Suarez was saying that the

:11:38. > :11:42.performance on the night was not good enough, but he was saying that

:11:42. > :11:46.they could not perform because they did not get the ball and that is

:11:46. > :11:54.what so many teams find. They can't take possession and cause problems

:11:54. > :11:58.for the Spanish. What would the Italian coach have seen to make him

:11:58. > :12:02.think that they can do something? They played against each other in

:12:02. > :12:08.the first game of the euro's, and they did really well. They had

:12:08. > :12:12.three at the back. It caused some problems for Spain. In the euro

:12:12. > :12:22.final when they dominated the Italians, that is probably at the

:12:22. > :12:43.

:12:43. > :12:50.forefront of the Italians's mind finally hit that. Great move from

:12:50. > :13:00.David Silva. On his left foot, trying to find the target. The

:13:00. > :13:26.

:13:26. > :13:30.balls seemed to fly. Cram is the strange build-up to this

:13:30. > :13:40.tournament. It did not fly out until last Saturday and they were

:13:40. > :13:41.

:13:41. > :13:51.playing to et left and 48 hours later. -- playing Tahiti less than

:13:51. > :14:26.

:14:26. > :14:36.Mikel was offside. No offside there, a brilliant burst from Jordi Alba,

:14:36. > :14:55.

:14:55. > :15:01.can he finish what he started? Of right time. That was poor defending

:15:01. > :15:07.by the Nigerian back line. Good vision by David Villa, only had to

:15:07. > :15:16.get it over the halfway line. Echiejil was trying to step up. A

:15:16. > :15:20.poor decision from him. Lucky enough to see his Spain debut against

:15:20. > :15:25.Scotland in October 2011. It was apparent right from the start they

:15:25. > :15:30.found the piece which was missing. They needed a left-sided full-back

:15:30. > :15:40.and they got one. Outstanding, he has been wonderful for Barcelona. A

:15:40. > :15:55.

:15:55. > :16:05.There are two balls on the pitch, one in the hands of Ambrose. Those

:16:05. > :16:14.

:16:14. > :16:21.are not bad statistics. For a It might even be time for number

:16:21. > :16:26.four. Iniesta is in no mood to charge forward down. I am dying to

:16:26. > :16:32.ask, Kevin, it is too soon, there are two great knockout games to

:16:32. > :16:36.come. Spain or Brazil to win? I would have two say Spain. Brazil

:16:36. > :16:42.have shown flashes of brilliance with Neymar. But the way Spain moved

:16:42. > :16:52.the ball around the pitch, I cannot see Brazil competing with it.

:16:52. > :16:59.

:16:59. > :17:04.Jordi Alba again, David Villa. It Uruguay and Italy will be up in

:17:04. > :17:08.arms. They are more than capable of causing an upset in the semifinals.

:17:08. > :17:17.That is the nature of this tournament, we have for high-quality

:17:17. > :17:22.sides. Nothing is certain in this game. You would imagine Spain would

:17:22. > :17:26.beat the Italians but surprises have been aplenty in world football. On

:17:26. > :17:34.the balance of what we have seen in this tournament, you would expect

:17:34. > :17:44.Brazil and Spain to qualify for the final.

:17:44. > :17:44.

:17:44. > :19:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:19:17. > :19:27.Three quality Spain goals. We are up to blow his whistle early. Howard

:19:27. > :19:37.

:19:37. > :19:44.Webb said when he was here on do it nicely for Spain. Jordi Alba,

:19:44. > :19:48.the hero of the night. And the Barcelona full-back scored the first

:19:48. > :19:54.and wrapped it up with a third. In between, there was a goal for

:19:54. > :19:59.Fernando Torres. Spain are through with three wins out of three in the

:19:59. > :20:04.group stage. They are looking good to complete the set. Outstanding

:20:04. > :20:09.performance, especially in the second half. Iniesta was

:20:09. > :20:15.magnificent, Xavi, Albert especially as a full-back to get two goals in

:20:15. > :20:21.the game. They are playing really good stuff. Interchange, movement,

:20:21. > :20:31.they will be hard to stop. Plenty of chances for Nigeria to

:20:31. > :20:36.

:20:36. > :20:41.that game. You can see Uruguay have thrashed

:20:41. > :20:48.Tahiti. We will show you what happened in that match later on here

:20:48. > :20:53.on BBC Three. It means Spain are top of the group with a 100% record.

:20:53. > :21:01.Uruguay finish second. So, we will have Brazil against Uruguay, and

:21:01. > :21:08.Spain against Italy. The semifinals for the 20 13th Confederations Cup.

