Argentina Vs Colombia Line-up: World Cup Qualifier (Nov. 15, 2011)

Here is the possible Line-up for the Game against Colombia:

4-4-2 Formation

----------Messi -- Higuain--------

José Sosa -- Mascherano -- Gago Or Brana ? -- Pablo Guiñazú

Pablo Zabaleta -- Fede Fernández -- Nico Burdisso -- Clemente Rodríguez

----------Sergio Romero---------

Argentina Vs Bolivia Line-up: World Cup Qualifier (Nov. 11, 2011)

Argentina Vs Bolivia: Nov. 11 2011 (Friday - 3:00 pm / Eastern)





The Line-up for the Game against Bolivia is:

Pastore -- Higuain -- Messi

Alvarez -- Mascherano -- Gago

Rodriguez -- Burdisso -- Demichelis -- Zabaleta








Sabella, the coach of Argentina's National team has selected his 21+ players for the second round of games against Bolivia & Colombia this November 2011 for the 2014 World Cup qualifications.



Players left out from the previous games are: Ricky Alvarez, Rodrigo Palacio, Nicolás Otamendi, Eduardo Salvio, Jonás Gutiérrez, Nico Pareja, Emiliano Insúa y Fabián Rinaudo.

Players added for the upcoming games against Bolivia & Colombia are: Fernando Gago, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Pablo Guiñazú and Luciano Monzón

On Nov 7th 2011, the coach added 4 more players from the domestic league to the national team: Clemente Rodriguez (Boca Juniors) - Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors) - Rodrigo Brana (Estudiantes) - Leandro Desabato (Estudiantes)


Argentina Vs Bolivia: Nov. 11 2011 (Friday)
Argentina Vs Colombia: Nov. 15 2011 (Tuesday)



Strikers/Forwards:
Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid)
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City)
Ezequiel Lavezzi (Nápoli)
Germán Denis (Atalanta)
Angel Di María (Real Madrid)


Midfielders:
Ever Banega (Valencia)
Fernando Gago (Rome)
Pablo Guiñazú (Inter Porto Alegre)
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)
José Sosa (Metallist)
Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain)
Rodrigo Brana (Estudiantes)
Ricardo "Ricky" Álvarez (Inter)


Defenders:
Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)
Nicolás Burdisso (Roma)
Federico Fernández (Napoli)
Martín Demichelis (Málaga)
Marcos Rojo (Spartak Moscú)
Luciano Monzon (Nice)
Clemente Rodriguez (Boca Juniors)
Leandro Desabato (Estudiantes de La Plata),


Goalies:
Sergio Romero (Sampdoria)
Mariano Andújar (Catania)
Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors)

Argentine National Team: World Cup Qualifiers (Nov. 11 & 15 - 2011)

Sabella, the coach of Argentina's National team has selected his 21+ players for the second round of games against Bolivia & Colombia this November 2011 for the 2014 World Cup qualifications.



Players left out from the previous games are: Ricky Alvarez, Rodrigo Palacio, Nicolás Otamendi, Eduardo Salvio, Jonás Gutiérrez, Nico Pareja, Emiliano Insúa y Fabián Rinaudo.

Players added for the upcoming games against Bolivia & Colombia are: Fernando Gago, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Pablo Guiñazú and Luciano Monzón

On Nov 7th 2011, the coach added 4 more players from the domestic league to the national team: Clemente Rodriguez (Boca Juniors) - Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors) - Rodrigo Brana (Estudiantes) - Leandro Desabato (Estudiantes)


Argentina Vs Bolivia: Nov. 11 2011 (Friday)
Argentina Vs Colombia: Nov. 15 2011 (Tuesday)



Strikers/Forwards:
Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid)
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City)
Ezequiel Lavezzi (Nápoli)
Germán Denis (Atalanta)
Angel Di María (Real Madrid)


Midfielders:
Ever Banega (Valencia)
Fernando Gago (Rome)
Pablo Guiñazú (Inter Porto Alegre)
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)
José Sosa (Metallist)
Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain)
Rodrigo Brana (Estudiantes)


Defenders:
Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)
Nicolás Burdisso (Roma)
Federico Fernández (Napoli)
Martín Demichelis (Málaga)
Marcos Rojo (Spartak Moscú)
Luciano Monzon (Nice)
Clemente Rodriguez (Boca Juniors)
Leandro Desabato (Estudiantes de La Plata),


Goalies:
Sergio Romero (Sampdoria)
Mariano Andújar (Catania)
Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors)

Ever Banega: Bio

Ever Banega Profile & Bio:

Name: Ever Banega
Birthday: Jun 29, 1988
Birth Place: Rosario, Santa Fe
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.74 m)
Primary Position: Midfielder
Current Team: Valencia, Argentine National
Youth Team: Boca Juniors


Bio & Stats Sources:
CF Valencia's Bio
Soccernet's Bio
Wikipedia Bio
Goal.com's Bio


Social Media:
Facebook - Twitter


Player Compilations:
Compilation 1
Compilation 2


Latest News on Ever Banega:

Argentina Vs Chile: Oct 07, 2011 (World Cup Qualifier)

Sabella confirmed the team playing against Chile - It will be a 4-4-2 formation lead by Messi and Higuain.

