:00:56. > :01:01.'s good evening, two more games in the last 16 were played in Brazil
:01:02. > :01:28.and they saw two continents collide. Striking back for Nigeria.
:01:29. > :01:42.Odemwingie, one - zero. He might be away here, too-to!
:01:43. > :01:50.-- 2-2. And Muller had a hat-trick.
:01:51. > :02:02.Slim I! Algeria. -- Slimani.
:02:03. > :02:15.Algeria are through. We will start in Porto Allegri,
:02:16. > :02:21.Germany with expectations of going a long wait in the tournament, against
:02:22. > :02:24.Algeria. 1982, that has been the only talking
:02:25. > :02:30.point since this tie came about, 1982, that has been the only talking
:02:31. > :02:37.Algeria's first World Cup and in wind in their first game against the
:02:38. > :02:46.then West Germany. The Germans contrived in result with
:02:47. > :02:48.Austria that eliminated Algeria. Revenge would been an enormous
:02:49. > :03:03.upset. This Germany team has changes.
:03:04. > :03:23.Algeria has five changes. Ozil, a nice flick. The lay-off was
:03:24. > :03:34.fine from Muller. Another crack at delivery. That was well challenged.
:03:35. > :03:39.Algeria Spring Germany on the break, Slimani was forced wide. A super
:03:40. > :03:45.tackle. The defenders were back, covering, just of thing that Algeria
:03:46. > :03:50.have been preparing for. The ball was one deep in their own half.
:03:51. > :03:52.Neuer showed he was a decent outfield player, he had to get that
:03:53. > :04:09.one right. Feghouli ran into trouble. Bastian
:04:10. > :04:16.Schweinsteiger finding one up. Rais M'Bolhi had to catch it and made it
:04:17. > :04:18.look simple. Not the most convincing save in the first instance, straight
:04:19. > :04:41.up into the air. Soudani is in the centre. Joined by
:04:42. > :04:45.Hadar. -- Taider. Germany are rocking at the back. Algeria, they
:04:46. > :04:57.are just rocking and rolling. Looking so impressive going forward.
:04:58. > :05:30.A terrific cross. The whistle is going, it is not going to count. It
:05:31. > :05:35.was an absolute beauty as well. Slimani really shouldn't be offside
:05:36. > :05:43.there, but he was. And he just waited, and he stayed level with
:05:44. > :05:53.Boateng. The header was perfect. A nice touch from Slimani. Taider.
:05:54. > :06:03.Mehdi Mostefa. Algeria are playing some lovely football. Support from
:06:04. > :06:16.Ghoulam, into the box. I wonder whether Neu Ahad got a touch. He
:06:17. > :06:23.called it wide -- Manuel Neuer. A confident Algerian team. You
:06:24. > :06:28.wonder whether that is the last morning that Germany will need.
:06:29. > :06:46.-- morning. -- warning. Drilled back, and deflected, Manuel
:06:47. > :06:56.Neuer Abels going wrong way. It was Boateng. A good job it hit him as
:06:57. > :06:59.hard as it did. Red faces all round if you are
:07:00. > :07:21.German, at this performance so far. A good save by Rais M'Bolhi. Another
:07:22. > :07:26.good save, to keep out Mario Gotze. It looked for all the world as if
:07:27. > :07:34.Gotze was going to gobble up the rebound.
:07:35. > :07:55.Schurrle got onto it, it was deflected, Thomas Muller will not
:07:56. > :08:03.get there. Schurrle already looks to be making a difference.
:08:04. > :08:14.A lovely side step by Kroos. Straight at Rais M'Bolhi. He
:08:15. > :08:29.couldn't direct the header anywhere but there.
:08:30. > :08:44.The flag stayed down. A great try. Philipp Lahm was going for goal. He
:08:45. > :08:49.nearly always hits them nicely, and it needed the fingertips of the
:08:50. > :08:59.Algerian keeper. That was a blinding save by Rais M'Bolhi.
