Olympics: Argentina-Nigeria

Argentina won the Olympic gold medal by beating Nigeria in the final of the Beijing Games with 1-0.

Barcelona player Lionel Messi started the game and gave the assist for the winning goal of Di Maria in the 58th minute. Messi was replaced by Ezequiel Lavezzi in the 93rd minute.




Read more about Messi's performances during the Olympic tournament here

Olympics: Argentina-Brazil

Argentina has today defeated Brazil in the semi-finals of the Olympic tournament. By winning 3-0, Argentina qualified for the final against Nigeria on Saturday.

Barcelona player Lionel Messi played the whole match.

Olympics 2008: Argentina-Netherlands 2-1 (aet)

Argentina qualified today for the semi-finals of the Olympic football tournament after beating the Netherlands. 1-1 after 90 minutes, Argentina won the game with 2-1 after extra time.

Barcelona player Lionel Messi, who got a yellow card, scored the 1-0 and gave the assist for the 2-1.

Argenina will now play Brazil in the semi-final, while Nigeria and Belgium will compete for the other ticket for the final.

Olympics 2008: Argentina-Serbia 2-0

Messi was rested in the Argentina versus Serbia game that ended 2-0.

Argentina qualified as group winners for the quarter-finals, where they will play against the Netherlands.

In the semi-finals there could be a clash between Argentina and Brazil.



This is the quarter-final schedule:

Argentina-Netherlands
Brazil-Cameroon
Nigeria-Ivory Coast
Italy-Belgium

Olympics 2008: Argentina-Australia 1-0

In the second match of the group stage, Argentina yesterday defeated Australia with 1-0. Barcelona player Lionel Messi started the game and was replaced by Lautaro Acosta in the 93rd minute.

Argentina plays in Group A with Ivory Coast, Australia and Serbia. The match between Ivory Coast and Serbia ended 4-2, which means that Argentina is already qualified for the quarter finals:

1. Argentina 6

2. Ivory Coast 3

3. Australia 1

4. Serbia 1

The winner of group A will play the quarter finals against the second of group B, which could be Netherlands, Nigeria or United States.

Olympics 2008: Ivory Coast-Argentina 1-2

Olympics 2008: Ivory Coast-Argentina 1-2

In the first match of the group stage, Argentina defeated Ivory Coast with 1-2. Barcelona player Lionel Messi scored the 0-1 in the 43rd minute, gave the assist for the second goal and was replaced by José Sosa in the 94th minute.

Argentina plays in Group A with Ivory Coast, Australia and Serbia. The match between Australia and Serbia ended 1-1 earlier today.

See Messi's goal here