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Every Four years the World comes together for one sporting event that surpasses the intensity and passion of any other. National pride trumps team alliances and a country's colors are worn like battle scars. This goliath of athletic competition captivates every corner of the earth and we're NOT talking about the Olympics. Of course it's the World Cup! So put on your salsa shoes because we're heading to Brazil.

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Argentina World Cup Preview

Argentina comes in to the World Cup with a dynamic offense and they won the tough South American qualifying. They have the 2nd the World Cup and are big favorites to win their group. Since 1990 Argentina has not advanced past the quarterfinals and the main reason is they lack a great team game with all the individual world-class talent they have. That is their weakness this summer and to go all the way they cannot just watch Lionel Messi on offense, as playing as a team is key.

Group Preview

Argentina is in Group F along with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nigeria, and Iran. Their toughest match is their first one facing Bosnia-Herzegovina, who also has a solid attack, but issues on the back line defense. They take on Iran next and while the Asian squad has a good defense they are very overmatched by all the talent on the Argentina squad. They finish group play against Nigeria, which is another squad that has a good offense, but not a great defense. Argentina beat Bosnia-Herzegovina in a friendly match 2-0 at the end of last year.

BETTING ODDS

Odds to win World Cup: +450

Odds to win Group: -450

Odds to finish bottom of group: +5000

Best World Cup Finish: Winners (1978, 1986)

 

World Cup Match Schedule

16/06/14 Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina – Estadio do Maracana

21/06/14 Argentina vs. Iran – Estadio Mineirao

25/06/14 Nigeria vs. Argentina – Estadio Beira-Rio

Qualifying

 

While Argentina did not have to face Brazil in the World Cup qualifying process they still came out on top. They already had CONMEBOL qualifying wrapped up when they lost their last match facing Uruguay. Argentina was 5-1-4 and in 4 of their last matches they scored at least 3 goals. However, their defense was not great and they only had 3 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals in their last 3 matches including 3 in their last one.

Strengths and Weaknesses

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The attack is definitely the strength of Argentina led by, arguably, the best FW in the world in Lionel Messi from Barcelona, Napoli’s Gonzolo Higain, and Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero. They are very strong on the center attack and do not get many goals from the wings or through set pieces. The defense is the weakness of the squad and sometimes they rely too much on Lionel Messi for goals and that hurts them when they play teams with a great defense.

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