:09:00. > :09:05.Schurrle, dropping the shoulder to get away from Aissa Mandi. The shot
:09:06. > :09:22.was off target but it was comfortable for Rais M'Bolhi.
:09:23. > :09:28.Algeria are sensing the chance to push on a bit. Now might be their
:09:29. > :09:44.time. Marry a know it Mario Noriega knows
:09:45. > :10:01.exactly where his posts are -- Manuel Neu A.
:10:02. > :10:17.Blocked by Balkal M. Keeping out Thomas Muller. -- locked by
:10:18. > :10:31.Belkalem. The header was too much down the middle.
:10:32. > :10:36.Thomas Muller was onside. He did brilliantly until the finish. You
:10:37. > :10:43.don't often say that about him, that is normally the best thing he does
:10:44. > :10:45.of all. That was terrific, the control and awareness was
:10:46. > :10:56.marvellous. With the goal in his sights, he know exactly where Rais
:10:57. > :11:10.M'Bolhi was, but he put it wide. Will that left Germany in the last
:11:11. > :11:17.few seconds? -- lift. Rais M'Bolhi makes the save. Bastian
:11:18. > :11:18.Schweinsteiger timed his run beautifully but he did not really
:11:19. > :11:30.meet the header. That is it, we are going to have 30
:11:31. > :11:36.minutes more. Chances have come and gone for both sides. You could argue
:11:37. > :11:38.Algeria have had the better ones. Who wins now, or do we go to
:11:39. > :12:00.penalties? Schurrle! Germany have only needed
:12:01. > :12:08.90 seconds of extra time to score. Having failed to find the net in 90
:12:09. > :12:13.minutes. Thomas Muller made it. That is what he does if he is not scoring
:12:14. > :12:17.them himself. He had the strength will stop he is looking up all the
:12:18. > :12:24.time, he knows where Schurrle is going to move to. The finish, is it
:12:25. > :12:29.genius? I think it is. The ball was behind him, he knew what he had to
:12:30. > :12:39.do. That is not luck, that is brilliant skill from Schurrle.
:12:40. > :12:58.A nice side step, strike by Thomas Muller but it was wide.
:12:59. > :13:04.Ten World Cup appearances, nine goals and five assists.
:13:05. > :13:10.Abdelmoumene Djabou, his first touch and he has want a Koerner -- corner
:13:11. > :13:23.from it, courtesy of Khedira. Just too high, Mehdi Mostefa with
:13:24. > :13:35.the shot. Almost in tears as he sees it fly wide. Only had one shot at
:13:36. > :13:43.it. His primary role is to stop the play rather than score
:13:44. > :13:56.Schurrle, finding Ozil. Schurrle. Ozil again, Germany are going
:13:57. > :13:59.through. It is all over for Algeria. It was just one bit of defending too
:14:00. > :14:39.much for the Algerians. did. We have a Germany win. Made in
:14:40. > :14:42.Chelsea and finished by Arsenal. Ozil's energy has been outstanding.
:14:43. > :14:50.Feghouli. As has his. A Ozil's energy has been outstanding.
:14:51. > :14:55.and Algeria have a goal. In the second is that remain maybe it is
:14:56. > :15:05.not quite over yet. There is a little bit of hope. Brahimi
:15:06. > :15:16.brilliant. Feghouli with a peach of a cross. It is finished by Djabou.
