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Argentina

The qualification for the 2010 World Cup was a real rollercoaster ride for Argentine soccer national team. Alfio Basili was sacked after a 0-1 against Chile. The reins took none other than Diego Maradona. The direct qualification for South Africa was only achieved with a last-minute win against Uruguay in the last group match.

The Argentine national team won two time the World Cup (1978, 1986) and is with fourteen appearances one of the most successful football national teams. However, due to the success the last win at a major tournament (1993: winner of the Copa America) dates some time back. In 2009 the Gauchos suffered with a 1-6 against Bolivia, a historic defeat.

Team profile - Argentina

	Confederation: CONMEBOL
	FIFA-ranking: 8
Association: AFA Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (1893)
Jersey colors: light blue-white
Achievements: 2x World champion (1978, 1986) 2x finalist World Cup 14x Copa America winner

Squad - Argentina

Goalkeeper
Mariano Andújar	Diego Pozo
Sergio Romero
Defense
Nicolás Burdisso	Martín Demichelis
Ariel Garcé	Gabriel Heinze
Nicolás Otamendi	Clemente Rodríguez
Walter Samuel
Midlefield
Mario Bolatti	Ángel Di María
Jonas Gutiérrez	Javier Mascherano
Javier Pastore	Maxi Rodriguez
Juan Verón
Offense
Kun Agüero	Gonzalo Higuaín
Lionel Messi	Diego Milito
Martín Palermo	Carlos Tévez
Coach
Pim Verbeek