Argentina Football Blog

The dream is over for Diego Maradona. Argentina were outclassed and soundly beaten in Cape Town today, denying the Maradona-Messi fairytale the happy ending many had longed to see. The Germans gave another masterclass in how to tear a team to shreds on the break. Miroslav Klose scored twice to take his career tally to [...]

The build up to this game has been dominated by talk of what has gone before. Not only is this a World Cup quarter final, it is one between two sides who have real previous. Argentina coach Diego Maradona faced Germany in the two biggest games between the nations. In 1986 and 1990 these two [...]

Argentina versus Mexico in the last 16 of the World Cup, deja vu anyone?  Just four years and three days ago, these nations squared off in Leipzig Germany at exactly the same stage of the competition.  Argentina came out victorious on that occasion and will be hoping for a repeat performance this year. History As [...]

Argentina are safely through to the last sixteen, after two late goals were enough to overcome a negative but stubborn Greece. The victory ensured  La Albiceleste top group B with maximum points and now face a mouth watering repeat of the 2006 second round clash with fellow Latin Americans Mexico. Needing only a point to secure top spot [...]

Argentina will seek to mathematically ensure their passage into the second round, in this final group game with Greece.  With six points to their name already, La Albiceleste are essentially through, unless they suffer a heavy defeat and South Korea beat Nigeria by several clear goals. However, momentum is of great importance at a World Cup and Maradona’ [...]

Argentina have all but secured their place in the last sixteen following a convincing 4-1 victory over South Korea.  Building on the foundations laid against Nigeria, La Albiceleste once again exhibited some fantastic attacking play, including a hat trick for Gonzalo Higuain, and have a laid down a serious marker for the other favourites in the [...]

  Following Saturday’s comfortable victory over Nigeria, Argentina travel to Soccer City to face the Tigers of Asia, South Korea.  With three points already secured La Albiceleste will be expecting another victory to ensure passage into the last 16.  However following their impressive 2-0 victory over Greece, the Koreans are likely to be anything but a walk in the park (pardon the [...]

Argentina kicked of their World Cup with a comfortable 1-0 victory over Nigeria, courtesy of Gabriel Heinze’s sixth minute diving header. Always in control of the game La Albiceleste’s performance has gone some way to answering their pre-tournament critics. Yet Maradona will be concerned with his sides impotence in front of goal, as the scoreline could and should have been far [...]

                                                                      The waiting is finally over, this Saturday, Argentina’s campaign to capture a third World Cup trophy begins against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.  With Diego Maradona in charge preparations have naturally been controversial, his 23 man squad proving the subject of much debate.  However such discussions are now irrelevant, as all eyes turn to the [...]

Goalkeepers:  Mariano Andujar ( Catania), Diego Pozo (Colon), Sergio Romero (AZ). Defenders: Nicolas Burdisso (Roma), Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich), Ariel Garce (Colon), Gabriel Heinze (Marseille), Nicolas Otamendi (Velez Sarsfeild), Clemente Rodriguez (Estudiantes), Walter Samuel (Inter). Midfielders: Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina), Angel Di Maria (Benfica), Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle), Javier Mascherano (Liverpool), Javier Pastore (Palermo), Maxi Rodriguez (Liverpool), Juan [...]