:15:17. > :15:32.And that will do it. Yet another incredible game. At this quite
:15:33. > :15:37.amazing World Cup. Deutschland uber Algeria but only just. They have
:15:38. > :15:44.been made to go the whole distance and more besides. It is Germany who
:15:45. > :15:53.march on even guys sounded shattered. -- even guy. I you torn
:15:54. > :15:59.between praising Algeria to going toe to toe and yet thinking, they
:16:00. > :16:02.will be kicking themselves. They could have won it. It was there for
:16:03. > :16:07.them. There were long periods when it looked like they would. Looking
:16:08. > :16:11.at the Algeria team, it is remarkable. Not talking about
:16:12. > :16:15.Champions League footballers, like Costa Rica, another sign that adds
:16:16. > :16:19.up to more than the sum of its parts. That is what being an team
:16:20. > :16:36.seems to fail to do one a regular basis. Looking at those teams, the
:16:37. > :16:40.Jags aero -- Ajaccio, Rennes, teams in Bulgaria. Looking out the
:16:41. > :16:45.Germans, they got off to the perfect start in extra time. That is when
:16:46. > :16:51.they played their best football. The latter stages of the game. Schurrle
:16:52. > :16:54.is the one who makes the run. Ghoulam was outstanding but
:16:55. > :16:59.is the one who makes the run. go on this occasion. Miller puts a
:17:00. > :17:05.great ball in. And from the other angle, look at the quality of the
:17:06. > :17:11.finish. He scoops it in, sweeps it, fantastic finish. It was going to
:17:12. > :17:18.take something like that to beat this goalkeeper today, Mbolhi was
:17:19. > :17:23.magnificent. They limped over the line. He has had an up-and-down
:17:24. > :17:28.season, Schurrle. He started quite strong, played at Old Trafford when
:17:29. > :17:32.Mourinho did not play a striker. But he was one of three players pictured
:17:33. > :17:36.at the Arsenal Christmas party, the other one was Ashley Cole, Ryan
:17:37. > :17:41.Bertrand went on loan and Schurrle was out of the team for a while. He
:17:42. > :17:48.started against Liverpool at Anfield but neither rob the Atletico Madrid
:17:49. > :17:54.legs. -- neither of. But he is a very good player to come on. 28
:17:55. > :18:01.shots in total, generally, more than any other side at this World Cup.
:18:02. > :18:09.They had a few. M?ller was really the main striker. Lahm, playing in
:18:10. > :18:15.that central midfield role, this is a textbook save. Mbolhi, fantastic
:18:16. > :18:19.save. This is a header that I'm sure we look at it later and he has to
:18:20. > :18:28.score. As good as he years, M?ller, he should be putting that away.
:18:29. > :18:33.Again the save was almost straight at him. Manchester United came close
:18:34. > :18:37.to signing the goalkeeper. They have missed out on one. M?ller does
:18:38. > :18:43.everything right except the finish. He should be using his left, but it
:18:44. > :18:48.is a nothing finish. You were looking and social media during the
:18:49. > :18:57.first-half, Germany's Highline was discussed. I would imagine sweeper
:18:58. > :19:03.keeper was trending as well. You look at this, such a high line, they
:19:04. > :19:06.have very little pace. Slimani, this is the back three. Manuel Neuer,
:19:07. > :19:11.this kid, he is incredible. He is the back three. Manuel Neuer,
:19:12. > :19:12.after him like a centre-half is the back three. Manuel Neuer,
:19:13. > :19:14.makes a great challenge. is the back three. Manuel Neuer,
:19:15. > :19:18.They kept flirting with danger, is the back three. Manuel Neuer,
:19:19. > :19:23.losing it in midfield, then they through on goal. Slimani again.
:19:24. > :19:29.Neuer, Mertesacker making the challenge. Neuer has to take up such
:19:30. > :19:33.a high position to get them out of trouble. This is the offside goal.