---------Messi (Barcelona) -- Higuaín (Real Madrid)--------------

Sosa (Metallist) - Braña (Estudiantes) - Banega (Valencia) - Di María (Real Madrid)

Zabaleta (Man. City) - Burdisso (Roma) - Otamendi (Porto) - Rojo (Spartak Moscú)

------------------------- Andújar (Catania)-----------------------

Argentine National Team: World Cup Qualifiers

Sabella, the new coach of Argentina's National team has selected his 27 players for the start of the 2014 World Cup qualification. The first two games will be against Chile & Venezuela

Argentina Vs Chile: October 7th 2011 (Friday)
Argentina Vs Venezuela: Oct 11th 2011 (Tuesday)


Strikers/Forwards:

Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica)

Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid)

Sergio Agüero (Manchester City)

Rodrigo Palacio (Genoa)

Eduardo Salvio (Atlético de Madrid)

Germán Denis (Atalanta)



Midfielders:

Ever Banega (Valencia)

Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)

Fabián Rinaudo (Sporting)

Rodrigo Braña (Estudiantes)

Jonás Gutiérrez (Newcastle)

Ricardo Alvarez (Inter)

José Sosa (Metallist)

Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain)

Angel Di María (Real Madrid)



Defenders:

Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)

Nicolás Burdisso (Roma)

Federico Fernández (Napoli)

Martín Demichelis (Málaga)

Nicolás Otamendi (Porto)

Nicolas Pareja (Spartak Moscú)

Marcos Rojo (Spartak Moscú)

Emiliano Insúa (Sporting)


Goalies:

Sergio Romero (Sampdoria)

Mariano Andújar (Catania)

Agustín Orion (Boca Juniors)

Ever Banega: Bio

Ever Banega Profile

Name: Ever Banega
Birthday: Jun 29, 1988
Birth Place: Rosario, Santa Fe
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.74 m)
Primary Position: Midfielder
Current Team: Valencia, Argentine National
Youth Team: Boca Juniors


Bio & Stats Sources:
CF Valencia's Bio - Soccernet's Bio - Wikipedia Bio - Goal.com's Bio


Social Media:
Facebook - Twitter


Player Compilations:
Compilation 1
Compilation 2


Latest News on Ever Banega:

Copa America 2011: Match Schedule

--See official Player roster for Argentina--

Group A (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica)
Group B (Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela, Ecuador)
Group C (Chile, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay)


---1st Round---

July 1 2011
Argentina Vs Bolivia - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT) - Group A

July 2 2011
Colombia Vs Costa Rica - 15:30 (18:30 GMT) - Group A

July 3 2011
Brazil Vs Venezuela - 16:00 (19:00 GMT) - Group B
Paraguay Vs Ecuador - 18:30 (21:30 GMT) - Group B

July 4 2011
Uruguay Vs Peru - 19:15 (22:15 GMT) - Group C
Chile vs Mexico - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT) - Group C

July 6 2011
Argentina Vs Colombia - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT) - Group A

July 7 2011
Bolivia Vs Costa Rica - 19:15 (22:15 GMT) - Group A

July 8 2011
Peru Vs Mexico - 19:15 (22:15 GMT) - Group C
Uruguay Vs Chile - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT) - Group C

July 9 2011
Brazil Vs Paraguay - 16:00 (19:00 GMT) - Group B
Venezuela Vs Ecuador - 18:30 (21:30 GMT) - Group B

July 10 2011
Colombia Vs Bolivia - 16:00 (19:00 GMT) - Group A

July 11 2011
Argentina Vs Costa Rica - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT) - Group A

July 12 2011
Chile Vs Peru - 19:15 (22:15 GMT) - Group C
Uruguay Vs Mexico - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT) - Group C

July 13 2011
Paraguay Vs Venezuela - 19:15 (22:15 GMT) - Group B
Brazil Vs Ecuador - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT) - Group B


---Quarter Finals---

July 16 2011
1st Group A Vs Best 3rd (S1) - 16:00 (19:00 GMT)
2nd Group A Vs 2nd Group C (S2) - 19:15 (22:15 GMT)


July 17 2011
1st Group B Vs 2nd Best 3rd (S3) - 16:00 (19:00 GMT)
1st Group C Vs 2nd Group B (S4) - 19:15 (22:15 GMT)


---Semi-Finals---

July 19 2011
Winner S1 Vs Winner S2 (G1) - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT)

July 20 2011
Winner S3 Vs Winner S4 (G2) - 21:45 (00:45+ GMT)



---3rd & 4th Place---

July 23 2011
Loser G1 Vs Loser G2


---Final---

July 24 2011
Winner G1 Vs Winner G2 - 16:00 (19:00 GMT)

Copa America 2011: Argentine Player Roster

Here is Argentina's official roster for the Copa America games starting in July 2011.


