Argentina's coach Jose Pekerman played a cool hand against World Cup newcomers Ivory Coast, but ultimately secured a crucial three points after rightly judging the "Elephants" attacking play to be a key threat in Group C.
If anyone doubted Roman Abramovich's money was ill spent on his strikers, then the opening matches of the World Cup would have blown those apart.
The Netherlands go into Friday's Group C match against Ivory Coast seeking a win that would almost certainly book their passage into the second round of the World Cup.
Ruud van Nistelrooy heads into the Netherlands' game against Cote D'Ivoire on Friday unphased by criticism of his performance in the Dutch team's opening game.
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