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Argentina national football team
World Cup | Round of 16
Jul 1, 2014 at 5pm UK
 
Switzerland national football team

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Di Maria (118')
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Angel di Maria: 'Argentina deserved to win'

Angel di Maria insists that Argentina deserved to win their World Cup last-16 tie against Switzerland.

Angel di Maria has insisted that Argentina deserved to win their World Cup last-16 tie against Switzerland.

A goal from Di Maria two minutes from the end of extra time gave the South Americans a 1-0 win to book their place in the quarter-finals.

"We have 23 heroes and the coaching staff. We gave our lives," he told reporters.

"We knew that every knockout game is like this. We knew this could happen and we did everything we could with every ball. We did everything very well.

"We had many goal situations, we always tried to play and we never got desperate. We managed it in the end and the victory is more than deserved."

Argentina will face the winners of Belgium and the USA's last-16 match.

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