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Paulo DYBALA on playing for Argentina at a World Cup: “A dream come true”

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Paulo DYBALA has stated that it’s all a dream come true and he would like to help Lionel MESSI and Argentina in winning the FIFA World Cup.

Speaking in an interview with Cadena 3, the Juventus star stated his desire in wanting to win the FIFA World Cup.

“The desire to help him (MESSI) achieve something that would be great for everyone is very big. We try to help him from wherever we are. We have the best player in the history of football on our side and the dream is very big. It’s everyone’s dream to be world champion.

“To train and to have the possibility of seeing MESSI every day is something incredible, because you learn a lot from his quality. Being world champion is everyone’s dream. It won’t be easy but we have the best player in history and we will do everything possible to get that done.”

The Argentina team - Forwards Lionel Messi Paulo Dybala
The Argentina team – Will we get to see Lionel Messi and Paulo Dybala play together at the World Cup?

DYBALA also made it clear that he has no problems playing anywhere up front as he has played in all the attacking positions.

“I have played every where up front, be it at Instituto, Palermo or Juve. I don’t feel uncomfortable playing as a playmaker up front.”

While he is included in Argentina coach Jorge SAMPAOLI’s World Cup squad, there were times where it was a doubt. Here’s what he had to say about the possibility of not being called to the World Cup:

“I always spoke to my family who tried to be calm with me. I always thought I’d be here and that the coach would call me up. Playing in a World Cup is one of the biggest desires you could have as a football player.

“Everything happened very quickly. It started in 2011 at Instituto and to think that in six years I would be in one of the most important clubs in the world and playing in a World Cup is something incredible and a dream come true. It represents a big number of kids who have fought for this dream and I am thankful that I got the chance.”

Willy CABALLERO, Gonzalo HIGUAÍN set to start for Argentina vs. Haiti

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Willy CABALLERO is set to start for Argentina as is Gonzalo HIGUAÍN against Haiti on Tuesday.

In the first of two friendly matches before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Argentina will host Haiti at La Bombonera on Tuesday night. Per a report by Ole, coach Jorge SAMPAOLI will go with this eleven:

CABALLERO; TAGLIAFICO, FAZIO, MERCADO or OTAMENDI, ANSALDI; LO CELSO, MASCHERANO; DI MARIA, MESSI, LANZINI; HIGUAIN

Argentina’s expected line-up vs. Haiti

While not confirmed, this does appear to the line-up which is being reported in the media.

Lionel MESSI on Argentina: “We are not the best”

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With the World Cup less than a month away, Argentina captain Lionel Messi spoke about the team’s chances and stated that they are not the best.

In an interview with Pasión por el Fútbol, the world’s best player commented on the three opponent’s in the group and said the team needs work. Here’s what he had to say:

“There’s a big challenge coming up for me personally as well as the group. For the country in general, their dream is the same as ours. It’s a beautiful responsibility to be able to represent the entire country at the World Cup.

“We have time to work and we need it. We have to go in there with calmness and send out a message that we will be the best in the world because that is not the case. We are not the best in the world, let’s be realistic. And with that humility, we have to go look for that dream.

“We have players to be able to dream. It’s important to start off with a win to build confidence. We don’t have an easy group.”

Lionel MESSI on Argentina’s chances at the 2018 FIFA World Cup:

“We have to take it match by match. Starting off with a win is important because it’ll then make us calmer. It’s not an easy group. Iceland showed in the Euro’s that they can go up against anyone.

“Croatia has a very good midfield and if you let them, they’ll control the ball all match long. They have Spain’s style. And it always costs us when we play Nigeria.”

Lionel MESSI on his future:

“It becomes more and more clear that Barcelona will be my only team in Europe. After that, I have always said that I wanr to play football in Argentina but I don’t know if it will happen. I have it in mind.

“I’d like to live it, be it for six months or a few matches but I don’t know. One never knows. My dream was to play for Newell’s as a kid, going to the matches with my dad, my brothers, my friends… After that; circumstances in life took me elsewhere but I still have that in mind.”

It’s clear that Lionel MESSI has his eyes set on capturing the World Cup. Very mature comments by the captain.