:19:34. > :19:39.Yes he is offside but they have no idea, they are fortunate. Good
:19:40. > :19:42.finish. That is a wake-up call, it happens too many times. You cannot
:19:43. > :19:50.leave Mertesacker with this amount of green grass behind him. Do you
:19:51. > :19:54.think Neuer knows? He senses it. He does especially well, he does not go
:19:55. > :19:59.away, he comes back in. Has there ever been a better sweeper keeper
:20:00. > :20:03.than this fella? Another one, over the top. Look who is there again,
:20:04. > :20:09.this time with the header, first class. He reads things. But this is
:20:10. > :20:13.the one, that worries me and concerns me the most. This is the
:20:14. > :20:18.area they want to get into. If you look at Boateng, he comes flying
:20:19. > :20:22.area they want to get into. If you out. He should be dropping. You have
:20:23. > :20:27.to recognise the danger is in behind you. But Neuer knows that, he cannot
:20:28. > :20:31.trust his defenders. Makes the clearance. That is obviously a
:20:32. > :20:36.tactic. They are obviously being told to play the Highline and one of
:20:37. > :20:40.the reasons is because they have a goalkeeper who positions himself and
:20:41. > :20:45.does what he does, surely? I think so, they want a condensed midfield,
:20:46. > :20:49.they want to get back line-up but they are river doing it. They should
:20:50. > :20:55.be holding to drop. You can see that last example they are just going one
:20:56. > :20:57.way. If you are in the German defence alongside Mertesacker, would
:20:58. > :21:02.you be saying to the coach, we are to have to drop ten yards,
:21:03. > :21:07.eventually we will be done? Definitely, you have to drop and say
:21:08. > :21:12.let's can here. If Mertesacker is on the edge of the box there is no
:21:13. > :21:15.better defender. But at Arsenal when they played the high line they were
:21:16. > :21:18.in trouble and Germany are persisting with that. If they want
:21:19. > :21:23.to proceed through the tournament they will have to adjust. So Germany
:21:24. > :21:28.through to the quarterfinals but who will face them in the Maracana on
:21:29. > :21:32.Friday afternoon? France and Nigeria met in Brasilia where they were
:21:33. > :21:36.watched by Kevin Caliban and Simon Brotherton. COMMENTATOR: It seems to
:21:37. > :21:42.be feast or famine with France in recent times, finalists in 2006,
:21:43. > :21:46.home early after a shambolic effort in South Africa and now a promising
:21:47. > :21:53.start in Brazil. Expectations soaring, before the goalless draw
:21:54. > :21:57.against Ecuador. There were half a dozen changes to that line-up. The
:21:58. > :22:08.African champions, Nigeria, in the last 16 for the third time, the
:22:09. > :22:11.first African nation to do so. Didier Deschamps comes back Yohan
:22:12. > :22:17.Cabaye after suspension, one of six changes from the final group game
:22:18. > :22:22.against Ecuador. Debuchy and Evra comeback in at full-back, as does
:22:23. > :22:26.Raphael Varane alongside Koscielny in central defence. Mathieu Valbuena
:22:27. > :22:29.is preferred to Moussa Sissoko on the right-hand side. And Olivier
:22:30. > :22:33.Giroud of Arsenal makes his second start of the tournament with Antoine
:22:34. > :22:38.Griezmann dropping to the bench. Nigeria have been forced into making
:22:39. > :22:42.a change with Michel Babatunde ruled out after suffering a fractured
:22:43. > :22:46.wrist when hit by a shot from team-mate Onazi in the Argentina
:22:47. > :22:50.game. Victor Moses replaces him after recovering from a muscle
:22:51. > :23:01.strain. Joseph Yobo makes his ten World Cup appearance today, a new
:23:02. > :23:09.Nigerian record, taking him past Jay Jay Okocha. It is a sunny afternoon
:23:10. > :23:12.in Brasilia but at least the city does not have the humidity of some
:23:13. > :23:23.of the other venues. 27 degrees the temperature. Efe Ambrose. Debuchy
:23:24. > :23:27.nearly helps it out to Ahmed Musa. Three green shirts to a mat and
:23:28. > :23:34.Nigeria have the lead, no they don't. The flag has gone up. Emenike
:23:35. > :23:40.thought he had scored. But the flag up quickly on the far hand side.
