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Croatia names their preliminary list for World Cup

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Croatia names their preliminary list for World Cup

Croatia’s national team head coach Zlatko DALIC has named his preliminary list of 32 players that will be in the running for the trip to Russia.

He is expected to trim the squad to just 23 by the 4th of June.

Goalkeepers:
Danijel SUBASIC (Monaco, France)
Lovre KALINIC (Gent, Belgium)
Dominik LIVAKOVIC (Dinamo, Croatia)
Karlo LETICA (Hajduk, Croatia)

Defenders:
Vedran CORLUKA (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia)
Domagoj VIDA (Besiktas, Turkey)
Ivan STRINIC (Sampdoria, Italy)
Dejan LOVREN (Liverpool, England)
Sime VRSALJKO (Atletico Madrid, Spain)
Josip PIVARIC (Dyano Kyiv, Ukraine)
Tin JEDVAJ (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
Matej MITROVIC (Club Brugge, Belgium)
Borna BARISIC (Osijek, Croatia)
Zoran NIZIC (Hajduk, Croatia)
Duje CASLETA-CAR (Red Bull Salzburg, Austria)
Borna SOSA (Dinamo, Croatia)

Midfielders:
Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Spain)
Ivan RAKITIC (FC Barcelona, Spain)
Mateo KOVACIC (Real Madrid, Spain)
Milan BADELJ (Fiorentina, Italy)
Marcelo BROZOVIC (Inter, Italy)
Marko ROG (Napoli, Italy)
Mario PASALIC (Spartak Moscow, Russia)
Filip BRADARIC (Rijeka, Croatia)

Forwards:
Mario MANDZUKIC (Juventus, Italy)
Ivan PERISIC (Inter, Italy)
Nikola KALINIC (AC Milan, Italy)
Andrej KRAMARIC (Hoffenheim, Germany)
Marko PJACA (Schalke, Germany)
Ante REBIC (Eintracht, Germany)
Duje COP (Standard Liege, Belgium)
Ivan SANTINI (Caen, France)

Croatia will be Argentina’s second group opponent. Both teams will square off on the 21st of June at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.
DALIC said:

“It is a pleasure for me to see just how many of our players participated and winning trophies for their club this season, and I congratulate everyone who has become the champions or cup winners in their countries. In Luki (MODRIC), Matej (KOVACIC) and Dejan (LOVREN), we are proud that we will have a winner in the Champions League for the sixth consecutive year. Not forgetting Šimi (VRSAJKO) who will take part in the Europa League final. All this shows that we have a great concentration of quality and this is filled with optimism ahead of the World Cup.”

World Cup countdown: 50 days, Argentina moment number 31, Diego MARADONA

Roy Nemer
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World Cup countdown: 50 days, Argentina moment number 31, Diego MARADONA

As part of the 50 days, 50 Argentina World Cup moments, we will be counting down the top 50 Argentina moments at a World Cup using the daily number.

We are just 31 days until the start of the FIFA World Cup and in 31st place we have Diego MARADONA scoring twice in Argentina’s 31st match at a FIFA World Cup.

Friday, June 18, 1982 marked Argentina’s 31st match at a FIFA World Cup. Coming off a 1-0 loss against Belgium in their opening match at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the reigning world champions Argentina bounced back with a big 4-1 win against Hungary.

Daniel BERTONI, Diego MARADONA (with two goals) and Osvaldo ARDILES were the three goal scorers for that match. BERTONI with Argentina’s first in the 26th minute with Diego MARADONA scoring shortly after two minutes later in the 28th minute before adding a third in the 57th minute and Osvaldo ARDILES scoring three minutes after that in the 60th minute.

Here was Argentina’s starting XI for the match:

7. Ubaldo FILLOL
1. Osvaldo ARDILES
4. Daniel BERTONI
8. Luis GALVAN
9. Americo GALLEGO
10. Diego MARADONA
11. Mario KEMPES
14. Jorge OLGUIN
15. Daniel PASSARELLA
18. Alberto TARANTINI
20. Jorge VALDANO

If you missed it, here are our 50 World Cup moments:
50: Sergio ROMERO gets 50th cap vs. Switzerland at 2014 FIFA World Cup.
49: Roberto AYALA scores in the 49th minute vs. Germany at 2006 FIFA World Cup.
48: Angel DI MARIA’s 48th cap for Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina at 2014 FIFA World Cup.
47: Mario KEMPES scores Argentina’s 47th goal all time at the 1978 FIFA World Cup vs. Peru.
46: Jorge VALDANO scores in the 46th minute at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
45: Javier ZANETTI scores in the 45th minute vs. England at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
44: Gabriel BATISTUTA scores goal number 44 in his Argentina career at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
43: Gonzalo HIGUAIN receives cap number 43 for Argentina vs. Germany in the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
42: Pedro PASCULLI scores in the 42nd minute for Argentina vs. Uruguay at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
41: Maxi RODRÍGUEZ scores in the 41st minute for Argentina vs. Serbia & Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
40: Roberto AYALA plays in his 40th match for Argentina vs. Jamaica at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
39: Pablo ZABALETA plays in his 39th match for Argentina vs. Nigeria at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
38: Javier SAVIOLA scores in the 38th minute for Argentina vs. Ivory Coast at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
37: Maxi RODRIGUEZ plays in his 37th match for Argentina vs. South Korea at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
36: Mauricio PINEDA scores in the 36th minute for Argentina vs. Croatia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
35: Ezequiel LAVEZZI plays in his 35th match for Argentina vs. Netherlands at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
3up4: Diego MARADONA scores his 34th goal for Argentina vs. Greece at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
33: Gonzalo HIGUAIN scores in the 33rd minute for Argentina vs. Mexico at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
32: Hernan CRESPO scores his 32nd goal for Argentina vs. Mexico at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Strongly rumored list of 35 players for Argentina’s World Cup squad

Roy Nemer
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Strongly rumored list of 35 players for Argentina’s World Cup squad

Argentine media outlet TyC Sports is claiming that the list which they have released will be the same one coach Jorge SAMPAOLI will announce on Monday.

