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  • D'Alessandro earns Argentina recall

    D'Alessandro earns Argentina recall

    Saturday 23 August 2008

    Andres D'Alessandro has been recalled by Argentina for next month's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Peru.

  • Promising debuts for newcomers

    Promising debuts for newcomers

    Wednesday 20 August 2008

    In the many friendlies contested on Wednesday, the new coaches of Switzerland, Portugal and Czech Republic enjoyed promising debuts.

Photos

  • Argentina's Sergio Aguero (L) vies for the ball with Ecuador's Ivan Hurtado
  • Brazilian Luis Fabiano reacts after missing a goal
  • Brazilian defender Lucio (R) vies for the ball with Paraguay's Edgar Barreto
  • Argentine forward Sergio Aguero (L) vies for the ball with Ecuador's defender Ivan Hurtado
  • Argentina's midfielder Fernando Gago (R) reacts next to Bolivian referee Rene Ortube
  • Argentina's midfielder Javier Mascherano (R) talks to Ecuador's forward Joffre Guerron
  • Argentina's forward Rodrigo Palacio celebrates after scoring
  • Argentine midfielder Maxi Rodriguez (R) vies for the ball with Ecuadorean midfielder Luis Saritama
  • Argentine forward Lionel Messi (C) vies for the ball with Ecuadorean defender Isaac Mina (L) and midfielder Patricio Urrutia
  • Argentine forward Sergio Aguero vies for the ball with Ecuadorean defender Ivan Hurtado

Fixtures and Results

18 Jun 08BoliviaBOL4:2 (2:0)PARParaguay
19 Jun 08VenezuelaVEN2:3 (0:0)CHIChile
06 Sep 08ArgentinaARGPARParaguay
06 Sep 08EcuadorECUBOLBolivia

Standings

MPWDLPts
1. ParaguayParaguay641113
2. ArgentinaArgentina632111
3. ColombiaColombia624010

Focus on Paraguay

Paraguay
After a 12-year absence from the showpiece event, Paraguay returned to the FIFA World Cup finals at France 1998, led by their inspirational shot-...
Latest Fixtures and Results
BoliviaBOL4:2 (2:0)PARParaguay
ArgentinaARG06.09.08PARParaguay

Top Scorers

URU Diego FORLAN4
URU Sebastian ABREU4
ARG Juan RIQUELME4
URU Carlos BUENO3
PAR Roque SANTA CRUZ3