:23:41. > :23:43.KEVIN KILBANE: It is tight, really tired, great bowling but good
:23:44. > :23:47.organisation from the defence, Patrice Evra on the far side
:23:48. > :23:52.allowing Emenike to run in behind. Good decision,
:23:53. > :23:59.allowing Emenike to run in behind. Evra. -- great ball in. A chance for
:24:00. > :24:05.Paul Pogba to stretch his legs. Valbuena. Lovely bowl, Pogba! It was
:24:06. > :24:10.absolutely brilliant, so was the save from any armour. That is a
:24:11. > :24:16.brilliant break from Pogba, lovely ball played back from Valbuena. He
:24:17. > :24:26.struck it well, Enyeama, he is a top keeper. Pockets of French support in
:24:27. > :24:30.the stadium. Matuidi tussling with a Nazi, away from him and John Obi
:24:31. > :24:37.Mikel. It could open up for France. Valbuena, Debuchy. Not able to bring
:24:38. > :24:42.a save from Enyeama, never mind find the back of the net in the end. It
:24:43. > :24:48.is a brilliant run from Matuidi, sending Valbuena away. A great run
:24:49. > :24:55.from Debuchy inside him. Just did not get the correct contact on it.
:24:56. > :25:04.Onazi. John Obi Mikel. Pivotal player for Nigeria, as folk
:25:05. > :25:08.Chelsea. -- much more pivotal for Nigeria than Chelsea. That was into
:25:09. > :25:17.the path of Victor Moses. Absolutely rifled in. It opened up for Emenike.
:25:18. > :25:28.John Obi Mikel moving it quickly, a good head, was there a handball? He
:25:29. > :25:31.could not do much, Victor Moses. It has been awhile since Nigeria really
:25:32. > :25:38.shone in the World Cup, the last time they were in the last 16 was in
:25:39. > :25:43.France in 1998, beaten by Denmark that day. Moses in the of Matuidi.
:25:44. > :25:51.Stuck between his feet. In by Ambrose. The flag goes up. Great
:25:52. > :25:58.ball, brilliant ball played in from Ambrose. Just offside, good decision
:25:59. > :26:02.again. The manager made one appearance in a World Cup finals as
:26:03. > :26:08.a player, 20 years ago today, beating Greece in the United States.
:26:09. > :26:13.Forward by Matuidi, trying to pick out Griezmann. Away come Nigeria
:26:14. > :26:21.with Ambrose, Emenike, getting involved in the linkup play.
:26:22. > :26:26.Odemwingie. Two in the box, Odemwingie might fancy this, brings
:26:27. > :26:31.a save from Hugo Lloris. Away by Koscielny. Again good patient play,
:26:32. > :26:35.really good head from Odemwingie on his left foot. A decent save from
:26:36. > :26:43.the restart to his right hand side. -- really good hit. Koscielny has
:26:44. > :26:47.picked out Griezmann. Clattered into by Ambrose. Benzema trying to find
:26:48. > :26:52.the way through, lovely interchange, beautiful plate, Enyeama makes the
:26:53. > :26:58.save, cleared off the line! That was superb play from France, so close to
:26:59. > :27:13.taking the lead. That is Benzema's best moment of the game. Lovely
:27:14. > :27:23.little one to with Griezmann. -- one-two. Technology confirming the
:27:24. > :27:32.ball did not cross the line. Oshaniwa. They have swapped sides
:27:33. > :27:37.with Odemwingie now on the left. Paul Pogba, lovely play. Away from
:27:38. > :27:45.Gabriel. Into space, Matuidi. Always nearby. Griezmann with the delivery.
:27:46. > :27:52.Full stretch, Enyeama, Valbuena. Benzema on the edge of the box.
:27:53. > :27:59.Corner. Was not comfortable from Enyeama. Decided to punch it but
:28:00. > :28:03.would have been best served to try to get both hands behind it and
:28:04. > :28:07.relieve the pressure. Valbuena's delivery, again it was Laurent
:28:08. > :28:10.relieve the pressure. Valbuena's Koscielny most prominent in the box.
