Following the experimentation of the North American friendlies last week, it was back to serious business for the selección on Sunday night, with a World Cup qualifier against Ecuador which was expected to be a mere warm up for the midweek clash away to Brazil. It proved a little trickier than that, though, with Argentina's... Continue Reading →
Argentina squad vs. Ecuador and Brazil
With the completion of the two-match 'tour' of the United States on Sunday, the Argentina squad returned to Buenos Aires to begin preparations for the next round of South American qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. On Sunday, Argentina will host Ecuador in El Monumental, before travelling to take on Brazil in Belo Horizonte... Continue Reading →
Colombia vs. Argentina – the buildup
Not an awful lot has happened really. The selección landed in Bogotá on Sunday and Carlos Tevez gave a press conference alongside Juan Román Riquelme on Monday, in which he stated, among other things, that 'It will be a very difficult match, as it always is when Argentina visit Colombia in the qualifiers... '...They're a rival who've... Continue Reading →