Preview Argentina v Greece 2106 1930

Preview Argentina v Greece 2106 1930

Argentina will seek to mathematically ensure their pa sage into the second round, in this final group game with Greece. With six points to Masahiro Tanaka Jersey their name already, La Albiceleste are e sentiallythrough, unle s they suffer a heavy defeat and South Koreabeat Nigeria by several cleargoals. However, momentum is of great importance at a World Cup and Maradona smen will be looking to ensure theirs remains by securing maximum points and sending out a warning to their rivals in the proce s.History Argentina and Greece have met just once before and it was a memorable occasion for more reasons then one. Thesetting was the group stages of USA 94 and Argentina produced a fantastic performance to thump the Greeks 4-0.Gabriel Batistuta, making his World Cup debut, bagged a hat trick, yet the limelight was welland trulystolen by none other then Diego Armando Maradona. Scoring thethird goal, an overjoyed Maradona celebrated in what one mightdescribe as anover enthusiastic manner. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSaIU4XjT44feature=related Thescream into the camerascertainly raised eyebrows and unsurprisingly Maradona was called in for a routine drug test, which he failed, and was sent home never to play for Argentina again.Team News Jonas Gutierrez is definitely out, as he will Babe Ruth Jersey serve a one match ban for collecting two yellow cards and will probably be replaced by Nicolas Otamendi. Walter Samuels injury against SouthKoreawas not serious, but he will probably still sit outto be replaced byInter teammate Nicolas Burdi so. Juan Sebastian Veron is fit again and may well return, while it has been speculated that Mario Bolatti, Segio Aguero andDiego Militowill start in place of Javier Mascherano, Carlos Tevez and Gonzalo Higuain who will be rested.Otamendi is set to startThe Opposition Paul O'Neill Jersey It would take a very optimistic man to bet against Greeceearning any thing more then a defeat in this game. Nothing short of awful in their opening game against South Korea, Otto Rehhagels men did improve against Nigeria, albeit with the aid of a sending off Adam Lind Jersey and horrendous goalkeeping error. However should the Greeks manage towin, they will almost certainly make it to the last sixteen and as unlikely as a that might seem they should not be completely written off.Captain KaragounisFanis Gekas was top scorer in the European qualifying and though he is yet tofind the net in South Africa,the Bundesliga based foward could trouble Argentina, especially if Martin Demichelis does not up his game. Captain Giorgos Karagounis career has never really matched his talent, but still po se s a fine range of pa sing and amean long distance shot. Panathinaikos forward Dimitris Salpgidis was impre sive against Nigeria and will have been encouraged by some of the shaky defending the likes of Demichelis have displayed.OddsYet again Argentina are heavy favourites with odds no better then 8/13, meanwhile Greeces position as outsiders is reflected by odds of 11/2. More info at Prediction I just cant see anything but an Argentina victory here.The Greeks Euro 2004 triumph now seems very far away and they just dont appear to have the attack to seriously Matt Holliday Jersey worryLa Albiceleste, nor the defence to keep out the likes of Me si and company. Argentina to win 3-0.

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