:28:11. > :28:15.It is a good ball played in, well attacked. He did not have his
:28:16. > :28:17.shoulders open, did not see the run from Koscielny. That was a good
:28:18. > :28:24.opportunity. 19 minutes to go. from Koscielny. That was a good
:28:25. > :28:32.opportunity. 19 minutes Benzema. It is away by John Obi Mikel. Cabaye
:28:33. > :28:38.with the shot, off the bar! So close for France. And then just walloped
:28:39. > :28:44.away by Ambrose. Little misjudgement from Odemwingie, at the far post. A
:28:45. > :28:47.good touch from Benzema, decided to smash it across the six yard box. A
:28:48. > :28:55.brilliant hit, great strike, off the crossbar. Pogba. WHISTLE
:28:56. > :29:01.He gets the free kick for the challenge from Obi Mikel. As usual
:29:02. > :29:08.Koscielny up for this one. It is just over the top, the save made by
:29:09. > :29:12.Enyeama from Benzema. Again the quality, quality of Valbuena, what a
:29:13. > :29:17.ball played in. Comfortable save from Enyeama, straight at him,
:29:18. > :29:22.really. Fans applying pressure. It is they are on the front foot,
:29:23. > :29:26.Enyeama did not get to that. France are ahead, it is Paul Pogba with the
:29:27. > :29:32.header. The goal had been coming, they had been knocking on the door.
:29:33. > :29:41.And finally Paul Pogba has opened it with the header. They shone's team
:29:42. > :29:45.ahead. -- Didier Deschamps's team ahead. That is poor goalkeeping,
:29:46. > :29:49.once he comes he has got to get something on it, it is a free header
:29:50. > :29:51.at the far post. Coolly dispatched into the back of the Nigerian net
:29:52. > :30:07.from Paul Pogba. Matuidi, looking for Griezmann. The
:30:08. > :30:13.shot was beaten away by Enyeama. A brilliant ball, good movement from
:30:14. > :30:20.Griezmann. Spinning in behind. Ambrose, good ball. Offside, a
:30:21. > :30:22.decision from the assistant. Griezmann has given France a little
:30:23. > :30:35.something extra since coming off the bench.
:30:36. > :30:44.Matuidi did well initially. It has been put behind by
:30:45. > :30:53.Odemwingie. Five minutes of added time now.
:30:54. > :30:59.Valbuena, in towards Griezmann with a chance. That is it, game, set and
:31:00. > :31:04.match to France, they are going through to the quarterfinals.
:31:05. > :31:13.Griezmann Seals the deal. They had enough bodies in the box as
:31:14. > :31:21.cover. A good ball. He couldn't see the run of Griezmann until tonight
:31:22. > :31:28.-- too late. Nigeria have never made it past the
:31:29. > :31:31.last 16 in the World Cup. Confirming the outcome of this
:31:32. > :31:37.second round tie. Griezmann was right there. The ball came off
:31:38. > :31:42.Joseph Yoga. It is the experience and quality of
:31:43. > :31:49.the French which has seen them through -- Yobo.
:31:50. > :31:53.The final whistle and France are through to the quarterfinals. For a
:31:54. > :31:57.long time, it was close. For a long time, Nigeria gave France a really
:31:58. > :32:03.good game. In the end, France have come out on top.
:32:04. > :32:09.We spent a lot of energy on the pitch. It was not easy with the
:32:10. > :32:15.weather. After that, when we got the chance, we scored. The second goal
:32:16. > :32:21.was so important. At the end of the game, it helped us to finish the
:32:22. > :32:27.game. We did our best. We are leaving the
:32:28. > :32:33.tournament with our heads held high. A lot of positives to take, we have
:32:34. > :32:38.a young team. This team has a future, we have shown that. Our
:32:39. > :32:42.country people will be happy with our performance.
:32:43. > :32:47.We made the difference mentally, it was key today. The players on the
:32:48. > :32:52.bench made a difference, it shows the spirit we have in this team.
:32:53. > :32:59.If you development for Nigeria after that game.
:33:00. > :33:04.Stephen Keshi the coach has resigned, he has been linked to a
:33:05. > :33:10.South African job. And Enyeama has hinted it might be his last game. A
:33:11. > :33:16.sad way to go by pushing the ball onto Paul Pogba's head, although you
:33:17. > :33:25.want to look at the bigger picture. Enyeama is a good goalkeeper, he has
:33:26. > :33:30.played in Israel, he came close to setting a record four clean sheets.