Goalies:
Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar), Juan Pablo Carrizo (River), Mariano Andujar (Catania).

Defenders:
Javier Zanetti (Inter), Nicolás Burdisso (Roma), Gabriel Milito (Barcelona), Marcos Rojo (Spartak Moscú), Nicolás Pareja (Spartak Moscú), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City) y Ezequiel Garay (Real Madrid)

Midfielders:
Esteban Cambiasso (Inter), Ever Banega (Valencia), Fernando Gago (Real Madrid), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Javier Pastore (Palermo), Lucas Biglia (Anderlecht)

Forwards/Strikers:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Angel Di María (Real Madrid), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli), Sergio Agüero (Atlético Madrid), Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid), Diego Milito (Inter) y Carlos Tevez (Manchester City)


See the complete game schedule

Argentina Vs Nigeria

Argentina Vs Nigeria on June 1st, 2011 in Nigeria.


Here is the complete roster:

Belluschi, Fernando (Porto – Portugal)
Bertolo, Fernando (Zaragoza – Spain)
Bolatti, Mario (Internacional – Brasil)
Boselli, Mauro (Genoa – Italy)
Cabral, Alejandro (Legia Varsovia – Poland)
Costa, Alberto (Valencia – Spain)
Cristaldo, Jonathan (Metalit – Ukraine)
Fazio, Federico (Sevilla – Spain)
Formica, Mauro (Blackburn Robert – England)
Gabbarini, Adrián (Independiente – Argentina)
Gaitán, Nicolás (Benfica – Portugal)
Garay, Ezequiel (Benfica – Portugal)
Insúa, Emiliano (Galasataray – Turkey)
Jara, Franco (Benfica, Portugal)
Musacchio, Mateo (Villarreal – Spain)
Perotti, Diego (Sevilla – Spain)
Piatti, Pablo (Almería – Spain)
Ruben, Marco (Villarreal – Spain)
Ustari, Oscar (Getafe – Spain)
Zabaleta, Pablo (Manchester City – England)

Argentina Soccer Player Rankings via Castrol

In Castrol's latest update there were 3 Argentine soccer/football players in the top ten spot and a total of 95 Argentine players that have a ranking.

1 - Messi - Barcelona
9 - Higuaín - Real Madrid
10- Agüero - Atletico de Madrid


See All Castrol Ranked Argentine Players

Argentina Vs USA: Line-Up

The Argentine coach, Sergio Batista, has chosen the 25 players he will bring to his two friendlies against the United States & Costa Rica. Again, no sign of Carlos Tevez

Argentina Vs U.S Results: Tie 1 (Cambiasso) - 1 (Agudelo)

See the Game Preview

USA vs Argentina: A Condensed History by Goal.com

Schedule:
Argentina Vs United States (March 26, 7:00pm ET in New Jersey, USA)
Argentina Vs Costa Rica (March 29 in Costa Rica)

Click here to see the U.S. Roster



Argentine Roster (Confirmed Starter team in Bold)

Goalie:
Mariano Andújar (Catania-Italy)
Adrián Gabbarini (Independiente-Argentina)
Agustín Marchesín (Lanús-Argentina)

Defender:
Javier Zanetti (Internazionale de Milán-Italy)
Gabriel Milito (Barcelona-Spain)
Ezequiel Garay (Real Madrid-Spain)
Nicolás Otamendi (F.C. Porto-Portugal)
Nicolás Burdisso (Roma-Italy)
Marcos Rojo (Spartak de Moscú-Russia)
Marcos Angeleri (Sunderland-UK)

Midfielder:
Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City-UK)
Federico Fazio (Sevilla-Spain)
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona-Spain)
Mario Bolatti (Internacional-Brasil)
Ever Banega (Valencia-Spain)
Fernando Belluschi (F.C. Porto-Portugal)
Esteban Cambiasso (Inter-Italy)
Lucas Biglia (Anderlecht-Bélgium)
Javier Pastore (Palermo-Italy)
Ángel Di María (Real Madrid-Spain)
José Sosa (Nápoli-Italy)

Forward/Striker:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona-Spain)
Ezequiel Lavezzi (Nápoli-Italy)
Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica - Portugal)
Eduardo Salvio (Benfica-Portugal)

Argentina Vs Venezuela: Line-up

Here is the line-up for the Argentina Vs Venezuela (friendly) on Mar 16th in San Juan, Argentina. The coach, Sergio Batista, is going to experiment with an "all domestic" team from Argentina's 1st Division to see which standouts he can eventually include to the main all-star team which includes all the top international players (Messi, lavezzi, Mascherano ....)


