Veteran playmaker of the Argentine national team, Juan Sebastian Veron, affirmed on Thursday that Los Albicelestes may not have a defined game plan, but they make up for this with one of the strongest attacks in world football. If they make the most of their many offensive options, Diego Maradona´s side could be a serious [...]

The tickets for the 2010 World Cup preparation match between Germany and Argentina to be played at the Allianz Arena in Munich on March 3 have already been sold out informed Guillermo Tofoni, one of the main organisers of the high-profile friendly match.
There is a rich history between both teams, with the Germans having the [...]

Key players
Atlético Madrid star and two-time European Golden Boot winner Diego Forlán is widely considered one of the most feared strikers in the world, both from short and long range. He won the “Pichichi” last season as the top scorer in Spain’s La Liga and is primed to make his mark on the greatest stage [...]

According to reports from the Argentine press, Julio Grondona, the president of AFA, will try to convince Boca Juniors playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme to return to the Argentine national team for the 2010 World Cup. But Riquelme has one condition: for Argentina boss Diego Maradona to take the initiative.
Argentina are in much need of a [...]

Key players
Despite a devastating World Cup qualifying campaign in which it won only eight of 18 matches, Argentina is deep and talented at every position. Its greatest strength is easily its attack, where FIFA World Player of the Year Lionel Messi is the clear standout. Messi was in extraordinary form in leading Barcelona to a [...]

The Uruguayan Football Association has chosen the city of Kimberley, at the centre of South Africa, to establish its training camp during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Yesterday, minutes before starting the journey back to Montevideo, AUF Executive Committee member, Lucas Blasina, announced that they had “found the Uruguayan base in South Africa”.
The AUF delegate said [...]

The draw for the 2010 World Cup was made in South Africa on Friday, with mixed fortunes for the five South American teams that will participate in the tournament. While Argentina, Chile and Paraguay seem to have assessable groups, Brazil and Uruguay will have to battle it out in very difficult ones.
Brazil, five time winners [...]

FIFA confirmed that Diego Maradona, the coach of the Argentine national team, will not be allowed to attend the World Cup draw on December 4 due to his two-month suspension for his outbursts and rude gestures to the media after Argentina secured their berth in the 2010 World Cup after beating Uruguay in Montevideo last [...]

Juan Jose Tuduri, chairman of Montevideo’s River Plate, spoke out during the Assembly of First Division clubs held at AUF headquarters over the future of the Uruguayan national team under Oscar Washington Tabarez.
Following the conclusion of the World Cup qualifiers, in which Uruguay secured their place in the 2010 finals after winning the CONMEBOL/CONCACAF Play-Off [...]

Eugenio Figueredo, the vice-president of CONMEBOL, affirmed that FIFA “are in favour,” of the possibility of Argentina and Uruguay co-hosting the 2030 World Cup.
The director said that the proposal “has already been made official by the Uruguayan football association,” and he stated that they have to “insist” because there is a “great possibility that it [...]