Izuchukwu Okosi
Argentina will play the winner of the France versus Morocco game in the second semifinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
This is how the players rated in Argentina’s 3-0 thrashing of the 2018 FIFA World Cup finalists.
Argentina Player Ratings
E. Martinez 6: Good judgement of the ball inside his box. Aside the aerial balls, had little to do in 90 minutes of football.
Molina 7: Facing the Croats wasn’t his best days for Argentina albeit he had a hand in Alvarez’s second goal in the semifinals contest.
Romero 5: Booked in the second half. The Spurs defender had a very uneasy start to the game but gradually became a bit more comfortable.
Otamendi 5: Read the game well, was ready to put his body on the firing line.lucky not to have been sent off for a bad foul.
Tagliafico 6: Good workrate on Tuesday. He was a fool going forward in attack but his defensive job was not affected.
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E Fernandez 6: Gorgeous through ball for Tagliafico and stung Lovakovic’s hands with a solid hit inside the half an hour.
De Paul 6: Solid in the midfield, breaking things up and getting Argentina moving. He nearly talked himself into getting a yellow card in the second half. Lucky.
Paredes 5: Not a lot of production on the ball, but works hard and keeps the shape required.
Mac Allister 7: The Brighton man had some combination play with Messi and really troubled the Europeans.
Messi 9: Created a bit of history by surpassing Gabriel Batistuta’s 11 goal record for Argentina at the World Cup. Good assist for Alvarez’s second goal. GOAT?
Alvarez 9: Quick off the mark for the Man City youngster and beats Livakovic to earn the penalty. A mazy run and clinical finish for the second goal then good movement and a calm head to keep the ball low for the third. Subbed off on the second half of the game.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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