:21:08. > :21:12.It felt like the difference in that game was that Spain took their

:21:12. > :21:22.chances and Nigeria did not. It is the quality, even inside the

:21:22. > :21:28.box. The confidence, how easy the players from Spain, they can take

:21:28. > :21:38.the first touch and finish the action. The way Nigeria played today

:21:38. > :21:38.

:21:38. > :21:43.they could not achieve that, it was different. Overall, possession,

:21:43. > :21:49.Nigeria was brave, they had chances. It was theirs to take it. But that

:21:49. > :21:55.special quality, the top players at the highest level.

:21:55. > :22:01.Aside from the scoreline, what will disappoint Stephen Keshi the most?

:22:01. > :22:09.The inability to take chances. At this level, you have two. You

:22:09. > :22:18.need a couple of people who are ruthless to give Nigeria a chance.

:22:18. > :22:21.Maybe Akpala hasn't been ruthless in club football, only one in 21. He

:22:21. > :22:30.had a chance near the beginning of the second half.

:22:30. > :22:34.A great cross in from Musa. You have to fling yourself at the ball. There

:22:34. > :22:38.is not much more you can ask in terms of quality of crosses in front

:22:38. > :22:43.of the goalkeeper. He may be stumbles a little. Those are chances

:22:43. > :22:47.you have to take. You can have all the possession you want. Unless you

:22:47. > :22:57.have people who naturally know how to put the ball in the back of the

:22:57. > :23:07.net, we are lacking that. This is a big difference at any level of

:23:07. > :23:12.

:23:12. > :23:18.football. You might be able to pass the ball

:23:18. > :23:25.to anybody. But when you need to finish into the net... That is an

:23:25. > :23:31.ability. Fernando Torres came on and scored with his second touch of the

:23:31. > :23:34.game. You looked at it from the defending point of view. It was a

:23:34. > :23:43.great finish from Fernando Torres, great play from Spain as we would

:23:43. > :23:49.expect. He drifts into the middle. He knows

:23:49. > :23:54.play will be slow, he has time to make himself available in the right

:23:54. > :24:04.situation. He makes that run across the defender. The defender can't see

:24:04. > :24:13.

:24:13. > :24:19.him, he is looking straight at the learned their lesson. This goal

:24:19. > :24:24.against Uruguay. Yet again, static defending. Uruguay made that one

:24:24. > :24:30.across the box. Completely missing the ball. Onto his right foot. If

:24:30. > :24:40.you cannot learn from your mistakes at this level, then good teams will

:24:40. > :24:40.

:24:40. > :24:43.keep on punishing you. Stephen Keshi will be disappointed some of his

:24:43. > :24:48.younger players who want to improve are not learning lessons quickly

:24:48. > :24:53.enough. Martin said how disappointed he was

:24:53. > :24:56.with the defending in this tournament particularly defenders

:24:56. > :25:02.don't appear to be getting themselves in the right position to

:25:02. > :25:06.see where their man is making a run. You need to make a difference, we

:25:06. > :25:14.talk about the way Spain or Barcelona play. Now everyone is only

:25:14. > :25:18.talking about this. But the basics of football is what Martin said,

:25:19. > :25:28.when you are defending, your body position, do you know where they are

:25:28. > :25:36.coming? Waiting for the ball, clearing, these are basics in

:25:36. > :25:40.football we are losing. Slowly. It brings more goals which fans might

:25:40. > :25:46.but for the manager it is difficult to take. You need the ability to

:25:46. > :25:50.want to improve. To want to defend. And bravery. Without being brave as

:25:50. > :25:57.a defender, you will end up being an ordinary one. Unless you want to

:25:57. > :26:03.improve and be brave enough to get hurt will stop speaking of managers,

:26:03. > :26:08.we are going to talk about Gus Poyet and his situation.

:26:08. > :26:18.Let us go back to the Spain and Nigeria game. Another opportunity

:26:18. > :26:23.

:26:23. > :26:33.sometimes it is detrimental. You are thinking shall I control it, hit it

:26:33. > :26:40.

:26:40. > :26:45.first time. That first touch has to bounces, he flicks at the ball. The

:26:45. > :26:54.whole action is perfect, the way they play from the back, the speed,

:26:54. > :27:01.dribble and pass, until that touch. When we concentrate on Spain, it is

:27:01. > :27:10.on the left side. Jordi Alba got the second goal. Gus Poyet said, he is

:27:10. > :27:19.there left back. The way the -- he moved forward. He

:27:19. > :27:23.is going slowly. Then he is in front of you. To lose a game against

:27:23. > :27:30.Spain, to concede two from a left back is quite strange and hard to

:27:30. > :27:37.take. Alba had real confidence when he

:27:37. > :27:41.made that run. Sometimes he goes early, sometimes he waits. He knows

:27:41. > :27:44.that eight times out of ten he will receive the ball when he wants it. I

:27:44. > :27:54.was looking at Ambrose in the last game against Uruguay, every time he

:27:54. > :28:05.