:33:31. > :33:34.This tournament is about players outdoing their normal standards. He
:33:35. > :33:40.cannot back on a great tournament. He won't be happy with that one.
:33:41. > :33:47.That was a gift for Pogba. It set them on their way. Until that point,
:33:48. > :33:51.Griezmann coming off the bench, it wasn't a French performance to be
:33:52. > :33:55.proud of. Once they made the changes, with Giroud going off, they
:33:56. > :34:01.looked cracking. They started with Benzema on the
:34:02. > :34:07.left and Giroud upfront. Griezmann came on and that changed the game.
:34:08. > :34:11.Yes. We were crying out for it at half-time. I think he completes the
:34:12. > :34:17.picture for them. There is much more opportunity. He likes to be central.
:34:18. > :34:24.Benzema seems lifted by that. Straight away, they are together.
:34:25. > :34:29.Benzema should score. An early warning of the improvement ahead.
:34:30. > :34:36.His ability on the ball, he wants to put it in that area. A good save.
:34:37. > :34:42.Early intention. He will make runs from deep. What a cracking effort
:34:43. > :34:48.that was. Not a great save from the keeper. He makes this goal. An own
:34:49. > :34:55.goal. Griezmann's movement caused a problem in defence.
:34:56. > :34:58.We talk about the impact of substitutions, is there an argument
:34:59. > :35:04.to say one of the reasons he did so well was because the Nigerian
:35:05. > :35:12.defence had been tired out by Benzema and -- and Giroud?
:35:13. > :35:16.We talk about the benefits of substitution. Griezmann in the first
:35:17. > :35:19.game against Honduras was magnificent. His manager never stood
:35:20. > :35:31.by him. He should have been on from the start. Together, they will score
:35:32. > :35:35.goals, and both Cabaye midfield. Matuidi and Pogba. A beautiful
:35:36. > :35:38.balance. The full-backs are involved. Griezmann completes the
:35:39. > :35:44.picture. You like them as a trio? Valbuena as
:35:45. > :35:50.well. He has real power, Valbuena, don't
:35:51. > :35:59.underestimate him. He almost hit it too well. He has pace. They have
:36:00. > :36:05.this artistry. This little fellow knits them together. He is the glue
:36:06. > :36:12.in the team. Demonstrating athleticism. In the final third once
:36:13. > :36:19.more. He takes some handling. Matuidi has power and pace. He wants
:36:20. > :36:23.to get forward. Valbuena is always available for him. Debuchy now is
:36:24. > :36:30.the full-backs getting involved. They are all getting involved.
:36:31. > :36:34.Would you pick them out as a strong midfield trio?
:36:35. > :36:40.They are among the best. If you look at France, since the disaster of the
:36:41. > :36:44.last World Cup. They came to Wembley, November 2010, very looked
:36:45. > :36:52.so much better than England. The team has moved on from that. They
:36:53. > :36:56.have a young team. Griezmann has played five years in Spain, what
:36:57. > :37:02.great experience. There aren't English players doing that.
:37:03. > :37:10.A fantastic quarterfinal set up in the Maracana on Friday.
:37:11. > :37:14.A fantastic quarterfinal set up in against Germany. It means every TV
:37:15. > :37:23.station, every radio station, every newspaper will do a feature on how
:37:24. > :37:28.-- on the 1982 game. That is the memory of the two sides.
:37:29. > :37:38.Lots of Premiership players involved. Rarely have you seen a
:37:39. > :37:45.goalkeeper outside of his box so much. Germany need to improve.
:37:46. > :37:49.Would you fear for that German act for?
:37:50. > :37:53.I would do. There is much more penetration for that French team
:37:54. > :37:58.than we have seen today. Germany can't play that badly again, surely?
:37:59. > :38:04.I feel the French now are starting to move in the right direction.
