There weren’t many draws in group play, but there were two right off the bat as the first four Round of 16 matches were contested. Italy I and Argentina II, both group winners, scored game-tying goals in the second half and went on to advance via penalty kicks. They’ll meet in the quarterfinals. Surprisingly, Scandinavia knocked out Brazil II by a 3-1 score. The Netherlands blasted the New World, 5-1. They’ll meet in the other quarterfinal on this side of the bracket.
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Italy I 1, Uruguay 1 (Italy I advances 6-5 on penalties)
Uruguay went up early on Jose Leandro Andrade, but Italy tied it up late in regulation on a penalty kick by Giuseppe Meazza. Italy earned a second penalty kick in extra time, but it was saved by Uruguay goalkeeper Ladislao Mazurkiewicz. The game went to penalties, and it took eight rounds. Italy goalkeeper Dino Zoff made a pair of saves, while Mazurkiewicz had one. In round eight, Claudio Gentile of Italy converted his PK, while Uruguay’s Victor Rodriguez Andrade missed his attempt, ending the match.
1′ yellow card URU Luis Suarez
14′ save URU GK Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
21′ yellow card ITA Alfredo Foni
23′ GOAL URU Jose Leandro Andrade (off rebound)
34′ yellow card ITA Gianni Rivera
42′ yellow card ITA Giuseppe Meazza
50′ yellow card URU Dario Pereyra
57′ yellow card URU Santamaria
69′ yellow card URU Jose Nasazzi
77′ GOAL ITA Giuseppe Meazza (penalty kick)
90′ save ITA GK Dino Zoff
ET 96′ saved penalty kick URU GK Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
PK1 ITA saved, URU made (0-1)
PK2 ITA made, URU made (1-2)
PK3 ITA made, URU saved (2-2)
PK4 ITA missed, URU saved (2-2)
PK5 ITA made, URU made (3-3)
PK6 ITA made, URU made (4-4)
PK7 ITA made, URU made (5-5)
PK8 ITA made, URU missed (6-5)
Argentina II 1, Western Europe 1 (Argentina II advances 5-3 on penalties)
The second match followed a similar pattern to the first. Western Europe went on top thanks to a first-half goal by Eden Hazard. Argentina tied it up on Lionel Messi’s strike in the second half. In stoppage time in extra time, Argentina goalkeeper Mariano Andujar saved the day with an against-the-odds spectacular save in the dying moments, sending the contest to to penalties. Western Europe’s Matthias Sindelar missed his attempt in round two. Argentina converted all five penalties, with the clincher coming from Juan Sebastian Veron to start round five.
10′ save WE GK Petr Cech
45+’ GOAL WE Eden Hazard
49′ yellow card ARG Daniel Passarella
62′ GOAL ARG Lionel Messi
79′ yellow card WE Pepi Bican
ET 120+’ spectacular save ARG GK Mariano Andujar
PK1 ARG made, WE made (1-1)
PK2 ARG made, WE missed (2-1)
PK3 ARG made, WE made (3-2)
PK4 ARG made, WE made (4-3)
PK5 ARG made (5-3)
Scandinavia 3, Brazil I 1
Brazil led 1-0 at the hour mark thanks for a first-half free kick from Didi. But Scandinavia came roaring back, scoring three times in the final 21+ minutes. Zlatan Ibrahimovic had the equalizer and Gunnar Nordahl notched a brace with goals 15 minutes apart. Pele’s team of greats bows out with an early exit in the knockout round.
16′ yellow card SCAN Nils Middleboe
36′ save SCAN GK Peter Schmeichel
38′ GOAL BRA Didi (direct free kick)
50′ yellow card BRA Domingos Da Guia
60′ yellow card SCAN Michael Laudrup
69′ GOAL SCAN Zlatan Ibrahimovic
74′ GOAL SCAN Gunnar Nordahl
84′ yellow card SCAN Bjorn Nordqvist
89′ GOAL SCAN Gunnar Nordahl
90+’ yellow card BRA Luis Pereira
Netherlands 5, New World 1
Netherlands scored just three minutes in and never let up. It was 3-0 at halftime and 5-0 after 70 minutes. Johan Cruyff scored twice, both in the first half, for the Oranje. Arsenio Erico came off the bench to provide a consolation goal for the New World.
3′ GOAL NETH Johan Cruyff
6′ yellow card NETH Ruud Gullit
20′ GOAL NETH Dennis Bergkamp
32′ GOAL NETH Johan Cruyff
41′ save NETH GK Jan Van Beveren
54′ GOAL NETH Ronald Koeman (penalty kick)
69′ GOAL NETH Marco Van Basten
71′ GOAL NW Arsenio Erico
81′ save NETH GK Jan Van Beveren
86′ save NW GK Brad Friedel
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