FIFA World Cup and Football Soccer News: Argentina

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

Argentina's Sweet Revenge on Germany

Source: Reuters

Argentina spoiled the party for world cup champions Germany by crushing the hosts 4-2 in an international friendly game in Duesseldorf on Wednesday .

A brilliant performance from Angel Di Maria spurred Argentina to a crushing 4-2 friendly win over world champions Germany on Wednesday in an entertaining rematch of July's World Cup final.

Despite the absence of injured captain Lionel Messi, Argentina ran circles around the World Cup winners on their home turf in the first match for both teams since Germany's 1-0 extra-time victory in the final in Brazil.

So impressive was the performance of the Argentine winger, who had missed the final through injury, in the Duesseldorf arena that even many of the German fans applauded his performance when he was replaced late in the match.

Germany coach Joachim Loew put only four of the starting 11 that won Germany's fourth World Cup on the pitch in the warm-up match for their Euro 2016 campaign that starts on Sunday against Scotland.

Captain Philipp Lahm, striker Miroslav Klose and defender Per Mertesacker, who all retired following the World Cup triumph, were hailed by the sell-out crowd of 51,132 while several other key players were missing through injury.

The inexperienced Germany defence could not contain new Manchester United signing Di Maria in the first half but also left lots of open space for lightening counter-attacks by moving deep into Argentina's territory.

Read full article: http://www.financialexpress.com/news/angel-di-maria-dazzles-as-argentina-crush-germany-42/1285470

Source: Reuters

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Germany, Argentina Set for World Cup Final rematch

4:36 PM Argentina , Germany , World Cup No comments :

Fifty days after winning the FIFA World Cup™ for the fourth time, the German national team assembled in Dusseldorf on Monday for Wednesday's repeat of the Final against Argentina.

Wednesday's match was already set to be a glamour friendly but there is added hype in the wake of Mario Gotze's extra-time winner when the teams last met in Rio de Janeiro on 13 July.

Around 45,000 people watched the World Cup-winners train on Monday and Wednesday's game at the Espirit Arena will attract a sell-out crowd.

On Sunday, Joachim Low's side host Scotland in Dortmund in their first qualifier for UEFA EURO 2016. For a German team still taking in the World Cup triumph, the two games have come around quickly.

"I think it's not easy for us - that's clear," Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said on Monday. "For Scotland it's the game of the year to start against us. We have to play well against Argentina with regard to the weekend and to be fully prepared for it."

Read full article here: FIFA.com

Monday, June 16, 2014

Argentina Downs Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 - 1

9:59 AM Argentina , BosniaHerzegovina , GroupF No comments :

It wasn't a vintage performance from Argentina, but they got the three points they needed and have some room to grow moving forward.

The early own goal from Bosnia-Herzegovina was huge, as Argentina looked ordinary for most of the opening 45 minutes. Bosnia had more chances during that span, especially with Senad Lulic making runs from the left side and finding some openings via crosses. They also had several free kicks in dangerous spots, but couldn't capitalize.

Read full story here.

Stats:

Argentina	Team stats	Bosnia and Herzegovina
11	Total shots	16
5	Shots on goal	11
10	Fouls	14
55%	Possession (%)	45%
2	Corners	6
10	Saves	4
0	Offsides	3
0	Red Card	0
1	Yellow Card	1

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

FIFA World Cup 2014 Kits

4:22 PM Algeria , Argentina , Australia , Belgium , BosniaHerzegovina , Brazil , Cameroon , Chile , Colombia , CostaRica , Croatia , Ecuador , England , France , Germany , Ghana , Greece , Honduras , Iran , Italy No comments :

FIFA World Cup 2014 kits from every country participating in Brazil. Which is your favorite?