:38:05. > :38:09.Didier Deschamps has a great atmosphere with the team. Benzema,
:38:10. > :38:14.but that opportunity, will put one away. Before we go, let us talk
:38:15. > :38:23.about a couple of the news lines. Let us start with Arjen Robben. He
:38:24. > :38:28.has in a press Conference today apologised for a dive in the first
:38:29. > :38:32.half but said it was a definite penalty. The first thing I thought
:38:33. > :38:38.was, a player involved in a controversial incident, and in front
:38:39. > :38:43.of the media. I don't want to batter the FA too
:38:44. > :38:51.much. Every single player did their bit during England's short stay. It
:38:52. > :38:55.is the perfect strategy. When you confront the big issue it does not
:38:56. > :38:59.fester. He used a little bit of semantics. He said he did not die
:39:00. > :39:03.but he got out on the way they tackle he thought was coming. But
:39:04. > :39:08.the big thing for the Dutch is he will not be disciplined by FIFA.
:39:09. > :39:16.The other statement that came out today in bold Luis Suarez who put
:39:17. > :39:26.out a statement apologising to Chiellini. As you can see there.
:39:27. > :39:34.From your investigations, we think that was prompted, do we, by
:39:35. > :39:39.Barcelona and Liverpool who worked 100% sure that that statement was
:39:40. > :39:45.not going to come out? Chiellini put out a reply.
:39:46. > :39:51.This statement is interesting. It has not come out at the behest of
:39:52. > :39:56.the Uruguayan FA which has been adamant that, some of them saying,
:39:57. > :40:06.there was no bite. It did not come from Liverpool either. This came
:40:07. > :40:11.from his agent who is in Uruguay at the moment. There is a definite mood
:40:12. > :40:15.that this is conditional for Barcelona if he is going there.
:40:16. > :40:21.You hope for once that is not true and so on as has seen he has got to
:40:22. > :40:26.do the right thing, just for once, it has got to be a genuine apology.
:40:27. > :40:29.The guy is never going to learn. How can we be certain he will not do it
:40:30. > :40:31.again? We have two more live games view on
:40:32. > :41:24.BBC1 later today. They are the two games on BBC1
:41:25. > :41:28.tomorrow. I see some quotes from the Swiss saying that Argentina are not
:41:29. > :41:33.a one-man team. I do not know about that.
:41:34. > :41:37.a one-man team. every time he gets the ball, how do
:41:38. > :41:41.you stop him? How would you stop him? I have a feeling I know the
:41:42. > :41:45.answer. The problem is he comes from the right all the time onto his left
:41:46. > :41:49.foot. That is where he is at his best. You know what he's going to do
:41:50. > :41:54.but you cannot stop him. You have got to be all around him as tightly
:41:55. > :42:01.as you can. He is travelling on top of ball. Probably the best dribbler
:42:02. > :42:06.we have seen. Maybe he has a point to prove, after Rodriguez lit up the
:42:07. > :42:14.Maracana the other night. One goal behind him. Roberto Martinez said he
:42:15. > :42:18.sees it very much as being the team spirit of the USA against the
:42:19. > :42:23.individual styles of Belgium. It is interesting. We look at the
:42:24. > :42:28.Belgium squad, lots of talent. In the past, they have had problems
:42:29. > :42:34.harnessing that. Man for man, you would pick Belgium, but this is a
:42:35. > :42:38.World Cup and about great teams. There is a possibility that the USA
:42:39. > :42:42.can get a shot. I am not sure Belgium are coming
:42:43. > :42:45.together as a team. Have you been disappointed?
:42:46. > :42:50.They have not moved the ball quickly enough. They got out of jail if you
:42:51. > :42:55.times in this tournament. They can only get better. Are these great
:42:56. > :43:00.individual players finally going to come together?
:43:01. > :43:05.Thank you to both of you. We know 6/4-finalists. Would you
:43:06. > :43:09.believe, all six of them were group winners. While Argentina and Belgium
:43:10. > :43:13.make it a full house later? Both games are live on BBC1, from 4:30pm.
:43:14. > :43:18.Goodbye.