Argentina as usual will go into the World Cup as one of the World Cup odds favourites and one of the most feared sides.
Argentina usually perform with credit at the World Cup but they have not looked like winning it for quite a while so they need to improve on recent performances.
| Date | Team | Scores | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/10/07 | Argentina | 2 - 0 | Chile |
| 16/10/07 | Venezuela | 0 - 2 | Argentina |
| 17/11/07 | Argentina | 3 - 0 | Bolivia |
| 20/11/07 | Columbia | 2 - 1 | Argentina |
| 15/06/08 | Argentina | 1 - 1 | Ecuador |
| 18/06/08 | Brazil | 0 - 0 | Argentina |
| 06/09/08 | Argentina | 1 - 1 | Paraguay |
| 10/09/08 | Peru | 1 - 1 | Argentina |
| 11/10/08 | Argentina | 2 - 1 | Uruguay |
| 15/10/08 | Chile | 1 - 0 | Argentina |
| 28/03/09 | Argentina | 4 - 0 | Venezuela |
| 01/04/09 | Bolivia | 6 - 1 | Argentina |
| 06/06/09 | Argentina | 1 - 0 | Columbia |
| 10/06/09 | Ecuador | 2 - 0 | Argentina |
| 05/09/09 | Argentina | 1 - 3 | Brazil |
| 09/09/09 | Paraguay | 1 - 0 | Argentina |
| 10/10/09 | Argentina | 2 - 1 | Peru |
| 14/10/09 | Uruguay | 0 - 1 | Argentina |
Argentina had a poor qualifying campaign and need to improve massively to justify their World Cup odds.
Argentina World Cup Squad will be published here as soon as it is announced.
| Player | Games (Sub) | Goals Scored | 1st Goals | Last Goals |
| Lionel Messi | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Sergio Aguero | 8 (4) | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Juan Riquelme | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
11 Argentina players scored a single goal during qualification.
| No. Of Games | 18 |
| No. Of Games Won | 8 |
| No. Of Games Drawn | 4 |
| No. Of Games Lost | 6 |
| No. Of Games Winning At Half Time | 6 |
| No. Of Games Drawing At Half Time | 7 |
| No. Of Games Losing At Half Time | 5 |
| Games | 18 |
| Goals | 23 |
| Conceded | 20 |
| First Goals | 10 |
| Last Goals | 9 |
| Over 2.5 | 7 |
| Under 2.5 | 11 |
| Clean Sheet | 7 |
| None Scored | 4 |
We did have Argentina down as a team to oppose at the World Cup but they have been fortunate in that their route to the quarter final has them playing relatively weak opposition. they should reach the quarter final but as soon as they face one of the better sides they shoud be leaving the competition.
Back Argentina's stage of elimination to be the Quarter Final
According to the World Cup Odds Argentina should be reaching the semi final. They are not likely to do better than that so to make the most profit out of Argentina it seems best to oppose them rather than support them.
Argentina World Cup Odds are plenty short enough with the bookies and their price to reach the final seems very short. On that basis it is recommended that you lay them to reach the final on Betfair and let the bet ride, we are hoping they will be out long before the final.
Recommended Bet: Lay Argentina to reach the Final
Argentina seem to be overfancied by Sporting Index and there isn't too much risk selling them in the outright tournament index but there could be plenty of reward, especially if they fail to even reach the Quarter Final.