Argentina at South Africa 2010

Argentina qualified for the 2010 World Cup Finals on 14th October, 2009.

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Argentina in the World Cup Finals

World Cup Finals:
Argentina make their 15th appearance at the World Cup Finals.

Argentina's Best World Cup Performance

World Cup winners twice: Argentina 1978 and Mexico 1986.

Runners-up in Uruguay 1930 and Italy 1990.

Argentina World Cup Preparations

Argentina prepares for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa.

Pre World Cup Friendly Matches:

Wed, 5th May: Argentina vs Haiti (4:0) - Cutral Co, Argentina.
Facundo Bertoglio scored a brace on his first appearance for Argentina.

Mon, 24th May: Argentina vs Canada (5:0) - Buenos Aires, Argentina.

High Performance Centre (HPC) - Argentina's World Cup Hotel.

Argentina - 2010 World Cup Fixtures and Results

Group B

Group Stage

Saturday, 12th June:

Argentina vs Nigeria
Jo'burg Ellis Park (1:0)

Thursday, 17th June:

Argentina vs South Korea
Jo'burg Soccer City (4:1)

Tuesday, 22nd June:

Greece vs Argentina
Polokwane (0:2)

Second Round

Sunday, 27th June:

Argentina vs Mexico
Jo'burg Soccer City (3:1)

Quarter-Finals

Saturday, 3rd July:

Argentina vs Germany
Cape Town (0:4)

Knockout Stage

Argentina 2010 World Cup Squad

Albicelestes

Goalkeepers:

1 Diego Pozo (Colon)
21 Mariano Andujar (Catania, Italy)
22 Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar Holland)

Defenders:

2 Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich, Germany)
3 Clemente Rodriguez (Estudiantes)
4 Nicolas Burdisso (AS Roma, Italy)
6 Gabriel Heinze (Marseille, France)
12 Ariel Garce (Colon)
13 Walter Samuel (Inter Milan, Italy)
15 Nicolas Otamendi (Velez Sarsfield)

Midfielders:

5 Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina, Italy)
7 Angel Di Maria (Benfica, Portugal)
8 Juan Sebastian Veron (Estudiantes)
14 Javier Mascherano (Liverpool, England)
17 Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle, England)
20 Maximiliano Rodriguez (Liverpool, England)
23 Javier Pastore (Palermo, Italy)

Forwards:

9 Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid, Spain)
10 Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Spain)
11 Carlos Tevez (Manchester City, England)
16 Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, Spain)
18 Martin Palermo (Boca Juniors)
19 Diego Milito (Inter Milan, Italy)

Manager:
Diego Maradona (Argentina)

Players to watch:
Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez and Diego Milito.

Destination Argentina

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