We like football, We like Brazil and Argentina, They are the biggest football teams in the world. So watch those all match now.
On Wednesday, November 17 , 2010, football supporters worldwide will be watching the international friendly between Brazil and Argentina. For South Americans, there is no bigger match up. Since 1993, Brazil has had the upper hand for the most part- two world Cup titles, four Copa America victories, and three confederation’s cup trophies are among the the list of accolades Brazil has won over the past 17 years. This is not to say Argentina has been weak during this time, but for many of these tournaments, Argentina fell victim to Brazil in three of those tournament, at the finals.
Current Head Coach, Mano Menezes has essentially taken a different way than what prior coach Dunga had done with the Selecao. While dugna relied on many veterans and fielded an older, counter attacking team, menezes has been putting together sides that have many players in their early 20s, some even in their teens. While the results have been favorable thus far, the first real test will be when Menezes' boys face an Argentinian side that is strictly focused on the 2011 Copa America. Recent lineups have included Ramires, Nilmar, Robinho and Dani Alves as "veterans.
The last trophy Argentina has won was the 1993 Copa America (Olympics do not count). Over the years, one could make the argument Argentina puts together one of the most entertaining sides to watch - unfortunately most entertaining does not always mean title-winning.
For the match against Brazil, do not be suprised to see Zanetti and Heinze as the fullbacks with Demichelis and possibly Burdisso anchoring the middle of the defense. Sad to say, two of the younger defenders are Nicolás Pareja and Pablo Zabaleta, who are both 26 and 25, respectively. Both have less than ten caps combined at the international level. One would think, two defenders in their mid 20's would already have each accumulated at least 15 caps by this time. Tragically, Walter Samuel recently went down for the rest of the season due to a serious knee injury. In his place, 22 year old Nicolás Otamendi was called up to replace him, but he has yet to make an impact with his new club, FC Porto. Watch live free today’s Brazil vs Argentina match live.
International Friendly Matches
EU, besides qualifying for Euro 2008 or World Cup 2010 there are also international Friendly Matches.
Brazil vs. Argentina
Match scheduled:
Last updated: 17-11-2010
from 17:00 until 19:00(GMT/UK)
International Friendly Matches
Live from Doha, Qatar :: Match on ARD, ESPN UK, Sport TV1, Sport.ro, TRK and others
