Jair

Dutch goal

When Bakkal scored, the first optical impression was that he was off-side. But he wasn´t, and it was a legal goal and a good decision by Marrufo and his lineman. That assistant - I think it was a man from Jamaica - flagged a lot during the whole match, sometimes OK, sometimes badly. I don´t remember about the other lineman, which means he didn´t do anything terrible.

Things

The American referee didn´t get impressed by a Di Maria fall in the Dutch area, but following FIFA rules, he should have booked him. He was strict when booking Messi - correctly, however - but he allowed the Netherlands´ No. 13 ( Jong-Pin?) to hit and kick the Argentinians midfielders once, twice, three times, and... nothing. Pareja yellow was unquestionable.

Game

Argentina won in the extra-time, but the Dutch could have won twice at the end of the 90 minutes. It´s always difficult for the Argentinians to defeat the Dutch. But Argentina has got Messi, and he made the difference.