Twenty years have passed since South America last won a World Cup. The evidence from the continent’s recent set of qualifiers is that Brazil and Argentina are shaping up to be strong contenders in Qatar, and this impression has been emphatically confirmed by their first warm-up meetings with opponents from other regions. Argentina’s Finalissima encounter…
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Lionel Scaloni confident that Argentina can progress against Venezuela
Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni has said that he is confident of the team’s progress to the semi-final stage of the Copa America. The South American nation only scrapped through to the knockout stages after a 2-0 triumph over Qatar in the final group game but Scaloni believes the players will carry some confidence from…
Argentina would embrace Lionel Messi return
Argentine defender Gabriel Mercado has said that the national team would embrace Lionel Messi with open arms, should he decide to end his self-imposed exile. The Barcelona star was among the main players criticised after Argentina’s failure at the summer World Cup and he has thereafter opted to exclude himself from national team duty for…
Heinze believes in Argentina
Former Argentina defender Gabriel Heinze said that Argentina can win the World Cup in the future but there need to be some changes around the team. He said that there are some good young players in the team and also in the youth squad and that it is up to the coaches to improve them….