The Argentina coach will announce his preliminary list of 35 players for the World Cup on Monday. And if the list by TyC Sports is to be believed, we could be in for a few surprises. Here’s the list:

Goalkeepers:

Sergio ROMERO (Manchester United, 31 years old)
Wilfredo CABALLERO (Chelsea, 36 years old)
Nahuel GUZMAN (Tigres, 32 years old)
Franco ARMANI (River Plate, 31 years old)

Defenders:

Eduardo SALVIO (Benfica, 27 years old)
Gabriel MERCADO (Sevilla, 31 years old)
Nicolas OTAMENDI (Manchester City, 30 years old)
Javier MASCHERANO (Heibei Fortune, 33 years old)
Federico FAZIO (AS Roma, 31 years old)
Marcos ROJO (Manchester United, 28 years old)
Marcos ACUNA (Sporting Lisbon, 26 years old)
Nicolas TAGLIAFICO (Ajax, 25 years old)
Ramiro FUNES MORI (Everton, 27 years old)
German PEZZELLA (Fiorentina, 26 years old)
Cristian ANSALDI (Torino, 31 years old)

Midfielders:

Lucas BIGLIA (AC Milan, 32 years old)
Ever BANEGA (Sevilla, 29 years old)
Giovani LO CELSO (PSG, 22 years old)
Manuel LANZINI (West Ham United, 25 years old)
Enzo PEREZ (River Plate, 32 years old)
Pablo PEREZ (Boca Juniors, 32 years old)
Leandro PAREDES (Zenit St. Petersburg, 23 years old)
Guido PIZARRO (Sevilla, 28 years old)
Rodrigo BATTAGLIA (Sporting Lisbon, 26 years old)
Ricardo CENTURION (Racing Club, 25 years old)
Angel DI MARIA (PSG, 30 years old)
Diego PEROTTI (AS Roma, 29 years old)
Maximiliano MEZA (Independiente, 26 years old)

Forwards:

Paulo DYBALA (Juventus, 24 years old)
Sergio AGUERO (Manchester City, 29 years old)
Gonzalo HIGUAIN (Juventus, 30 years old)
Lionel MESSI (FC Barcelona, 30 years old)
Mauro ICARDI (Inter, 25 years old)
Lautaro MARTINEZ (Racing Club, 20 years old)
Cristian PAVON (Boca Juniors, 22 years old)

Argentina 35 players
Argentina’s rumored list of preliminary players for the World Cup.

Should this be the list, the following players would miss out:

Agustin MARCHESIN
Alejandro GOMEZ
Matias KRANEVITTER
Emiliano RIGONI
Fabricio BUSTOS

We will have the full list once it is announced here on Mundo Albiceleste which will then be followed by a player preview.

Injury Alert: Papu GOMEZ injures Lucas BIGLIA, leaves the match

Roy Nemer
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Injury Alert: Papu GOMEZ injures Lucas BIGLIA, leaves the match

Some breaking news coming out of Italy as Lucas BIGLIA had to come off injured on Sunday.

During Atalanta’s Serie A match vs. AC Milan (which ended in a 1-1 draw), Alejandro “Papu” GOMEZ kneed Lucas BIGLIA in the back and the AC Milan player was unable to to continue the match. BIGLIA was unable to continue as he was substituted off at half time.

BIGLIA had just came back from an injury.

Erik LAMELA, Manuel LANZINI and Lucas ALARIO all score twice

Roy Nemer
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Erik LAMELA, Manuel LANZINI and Lucas ALARIO all score twice

Erik LAMELA, Manuel LANZINI (with LANZINI scoring an absolute beauty) and Lucas ALARIO all scored twice.

It was a day of goals in the English Premier League as Erik LAMELA scored twice (forced a third off a deflection) in Tottenham’s 5-4 win against Leicester City. The first goal coming in the 49th minute, a tap in from close range. The second goal (while not given to LAMELA) was a massively deflected goal. The third being very similar to the first as it also came from close range.

Manuel LANZINI also scored twice for his club West Ham in a 3-1 win against Everton. LANZINI’s first goal coming from the edge of the area. The second goal was a curler of a striker. From the goalkeeper’s right on the edge of the area, LANZINI curled one in for West Ham’s third.

Lucas ALARIO scored two times on Saturday, two very different goals. The first coming from a nearly impossible angle, from the right side of the goalkeeper into the top net. A fabulous strike by the former River Plate man. The second goal saw ALARIO pounce on a bad back pass as he rounded the goalkeeper and scored.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nug49QRgP5s

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