“We have done it before; we can always do it again. I remember when we went to France and defeated them on home soil” Agu recounted in a chat with 365footballnews.com.
“It’s a job well done, the first African team to qualify from the round of 16 but now we are looking forward to France. This is football and anything is possible, we should give ourselves a chance and continue to do what we know how to do well”
Les Bleus had been free-scoring in their opening two games of the World Cup but had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Ecuador, a result that also guaranteed top spot in the group for Didier Deschamps’ side.
Coach of the Super Eagles side, Stephen Keshi said via FIFA.com that “It’s an honour and we’re very happy to reach the next round. I think we lost the game because we showed them too much respect in the first half.
After the break we managed to play our game, attacked more, had more possession and were better overall. But Argentina are a great team and Messi’s a great player. He’s blessed and there’s no way you can escape him. Messi’s from Jupiter”.
Also speaking ahead of the tie on Monday is Karim Benzema. The French striker believes his country are in for another thorough examination of their qualities against Nigeria in the Round of 16, after their rugged encounter with Ecuador.
“Now we have to rest, recover and get 100 percent ready for the knock-out match against Nigeria, who are a good, strong team, but we must do everything to win.”
Benzema had three goals before the match but missed a number of chances to keep pace with Lionel Messi, Neymar and Thomas Muller as the leading scorers at the tournament so far.
The Real Madrid striker insisted, however, that was not important and that the French team must now focus on their next challenge.
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