World Cup countdown: 50 days, Argentina moment number 17, Claudio LOPEZ

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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 17 days until the start of the FIFA World Cup and in 17th place we have Claudio LOPEZ scoring in the 17th minute versus the Netherlands at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

It was a very memorable match for Argentina, although not for the right reasons. The Netherlands took the lead in the 12th minute through Patrick KLUIVERT but Claudio LOPEZ scored five minutes later in the 17th minute to make it 1-1 going into half time. In the second half, Arthur NUMAN got a red card which gave Daniel PASSARELLA’s men a man advantage. However, Ariel ORTEGA got himself red carded right before the 90th minute which meant that both teams were playing with ten men.

Lost in the middle of it all was a rocket shot by Gabriel BATISTUTA which hit the post. In injury time came one of the best goals in the history of the World Cup. Dennis BERGKAMP received the ball near the edge of the Argentina area, he beat Roberto AYALA and slotted the ball behind Carlos ROA to send his team into the semi-finals.

Here was Argentina’s starting XI for the match:
1. Carlos ROA
2. Roberto AYALA
3. Jose CHAMO
5. Matias ALMEYDA
6. Roberto SENSINI
7. Claudio LOPEZ
8. Diego SIMEONE
9. Gabriel BATISTUTA
10. Ariel ORTEGA
11. Juan Sebastian VERON
22. Javier ZANETTI

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.
34: 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.
31: Diego MARADONA scoring in Argentina’s 31st FIFA World Cup match vs. Hungary.
30: Argentina loses opening match of 1982 FIFA World Cup vs. Belgium.
29: Argentina are knocked out of the 1982 FIFA World Cup after playing their 29th ever group stage match.
28: Claudio CANIGGIA scores in the 28th minute for Argentina vs. Nigeria at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
27: Pedro TROGLIO scores in the 27th minute for Argentina vs. the Soviet Union at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
26: Diego MARADONA scores his 26th goal for Argentina vs. Belgium at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
25: Sergio AGUERO plays in his 25th match for Argentina vs. Germany at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
24: Diego MARADONA scores his 24th goal for Argentina vs. England at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
23: Ezequiel GARAY plays in his 23rd match for Argentina vs. Belgium at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
22: Argentina defeat Greece 2-0 on June 22 at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
21: Lucas BIGLIA plays in his 21st match for Argentina vs. Iran at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
20: Rene HOUSEMAN scores in the 20th minute for Argentina vs. East Germany at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
19: Diego MILITO wears the number 19 shirt for Argentina on his World Cup debut vs. Nigeria at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
18. Javier MASCHERANO plays in his 18th match for Argentina vs. Netherlands at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Rumored Argentina shirt numbers for World Cup

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For the first time since the 2006 FIFA World Cup, someone other than Sergio ROMERO will wear Argentina’s number 1 shirt.

Per a report by Ole, Nahuel GUZMÁN will wear the Argentina shirt even though he appears to be the third choice goalkeeper. Here are the rumored numbers to be given to the Argentina players for the World Cup.

1. Nahuel GUZMÁN
2. Gabriel MERCADO
3. Nicolás TAGLIAFICO
4. Cristian ANSALDI
5. Lucas BIGLIA
6. Federico FAZIO
7. Éver BANEGA
8. Marcos ACUÑA
9. Gonzalo HIGUAÍN
10. Lionel MESSI
11. Ángel DI MARÍA
12. Franco ARMANI
13. Maximiliano MEZA
14. Javier MASCHERANO
15. Manuel LANZINI
16. Marcos ROJO
17. Nicolás OTAMENDI
18. Eduardo SALVIO
19. Sergio AGÜERO
20. Giovani LO CELSO
21. Paulo DYBALA
22. Cristian PAVÓN
23. Wilfredo CABALLERO

Argentina shirt numbers
Rumored Argentina shirt numbers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Gonzalo HIGUAÍN, Lionel MESSI, Javier MASCHERANO and Marcos ROJO would all keep the same shirt numbers as they did at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Lucas BIGLIA would change from shirt number six to number five. Ángel DI MARÍA would go from number seven to number 11 this time around.

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