The latest football news, matches,results,updates, scores, schedules, tables, highlights from around the world incliding La Liga, EPL, Serie A, Eredivisie, Super League and many more

Argentina name 23-man World Cup squad

Alejandro Sabella unveiled the list of 23 players who will play Argentina Brazil World 2014, Monday June 2, 2014, deadline set by FIFA to the 32 teams in contention publish their final payroll.

Ever Banega, Nicolas Otamendi and Jose Sosa are the three players who were dropped from the final list of 26 Sabella had previously published. The surprise was the decision to set aside the World Ever, who at 25, was part of the whole cycle of the Sabella era. In addition to the eleven regulars, Banega, 13 matches, was after Lavezzi, who added 14 alternate with as many meetings during the current coach.

Argentina was lucky in the group draw for the World Cup, in which he had to be at the top of Group F along with Iran, Nigeria and Bosnia-Herzegovina, rivals quite accessible and where La Albiceleste is favorite to go as group where in the second round to face the second best group E, made by Switzerland, France, Ecuador and Honduras.