Game Results: Arg 4 - Ven 1
Goals by: Mouche (2), Chávez, Aued

See Video Highlights

The confirmed players for today's game are in Bold letters

Goalie:
Agustín Marchesín (Lanús)
Javier García (Boca Juniors)

Defenders:
Ismae Quilez (Colón de Santa Fe)
Julián Velázquez (Independiente)
Jonathan Maidana (River Plate)
Fernando Tobio (Vélez Sarsfield)
Luciano Monzón (Boca Juniors)
Lisando López (Arsenal F.C.)
Iván Pillud (Racing Club)
Gastón Díaz (Vélez Sarsfield)

Midfielders:
Diego Valeri (Lanús)
Cristian Chávez Boca Juniors)
Luciano Aued (Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata)
Fabián Rinaudo (Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata)
Claudio Jacob (Racing Club)
Ariel Rojas (Godoy Cruz)
Franco Razzotti (Vélez Sarsfield)
Mauricio Sperdutti (Newell's Old Boys)
Maximiliano Moralez (Vélez Sarsfield)

Forward/Strikers:
Pablo Mouche (Boca Juniors)
Juan Manuel Martínez (Vélez Sarsfield)
Matías De Federico (Independiente)

Carlos Tevez: Bio

Carlos Tevez Profile & Bio:

Name: Carlos Alberto Tevez
Nick Name: El Apache
Birthday: Feb 5, 1984
Birth Place: Ciudadela, Buenos Aires
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Primary Position: Striker/Forward
Current Team: Manchester City, Argentine National
Youth Team: Boca Juniors
Previous Teams: Corinthians,
West Ham United, Manchester United

Bio & Stats Sources:
Manchester City's Bio
Soccernet's Bio
Wikipedia Bio
Goal.com's Bio


Social Media:
Facebook Page - Twitter


SoccerPlayerTracker Postings


Player Compilations:
Compilation 1
Compilation 2: Manchester City goals 2009/2010


Latest News on Carlos Tevez:

Javier Pastore: Bio

Javier Pastore Profile & Bio:

Name: Javier Matías Pastore
Birthday: June 20 1989
Birth Place: Córdoba, Argentina
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Primary Position: Midfielder (Attacking)
Current Team: Paris Saint-Germain, Argentine National
Youth Team: Talleres
Previous Teams: Palermo, Talleres, Huracan


Bio Sources:
Paris St.-Germain Bio Page
Soccernet's Bio Page
Wikipedia Bio Page
Goal.com's Bio Page
Bleacher Report

Social Media:
Facebook Page - Twitter - Blog

SoccerPlayerTracker Postings


Latest News on Javier Pastore:

Argentina Vs Portugal: Line-up

Here is the Line-up for the Argentina Vs Portugal friendly on Feb 9th in Geneva. The biggest surprise here is the omission of Carlos Tevez & Sergio Aguero. It seems that coach Batista is going to force the team to be centered around Messi. I guess it's worth a shot.

Confirmed team for the game:Sergio Romero, Javier Zanetti, Nicolás Burdisso, Gabriel Milito, Marcos Rojo; Ever Banega, Javier Mascherano, Esteban Cambiasso; Ezequiel Lavezzi, Lionel Messi y Ángel Di María.

Complete Roster
Goalkeepers:
Sergio Romero - Az Alkmaar - Holand
Mariano Andújar - Catania - Italy

Defenders:
Pablo Zabaleta - Manchester City - UK
Javier Zanetti - Internazionale de Milán - Italy
Nicolás Pareja - Spartak de Moscú - Russia
Ezequiel Garay - Real Madrid - Spain
Gabriel Milito - Barcelona - Spain
Nicolás Burdisso - Roma - Italy
Nicolás Otamendi - Porto - Portugal
Marcos Rojo - Spartak de Moscú - Russia

Midfielders:
Javier Mascherano - Barcelona - Spain
Esteban Cambiasso - Internazionale de Milán - Italy
Fernando Gago - Real Madrid - Spain
Ever Banega - Valencia - Spain
Lucas Biglia - Anderlecht - Belgium
José Sosa - Nápoli - Italy
Javier Pastore - Palermo - Italy
Ángel Di María - Real Madrid - Spain

Forwards:
Ezequiel Lavezzi - Nápoli - Italy
Lionel Messi - Barcelona - Spain
Nicolás Gaitán - Benfica - Portugal
Juan Manuel Martínez - Vélez Sarsfield - Argentina
Diego Milito - Internazionale de Milán - Italy