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Manager: Jose Pekerman (appointed Sept 2004)
Federation: CONMEBOL (South America)
World Ranking: 9
Previous Finals: 1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
Best Tournament: Winners 1978 and 1986
Qualified: CONMEBOL Group 2nd place

World Cup Squad

Squad #

Player

Shirt Name DoB Caps Goals

Position

1

Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Juniors)

ABBONDANZIERI 19/08/1972 22 0

Goalkeeper

12

Leonardo Franco (Atletico Madrid/ESP)

FRANCO 20/05/1977 3 0

Goalkeeper

23

Oscar Ustari (Independiente)

USTARI 03/07/1986 0 0

Goalkeeper

21

Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan/ITA)

BURDISSO 12/04/1981 8 0

Defender

15

Gabriel Milito (Zaragoza/ESP)

MILITO 07/09/1980 15 0

Defender

3

Juan Pablo Sorin (Villarreal/ESP)

SORIN 05/05/1976 71 11

Defender

4

Fabricio Coloccini (Deportivo La Coruna/ESP)

COLOCCINI 22/01/1982 23 1

Defender

17

Leandro Cufre (Roma/ITA)

CUFRE 09/05/1978 2 0

Defender

2

Roberto Ayala (Valencia/ESP)

AYALA 14/04/1973 100 6

Defender

6

Gabriel Heinze (Manchester United/ENG)

HEINZE 19/04/1978 29 1

Defender

18

Maximiliano Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid/ESP)

RODRIGUEZ 02/01/1981 13 3

Midfielder

5

Esteban Cambiasso (Inter Milan/ITA)

CAMBIASSO 18/08/1980 22 1

Midfielder

10

Juan Roman Riquelme (Villarreal/ESP)

RIQUELME 24/06/1978 31 8

Midfielder

13

Lionel Scaloni (Deportivo La Coruna)

SCALONI 16/05/1978 6 0

Midfielder

22

Luis Gonzalez (Porto/POR)

GONZALEZ 19/01/1981 27 5

Midfielder

8

Javier Mascherano (Corinthians/BRA)

MASCHERANO 08/06/1984 15 0

Midfielder

16

Pablo Aimar (Valencia/ESP)

AIMAR 03/11/1979 40 7

Midfielder

19

Lionel Messi (Barcelona/ESP)

MESSI 24/06/1987 7 1

Forward

9

Hernan Crespo (Chelsea/ENG)

CRESPO 05/07/1975 55 29

Forward

11

Carlos Tevez (Corinthians/BRA)

TEVEZ 05/02/1984 21 3

Forward

7

Javier Saviola (Sevilla/ESP)

SAVIOLA 11/12/1981 31 9

Forward

20

Julio Cruz (Inter Milan/ITA)

CRUZ 10/10/1974 15 3

Forward

14

Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors)

PALACIO 05/02/1982 2 0

Forward

* Figures correct immediately prior to the start of the FIFA 2006 World Cup Finals. World Ranking on 17th May 2006 according to FIFA.

Fixtures

 

Date & Time

Round

Opponents

Score

Venue

5

10th June 2006 21:00

Group C

Ivory Coast

2-1

Hamburg

21

16th June 2006 15:00

Group C

Serbia

6-0

Gelsenkirchen

37

21st June 2006 21:00

Group C

Holland

1-1

Frankfurt

50

24th June 2006 21:00

Last 16

Mexico

2-1 AET

Leipzig

57

30th June 2006 17:00

Quarter Final

Germany

1-1 *

Berlin

* Germany won 4-2 on penalties

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