The emotions were clearly even higher than normal. In the aftermath of one of Argentina’s knock-out round epics, a particular high-profile coach could barely contain his fury. He was adamant that he would now be willing any of the defending champions’ opposition to win, such was the disgust at Argentina’s antics.
And no, it wasn’t anyone connected to England, following their almost unbelievable collapse in Atlanta, despite everyone – and especially those in Argentina – seeing the many media items about all of the unpunished fouls in that quarter-final.
