Argentina vs Brazil reaction: Five things we learnt from World Cup qualifier
1) Both sides face a battle for qualification The prospect of a World Cup without either Argentina or Brazil is virtually unthinkable to most but on the evidence of the […]
Category Archives: World Cup 2018
Funes Mori and Di María shine: Argentina player ratings in draw against Brazil
Undoubtedly Brazil will be the happier side with Friday night’s 1-1 draw but Gerardo Martino’s side did at least show signs of promise. The now famous Martino ‘idea’ appears to […]
Match report: Brazil frustrate Argentina to share the honours in a scrappy clásico (VIDEO)
Gerardo Martino’s Argentina are still without a first win of their World Cup qualifying campaign after Lucas Lima’s second half goal for Brazil cancelled out Ezequiel Lavezzi’s opener for a […]
Argentina and Brazil try again on Friday night after torrential rain postpones Thursday’s qualifier
Heavy rain and thunderstorms in Buenos Aires on Thursday meant the highly anticipated World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil was postponed and after plenty of speculation, the sides will […]
Tevez joins the list of injured players as Martino sets his XI to face Brazil
With the news that Carlos Tevez’s knee injury picked up playing for Boca Juniors will rule him out of Argentina’s crucial World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Colombia, Gerardo Martino […]
Further injury woes for Argentina sees Martino name Maidana and Peruzzi as replacements
Argentina were already facing the daunting task of addressing their poor start to World Cup qualification in this month’s matches with Brazil and Colombia without captain Lionel Messi and first-choice striker, […]
Martino admits Ecuador was the worst performance and Argentina cannot depend on Messi
After naming his most recent squad for what could be two matches which decide his status as Argentina head coach, Gerardo Martino expressed his concern over how his side have […]
Higuaín returns in the absence of Messi and Agüero as Martino names WCQ squad
There are few headlines from Gerardo Martino’s latest Argentina squad but Gonzalo Higuaín’s exile has proved to be short-lived as the Serie A leading scorer returns to the 25-man squad. Following […]
Disappointing Argentina fire a blank again in draw with Paraguay (VIDEO)
For all the talk previously of Lionel Messi underperforming for Argentina, the prospect of La Albiceleste without their inspirational captain appears to be a concerning one. After two matches of […]
Argentina v Paraguay preview: La Albiceleste desperately need to bounce back – Starting XI
Argentina face Paraguay in Asunción at 9pm this evening and after opening day defeat to Ecuador, Gerardo Martino’s side know that anything other than victory would be an early blow […]
Kranevitter, Funes Mori, Zabaleta and Tevez all to start as Martino is forced to make changes for crunch trip to Paraguay
This international break and the week or so preceding it have been nothing short of disastrous thus far: injury to Lionel Messi and the subsequent withdrawals of Enzo Pérez, Marcos […]
Ecuador stun a woeful Argentina in the Monumental (VIDEO)
What looked like was going to be a miserable goalless draw in the Estadio Monumental turned out to be a whole lot worse for Argentina after Ecuador scored two late […]
Argentina v Ecuador preview and starting elevens
“When I start something, it is to finish it.” Those were the words of Argentina’s iconic midfield general, Javier Mashcherano on the eve of another World Cup qualification campaign. There […]
Martino names Argentina squad for World Cup qualifiers and Paulo Dybala replaces Gonzalo Higuaín
The door hasn’t been closed on Gonzalo Higuaín but when Gerardo Martino named his Argentina squad for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers there was a clear indication that the 52-year-old was […]
World Cup qualification draw gives Argentina their path to Russia 2018
The draw for the qualification process ahead of the World Cup in Russia in 2018 took place earlier and although South America does not need to establish groups it does […]
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