:28:05. > :28:11.went forward, in the end, he was touch is X Factor -- the first touch

:28:11. > :28:16.is spectacular. He has options. He is left back, that is what I said,

:28:16. > :28:26.what a finish. What a finish from him. We talked about Soldado at the

:28:26. > :28:33.start of the match, about being a focal point which is more than we

:28:33. > :28:38.have seen. Also, Pedro. When we say, direct, we are meaning they appear

:28:38. > :28:41.to be attacking with more pace. They have more options from behind.

:28:41. > :28:49.Normally Spain will keep the ball in front of you and make many passes

:28:49. > :28:54.dragging you to one side. They had the chance to go more direct.

:28:54. > :29:00.Without just being a long ball. Today it did not work too much for

:29:00. > :29:04.them. The strength of Spain on the bench is scary. People coming from

:29:04. > :29:11.the bench or even better than the ones on the pitch. Fernando Torres

:29:11. > :29:15.with his first touch, scoring. Pedro is the speedy option, probably the

:29:15. > :29:20.fastest player on the squad alongside Fernando Torres. He gives

:29:21. > :29:28.them that option. He makes lots of diagonal passes. Just like Jordi

:29:28. > :29:33.Alba, he knows he will receive the ball. That is why he singles -- he

:29:33. > :29:38.scores so many goals. Will he go around the outside, go on the

:29:38. > :29:43.inside, go on a diagonal run? Spain are very dangerous from all kinds of

:29:43. > :29:48.angles. They are into the semifinals, as our

:29:48. > :29:52.Uruguay. We will show you the goals very shortly. As I am sure you are

:29:52. > :30:02.aware, this evening, there have been ongoing situations regarding Gus

:30:02. > :30:06.

:30:06. > :30:16.were made aware of a statement on the Brighton website which says, Gus

:30:16. > :30:33.

:30:33. > :30:38.hadn't received any communication at that stage so we made you aware of

:30:38. > :30:43.that statement, as the game kicked off. You have had some communication

:30:43. > :30:50.with solicitors, your solicitors, and the club solicitors now.

:30:50. > :30:55.I have got an e-mail with information at nine pm. On my

:30:55. > :31:03.phone. And one for my solicitors. They are taking care of everything.

:31:03. > :31:09.So I am still, I haven't had a chance to read anything. I cannot go

:31:09. > :31:16.into details or the future. It is just a matter of being calm, making

:31:16. > :31:20.sure I make the right decision. Let me reiterate this. Because it is in

:31:20. > :31:29.the hands of solicitors, at the moment, can you tell us why this has

:31:29. > :31:33.happened? No. No.Are you going to appeal? As it says is your right.

:31:33. > :31:39.Yes. When you sit here tonight and look ahead to the future, what you

:31:39. > :31:44.think that future will bring you? Well, I have been trying to

:31:44. > :31:51.establish in the last 45 minutes while we are watching the game, what

:31:51. > :31:58.are my rights now. For example, to talk to the players. To inform them

:31:58. > :32:08.about things until I was until now not able to do. The situation from

:32:08. > :32:12.

:32:12. > :32:22.7:30 pm. , until now, is different. Do you feel you are now available

:32:22. > :32:26.

:32:26. > :32:30.and on the job market? I am unemployed. But again, we have two

:32:31. > :32:34.C. What has happened over the last five weeks hasn't put you off, you

:32:34. > :32:39.are wanting to get back into football management as soon as

:32:39. > :32:44.possible? The idea now is to appeal and get

:32:44. > :32:47.back to the job I was doing until 7:30 pm. .

:32:47. > :32:51.One final question, I know the lack of communication with your players

:32:51. > :32:55.has set you because of everything they have done to you.

:32:55. > :32:59.What about the Brighton fans who are watching this? I am guessing you

:32:59. > :33:05.haven't been able to say anything to them over the past five weeks. Is

:33:05. > :33:09.there anything you can say to them tonight? First, I would like to

:33:09. > :33:12.thank every single Brighton fans for being so patient with me and

:33:12. > :33:18.supportive. They have been outstanding. I know

:33:18. > :33:22.how difficult it was in the beginning to change a way of

:33:22. > :33:27.understanding football. They have been excellent with me all the time.

