MANAGER: José PEKERMAN


GOALKEEPERS:

1 Roberto ABBONDANZIERI
12 Leo FRANCO
23 Óscar USTARI

DEFENDERS:

2 Roberto AYALA
3 Juan Pablo SORÍN
4 Fabricio COLOCCINI
6 Gabriel HEINZE
13 Lionel SCALONI
15 Gabriel MILITO
17 Leandro CUFRÉ
21 Nicolás BURDISSO

MIDFIELDERS:

5 Esteban CAMBIASSO
8 Javier MASCHERANO
10 Juan Román RIQUELME
16 Pablo AIMAR
18 Maxi RODRÍGUEZ
22 Lucho GONZÁLEZ

FORWARDS:

7 Javier SAVIOLA
9 Hernán CRESPO
11 Carlos TÉVEZ
14 Rodrigo PALACIO
19 Lionel MESSI
20 Julio CRUZ


3-5-2/3-4-3/4-4-2 FORMATIONS:

Argentina Vs Côte d'Ivoire - First Round Game (10/06/2006)



GK ABBONDANZIERI
CB BURDISSO
CB/SWP AYALA
CB HEINZE
LWB/LB SORÍN
DMF MASCHERANO
CMF CAMBIASSO
RMF MAXI RODRÍGUEZ
AMF RIQUELME
SS SAVIOLA
CF CRESPO

Substitutions: Palacio for Crespo (64 mn), Lucho González for Saviola (75 mn) and Aimar for Riquelme (93 mn)

Captain: Juan Pablo Sorín
Short Free Kick: Juan Román Riquelme
Long Free Kick: Juan Román Riquelme/Roberto Abbondanzieri/Roberto Ayala
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Juan Román Riquelme
Right Corner: Juan Román Riquelme
Penalty: Juan Román Riquelme
Players to go up on Free Kicks and Corners: Roberto Ayala, Gabriel Heinze, Juan Pablo Sorín

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Counter Attack


Argentina Vs Serbia & Montenegro - First Round Game (16/06/2006)



GK ABBONDANZIERI
CB BURDISSO
CB/SWP AYALA
CB HEINZE
LWB/LB SORÍN
DMF MASCHERANO
CMF LUCHO GONZÁLEZ/CAMBIASSO*
AMF RIQUELME
SS/LMF MAXI RODRÍGUEZ
SS/RWF SAVIOLA
CF CRESPO

Substitutions: Cambiasso for Lucho González (17 mn), Tévez for Saviola (59 mn) and Messi for Maxi Rodríguez (75 mn)
*Lucho González was substituted by Cambiasso due to injury. Despite being left-footed, Cambiasso played the whole game as a right CMF

Captain: Juan Pablo Sorín
Short Free Kick: Juan Román Riquelme
Long Free Kick: Juan Román Riquelme/Roberto Abbondanzieri/Gabriel Heinze
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Juan Román Riquelme
Right Corner: Juan Román Riquelme
Penalty: Juan Román Riquelme
Players to go up on Free Kicks and Corners: Roberto Ayala, Gabriel Heinze, Juan Pablo Sorín

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Ball Possession ATT


Netherlands Vs Argentina - First Round Game (21/06/2006)



GK ABBONDANZIERI
CB AYALA
CB MILITO
RB BURDISSO/COLOCCINI*
LB CUFRÉ
DMF MASCHERANO
CMF CAMBIASSO
RMF MAXI RODRÍGUEZ
AMF RIQUELME
SS MESSI
CF/SS TÉVEZ

Substitutions: Coloccini for Burdisso (24 mn), Cruz for Messi (70 mn) and Aimar for Riquelme (80 mn)
*Burdisso was substituted by Coloccini due to injury

Captain: Roberto Ayala
Short Free Kick: Juan Román Riquelme
Long Free Kick: Juan Román Riquelme/Roberto Abbondanzieri/Gabriel Milito
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Juan Román Riquelme
Right Corner: Juan Román Riquelme
Penalty: Juan Román Riquelme
Players to go up on Free Kicks and Corners: Roberto Ayala, Nicolás Burdisso, Leandro Cufré, Fabricio Coloccini

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack - Optional
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Counter Attack


Argentina Vs Mexico - Second Round (24/06/2006)



GK ABBONDANZIERI
CB AYALA
CB HEINZE
RB SCALONI
LB/LWB SORÍN
DMF MASCHERANO
CMF CAMBIASSO*
LMF MAXI RODRÍGUEZ*
AMF RIQUELME
SS/RWF SAVIOLA
CF CRESPO

Substitutions: Tévez for Crespo (75 mn), Aimar for Cambiasso (76 mn) and Messi for Saviola (84 mn)
*In the second half of the game Cambiasso and Maxi Rodríguez changed sides. Cambiasso played as a left CMF and Maxi Rodríguez as a RMF. Sorín played higher on the field as a pure LWB

Captain: Juan Pablo Sorín
Short Free Kick: Juan Román Riquelme
Long Free Kick: Juan Román Riquelme/Roberto Abbondanzieri/Gabriel Heinze
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Juan Román Riquelme
Right Corner: Juan Román Riquelme/Pablo Aimar
Penalty: Juan Román Riquelme
Players to go up on Free Kicks and Corners: Roberto Ayala, Gabriel Heinze, Juan Pablo Sorín

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack - Optional
★Left Side Attack
★Ball Possession ATT


Germany Vs Argentina - Quarterfinal (30/06/2006)



GK ABBONDANZIERI/LEO FRANCO*
RB COLOCCINI
CB/SWP AYALA
CB HEINZE
LWB/LB SORÍN
DMF MASCHERANO
CMF LUCHO GONZÁLEZ
RMF MAXI RODRÍGUEZ
AMF RIQUELME
SS TÉVEZ
CF CRESPO

Substitutions: Leo Franco for Abbondanzieri (71 mn), Cambiasso for Riquelme (72 mn) and Cruz for Crespo (79 mn)
*Abbondanzieri was substituted by Leo Franco due to injury

Captain: Juan Pablo Sorín
Short Free Kick: Juan Román Riquelme
Long Free Kick: Juan Román Riquelme/Roberto Abbondanzieri/Gabriel Heinze/Maxi Rodríguez/Roberto Ayala
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Juan Román Riquelme
Right Corner: Juan Román Riquelme/Maxi Rodríguez
Penalty: Juan Román Riquelme
Players to go up on Free Kicks and Corners: Roberto Ayala, Gabriel Heinze, Juan Pablo Sorín, Fabricio Coloccini

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Ball Possession ATT - Optional


HOME & AWAY KITS:

Team completed.