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Argentina players fire back at Raphinha after thumping win against Brazil: Don't talk if you can't back it up!

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Argentina players fire back at Raphinha after thumping win against Brazil: Don't talk if you can't back it up!
Argentina players fire back at Raphinha after thumping win against Brazil: Don't talk if you can't back it up!LaLiga
Argentina's players enjoyed steaming into Raphinha after today's 4-1 World Cup qualifying win against Brazil.

The Barcelona ace had gone into the tie mocking Argentina's players, with his words coming back to bite him on the day.

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He declared in the lead-up, "We will beat them, no doubt. On and off the pitch, if we have to." 

Asked by Brazil great and interviewer Romario, "F*** them?", Raphinha replied: "F*** them."

After the 4-1, Argentina's players made sure to remind Raphinha of his taunts.

Leandro Paredes said post-match: "You shouldn't talk beforehand, especially when you can't back it up on the field. We always do our talking on the pitch."

Striker Julian Alvarez added: "I just think with humility and hard work, we played a great game and gave them a lesson."

And midfielder Rodrigo De Paul also stated: "We have never disrespected anyone before a game.

"Over all these years, we have been disrespected quite a lot. No one helped us. We achieved everything on our own. And we keep proving it. We have been the best national team in the last six years."