:33:27. > :33:33.They were patient. They believed, they were convinced. I am sure they

:33:33. > :33:38.are proud of the football club and the team they have been watching in

:33:38. > :33:42.the past three and a half years. I want to thank them. I will try to be

:33:42. > :33:48.there next season, that will depend on the appeal.

:33:48. > :33:52.OK, thanked you for your honesty, as much as you can tell us this

:33:52. > :33:57.evening. This will be scant consolation, not the easiest evening

:33:57. > :34:07.for you but your countrymen have performed well in beating Tahiti. We

:34:07. > :34:19.

:34:19. > :34:24.suddenly realised they are plain not just an opposition team but fans as

:34:24. > :34:34.well. This is an early chance. The keeper brushed off his line. He did

:34:34. > :34:34.

:34:34. > :34:44.well. He did very well, didn't he? The early evening here, just gone

:34:44. > :34:50.

:34:50. > :35:00.4pm. Uruguay have scored in one intentions, you concede a goal in

:35:00. > :35:20.

:35:20. > :35:24.the first two minutes. it brilliantly. 2-0, Uruguay. He has

:35:24. > :35:34.got them both. 23 minutes gone. Right from the off we have been

:35:34. > :35:52.

:35:52. > :35:58.watching him. He has just cashed in post, but he makes sure. Inside 27

:35:58. > :36:08.minutes, Uruguay are 3-0. The goalkeeper goes to sleep and he goes

:36:08. > :36:45.

:36:45. > :36:55.booking. This is Steevy Chong Hue at gets it. A hat-trick for Abel

:36:55. > :37:23.

:37:23. > :37:33.another planet, way too deep to the great moments of this

:37:33. > :37:50.

:37:50. > :37:58.competition. What a great save from here. Steevy Chong Hue again. This

:37:58. > :38:08.is his second offence, isn't it? It is. Moments after that penalty, he

:38:08. > :38:08.

:38:08. > :38:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 130 seconds

:38:54. > :38:59.gets sent off. I think that was in acrobatic attempt. Bundled over the

:38:59. > :39:09.box. Another penalty. You can't tackle like that. You simply can't.

:39:09. > :39:23.

:39:23. > :39:33.goalkeeper. This time he can't stop it. Abel Hernandez gets his fourth

:39:33. > :39:46.

:39:46. > :39:56.seventh. Luis Suarez doors level with Diego as their highest ever

:39:56. > :40:16.

:40:16. > :40:20.8-0. Tahiti are really tired. Luis Suarez gets his second goal. He is

:40:20. > :40:25.now the top international goal-scorer of Uruguay.

:40:25. > :40:29.That means there is a neat symmetry to the semifinals. And all South

:40:29. > :40:34.American clash on Wednesday between Brazil and Uruguay and then on

:40:34. > :40:39.Thursday the two European teams, Italy and Spain. Both live on the

:40:39. > :40:46.BBC. The South American one on BBC Three at 7:30pm and then Italy

:40:46. > :40:56.against Spain on BBC One from 7:55pm on Thursday night. And on the way on

:40:56. > :41:01.BBC One this evening, at 10:25pm, The Man Behind The Racket. Everybody

:41:01. > :41:04.from Sean Ferguson to Rafael Nadal on Andy Murray. Italy are going to

:41:04. > :41:09.have to get it together to play Spain in that semi-final.

:41:09. > :41:12.Absolutely. Nothing like an Italian team to concede goals in a

:41:12. > :41:16.tournament but they will have to play better against Spain. Why have

:41:16. > :41:23.a feeling that Spain will play better than they did against

:41:23. > :41:28.Nigeria. I would say that they got seven out of ten today. What does a

:41:28. > :41:36.game against Brazil mean for Uruguay? You have to be from

:41:36. > :41:40.Uruguay, really. You have to feel it. It is a massive game. We like to

:41:40. > :41:44.play against them. We like to play against Brazil in Brazil especially.

:41:44. > :41:49.It will be an incredible game for people from Uruguay. We are looking

:41:49. > :41:53.forward to it. As far as the winners go, could it be Spain for you? Right

:41:53. > :41:58.now, think they are the favourites, no doubt. Uruguay have played

:41:58. > :42:03.against them and it was very difficult. Except Brazil, playing at

:42:03. > :42:10.home, they maybe have a chance. And which country for you? I go Brazil

:42:10. > :42:18.quickly. Home support could be a big thing. Thank you very much for your