2130 That concludes our coverage for this evening, join us again tomorrow for Netherland v Slovakia and Brazil v Chile.
2127 Mexico will look back on goal that should have been ruled offside.
2123 They will go on to meet Germany in the quarter-finals, that promises to be a tasty affair.
2121 Argentina are through to the last eight after grafting out a 3-1 win over Mexico. Maradona hugs Tevez on the pitch, they are delighted but it was not a very convincing performance.
Full-time: Argentina 3-1 Mexico
91 min Messi gets past four Mexico players and shoots from the edge of the area. The goalkeeper pushes the ball over the bar.
89 min We're approaching full-time, there will be three minutes and Argentina have the ball in the Mexico half.
87 min Mexico continue to try to unlock the Argentina defence but no sign of a goal now.
85 min Salcido's shot from distance will not trouble Romero in the Argentine goal.
82 min The minutes are ticking by and no sign of a second Mexico goal. Argentina are happy to wind the clock down and not go for a fourth goal.
80 min Mexico swing a dangerous cross into the box but it is cleared before any player can get a touch.
78 min Gutierez comes on for Di Maria.
76 min Mexico continue to put pressure on Argentina when they are on the ball. But it looks as if there is a goal left in this game.
75 min Argentina starting to look dangerous on the break. Mexico are going for it and still have a chance with 15 minutes remaining.
73 min Messi goes on a mazy run but it is blocked again by the Mexican defence.
71 min Goal for Mexico and it Manchester United bound striker Hernadez who has got it. Brilliant turn for the striker and facing the goalkeeper he slams the ball into the top corner.
69 min Heinze is forced to clear the ball off the line. I don't think it was over. Talk to Frank.
68 min Tevez is the man to come off, he'll be pleased with his two-goal haul.
66 min Veron is going to come on...
64 min Mexico enjoying a bit of possession but it comes to nothing.
62 min Great chance for Hernandez. He has a free header from around the penalty area but gets under the ball and it is skied over the bar. Disappointing that.
61 min Romero fists Salcido's shout out. That'll be a Mexico corner.
60 min Franco comes on for Mexico in place of Guardado. They're going 4-4-2 according to Damien Richardson.
59 min Barrera gets by two defenders on the left wing but takes the wrong option when trying to shoot at the near post. Angle was way too tight, the ball hits the side-netting.
57 min Maradona look quite pleased on the touchline. So far, he has defied all suggestions that he is not up to the task.
55 min Tevez tries find room to shoot in the area but Juarez gets a toe to the ball.
53 min There could be a few more goals in this if Argentina want them. Mexico look downcast, the scoreline and the manner of the goals has taken so much out of them.
Argentina 3-0 Mexico - Wow. Sensational strike from Carlos Tevez. He has the ball 25 yards from goal and tries to play through Higuain. The Mexico defender blocks the ball and it sits up nicely for Tevez to unleash an unstoppable shot into the top corner. Fantastic goal, game over.
50 min Messi is stopped by a combination of two Mexico players. Argentina have the ball now and are beginning to push up the field.
49 min Cross from Barrera but Mexico are lacking bodies in the box and Heinze sees it to safety.
48 min Positive start from Mexico, they're passing it well and making Argentina work for it.
46 min Mexico win a corner as Barrera gets involved in the action straight away.
2032 Barrera is on for Bautista for Mexico. A very difficult task ahead for them, but not impossible.
2029 Looking at the image below, it looks a disgraceful decision. But in real-time, it is less obvious.
2022 'Absolutely robbed' - Eamon Dunphy's take on the first goal. The two squads were involved in a scuffle at they left there pitch at half-time, Maradona was peacemaker and it eventually calmed down.
45 min An inswinging cross from the left wing just evades Hernandez in front of goal, Even the deftest of touches would have hauled Mexico back into the game.
42 min Higuain spurns a superb chance to make it 3-0 to the South Americans. A perfect cross from the right wing finds the Real Madrid player on the edge o the six-yard box, but his glancing header is a little bit too subtle to trouble Perez. Higuain may just have been unsighted by his marker.
34 min Practice makes perfect, and Salcido has clearly been putting in the hours with the controversial Jubulani ball. He troubles the Argentian keeper again with a long-range drive.
33 min Argentina 2-0 Mexico Higuain benefits from Osorio’s blunder to give Argentina an early 2-0 lead. The sleepy Mexican inexplicably passes a hospital ball across defences which the Argentinian easily intercepts. Higuain makes no mistake and rounds the keeper to give Argentina a comfortable buffer in Johannesburg.
28 min A frustrated Marquez picks up the first yellow card of the game for late tackle.
Check out the controversial opener
26 min Argentina 1-0 Mexico Tevez gives Argentina a controversial lead. Messi finds the Man City star in a blatantly offside offside position and Tevez and the other players on the field can scarcely believe it when the goal is allowed to stand. The Mexico side run to the linesman en masse, but to no avail. Officialdom should hang their collective heads in shame after today’s events.
22 min Big Jack would be proud of the pressing game these particular boys in green have adopted against their more illustrious rivals, but the Mexicans also look a potent attacking threat going forward.
14 min An Argentina corner is comfortably dealt with by a Mexico side growing in confidence. Giovani finds the Old Trafford-bound Hernandez outside the area and he unleashes a speculative shot that goes well wide.
9 min Mexico have exposed Argentina’s deficiencies at the back twice in the space of a minute. Salcido’s shot from the left wing appears to be going well over, but it dips violently and ricochets off Romero’s crossbar with the keeper beaten. An Argentina counter-attack is then thwarted before Mexico break with intent, a move that culminates with a Guardado that goes just wide.
8 min Messi and Tevez combine just outside the Mexico area, but the Barca star’s shot hits Osorio in the back.
6 min The game is delayed as streamers and tickertape are cleared of the pitch.
4 min We’re all still struggling to understand the decision to play Mini-Me in the Mexico goal and he will be vulnerable to lofted balls into the box.
3 min Adrian Eames and the legend that is Damien Richardson are on commentary duty for RTÉ in Johannesburg as Argentina and Messi make a bright start.
1 min Mexico have donned their traditional green and white kit, while Argentina are sporting their striped jersey and a fetching pair of electric blue shorts.
World Cup Round of 16
Argentina v Mexico
Argentina: Romero, Otamendi, Demichelis, Burdisso, Heinze, Maxi,
Mascherano, Di Maria, Tevez, Messi, Higuain.
Replacements: Pozo, Rodriguez, Bolatti, Veron, Garce, Samuel,
Aguero, Gutierrez, Milito, Palermo, Pastore, Andujar.
Mexico: Perez, Osorio, Rodriguez, Marquez, Salcido, Juarez,
Torrado, Guardado, Giovani, Hernandez, Bautista.
Replacements: Ochoa, Castro, Barrera, Franco, Blanco, Vela,
Aguilar, Moreno, Magallon, Medina, Torres, Michel.
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
