The Under 20 World Cup Canada 2007 gets underway today (Saturday 30th June) when Poland take on Brazil in Montreal. As ever, Argentina are among the favourites.
This is a tournament which has seen players like Diego Maradona, Pablo Aimar and Lionel Messi announce themselves on the world stage in past years, so it’s worth following. Needless to say, we’ll be giving summaries of all Argentina’s games (they’ll kick off later today against the Czech Republic), and if you’re lucky enough to live in Europe, thanks to possibly the only good idea Sepp Blatter’s ever had, you can watch live online through FIFA’s website – just click here for details.
Argentina’s squad for the tournament, managed by Hugo Tocalli, looks like this:
Goalkeepers:
Sergio Romero (Racing / AZ Almaar)
Javier García (Boca Juniors)
Bruno Centeno (San Lorenzo)
Defenders:
Federico Fazio (Sevilla, Spain)
Emiliano Insúa (Liverpool, England)
Gabriel Mercado (Racing)
Matías Cahais (Boca Juniors)
Germán Voboril (San Lorenzo)
Leonardo Sigali (Nueva Chicago)
Midfielders:
Ever Banega (Boca Juniors)
Claudio Yacob (Racing)
Matías Sánchez (Racing)
Damián Escudero (San Lorenzo)
Alejandro Cabral (Vélez Sarsfield)
Alejandro Gómez (Arsenal de Sarandí)
Maxi Moralez (Racing)
Forwards:
Mauro Zárate (Vélez Sarsfield)
Sergio Agüero (Atlético Madrid, Spain)
Ángel Di María (Rosario Central)
Pablo Piatti (Estudiantes)
Lautaro Acosta (Lanús)
Argentina are in Group E along with the Czech Republic, Panama and North Korea. All their group matches will be played in Ottawa.
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