The White and Sky Blue outfit will begin their World Cup qualification match with a mouth-watering clash with Paraguay as they look to get to a good start in the qualifying matches.
Alejandro Sabella’s 2008 Olympics champions will take on Gerardo Pelusso’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alberto-c4309 Kempes. La Albiceleste is coming from an impressive
form with five straight victories in their recent matches.
On the other hand, the White and Red outfit drew their last game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bolivia-c7828 in the qualifier in June. Therefore, it will be an entertaining South American tie and Argentina will be the favourites
to win the match.
Argentina
The South American giants are regarded as one of the best teams in World football and are ranked number seven in FIFA World Rankings. The team has beaten good teams in their last five outings such as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ecuador-c2889, Columbia
and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Switzerland-c3016.
Currently they are sitting on third place in their qualifying group behind leaders http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Uruguay-c3035. They can move to the top of the group if they beat their next opponents provided that Uruguay loses their away match against
Columbia.
The side will need to finish among the top four positions in order to qualify directly in the group stages of the 2014 World Cup in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858. The 2008 Olympic gold medallists are tipped to win their qualifying group as they bolster
world-class players such as the current World Player of the Year http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Mascherano-c18071 and Angel Di Maria.
Paraguay
Gerardo Pelusso face an uphill task ahead of him as his side is struggling at the bottom of the table with only four points from five matches. An away trip to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 is the most difficult challenge for them and a draw will be
the best result for Los Guaranies outfit.
The team still have a chance to qualify for the next World Cup as there is a long way to go in the qualifiers. They are just four points away from having the chance to take part in the biggest competition of the planet. The two
time Copa http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390 winning side will be looking forward to cause a shock defeat to Argentina in their own ground.
Team News
Alejandro Sabella will have most of his squad available for the match, only Aguero will miss out as he injured himself in a club game playing for Manchester City. Moreover, the coach has not selected http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-c8346 Tevez, despite his amazing
club form.
The coach has no major injury concerns in his squad. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nelson-Haedo-Valdez-c27495.
Players to Watch
Lionel Messi will be the man to mark for Paraguay as he scored 73 goals in all competitions last season. He has already scored six goals in five games in the new season and will hope to replicate his club form in the international
stage.
Valdez has a huge responsibility on his shoulders as they play a great team and will be looking to get his side a much needed win to get their qualifying back on track.
Prediction
The home team will win the game comfortably as they boost of quality and seasoned players. A win will cement Argentina’s authority at the top of the table. Argentina will win by a
3-1 margin.
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