Argentina player ratings v Spain: A disastrous evening in Madrid
The dependence on Lionel Messi has been a point of discussion since 2014 and things have only got worse for Argentina. After a World Cup qualification campaign indebted to Messi […]
Category Archives: World Cup 2018
Argentina slump to historic 6-1 defeat to Spain (HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO)
“Spain have slapped us, we have to keep working,” was the assessment of Jorge Sampaoli after watching his Argentina side dramatically collapse to a 6-1 defeat against Spain in Madrid. Lionel […]
Batistuta: Dybala and Icardi are great players but Higuaín should be Argentina number nine
The debate over who should lead Argentina’s attack will likely rage until after the World Cup unless La Albiceleste lift the trophy in Russia but iconic number nine Gabriel Batistuta […]
Lionel Messi returns as Sampaoli settles on possible Argentina XI to face Spain
“Yesterday and today (Messi) trained and he was fine. I don’t think he will have any problem playing,” Jorge Sampaoli confirmed to the press ahead of Argentina’s friendly against Spain […]
Sampaoli tests new XI ahead of Spain friendly & Messi could return
Muscle fatigue ruled Lionel Messi out of Argentina’s victory over Italy on Friday night but the Barcelona star participated in training on Sunday ahead of a possible role in Tuesday’s […]
Argentina player ratings v Italy: Caballero & Lanzini make most of chances
There was no Lionel Messi and no Sergio Agüero but Argentina’s vital preparation ahead of this summer’s World Cup continued with victory over Italy in Manchester. Jorge Sampaoli had said […]
5 things from Argentina’s win over Italy: From Messi’s absence to Lanzini’s strong claim
Messi must be fit in Russia Second half goals from Éver Banega and Manuel Lanzini may have handed Argentina victory over Italy but they also glossed over what was another […]
Banega and Lanzini add touch of class to hand Argentina victory over Italy (VIDEO)
Lionel Messi was reduced to watching on from the stands with Sergio Agüero but in the pair’s absence, Argentina managed to grind out a 2-0 win over Italy in Manchester. […]
Sampaoli on Messi’s burden, Agüero’s role, Argentina’s system, chances in Russia & bad news for Icardi & Dybala (Press conference quotes)
“We are candidates to win it [the World Cup], we cannot deny our essence,” Jorge Sampaoli told the press ahead of Argentina’s crucial World Cup preparation friendly. “Everyone makes us among […]
Eduardo Salvio ruled out for Argentina; Ángel Correa added
The news that Jorge Sampaoli had added Atlético Madrid forward Ángel Correa to the Argentina squad on Friday led many to question why Paulo Dybala or Mauro Icardi were still […]
Lautaro Martínez, Cristian Pavón, Fabricio Bustos, Pablo Pérez & Maxi Meza added to Argentina squad
Jorge Sampaoli bolstered his Argentina squad for this month’s friendlies against Italy and Spain on Monday and as expected Racing Club striker Lautaro Martínez was among the five new additions. Martínez […]
Sampaoli names Argentina squad for Italy & Spain friendlies: Higuaín IN; Icardi & Dybala OUT
Jorge Sampaoli has named the non-Argentine based players for his squad ahead of this month’s friendlies against Italy and Spain and while there are few surprises, the inclusion of Gonzalo […]
Argentina’s World Cup options: The case for the defence
Jorge Sampaoli does not just have tough decisions to make up front, but has a plethora of options at the back including a key performer that moved to China After […]
Battle commences to be Argentina’s number one in goal for World Cup
According to Jorge Sampaoli, only one man has his name on the squad list for the World Cup – Lionel Messi, to leave a race to be the man between […]
Jorge Sampaoli’s 2018 to-do list with Argentina
Jorge Sampaoli’s Argentina are one of the favourites to lift the 2018 World Cup, but there are five major problems for the coach to resolve The seven months that Jorge […]
Icardi v Higuaín: a battle for the Scudetto and a World Cup spot
Saturday’s table-topping clash between Inter and Juventus in Serie sees a fantastic face off between Icardi and Higuaín, two rivals for Russia “He is one of the best centre forwards in […]
Argentina draw Croatia, Iceland & Nigeria in World Cup group
Lionel Messi’s breathtaking hat-trick against Ecuador which sealed a place in Russia already seems like a distant memory but Argentina’s World Cup dreams became a great deal more real on […]
Argentina with little time and a lot to do ahead of World Cup
The easy part for Argentina was qualifying for the World Cup, the hard part will be getting a starting XI that can make some World Cup waves Hangovers still likely […]
Argentina let lead slip to suffer defeat to Nigeria (VIDEO)
Without Lionel Messi, Argentina are clearly below full-strength and there are clearly more important matters than results when organising friendlies in a World Cup year but the nature of Tuesday’s […]
Sergio Agüero nets winner as Argentina seal friendly win over Russia (VIDEO)
There is still a great deal of work to do for Jorge Sampaoli but his Argentina side got useful minutes on the clock as they inaugurated Russia’s redeveloped Luzhniki Stadium […]
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