Well Maradona’s boys are on their way to South Africa. To the delight of this football crazy nation, the two time World cup winners (1978 and 1986) managed to pull off a 1 – 0 score. A solitary goal from Mario Bolatti gave them victory over their worthy opponents at the Estadio Centenario, Montevideo in Uruguay last night in front of a very disappointed home crowd. This win buys Argentina a ticket to 2010 World Cup South Africa along with their emotional coach, Diego Maradona.
Can’t Imagine a World Cup Without Argentina
One could not imagine a World Cup without the Argentine team and not to be able to see players the likes of Lionel Messi, Martin Palermo and practically a whole team of superstars.
Both Argentina and Uruguay went into the match knowing that winner of the match will automatically qualify for next year’s World Cup Finals.
Missing Out on a World Cup Place
Argentina was facing a threat of missing out on a World Cup place for the fist time in 40 years, while Uruguay was desperate to ensure their World Cup berth this time because the two-time World Cup champions failed to qualify for the last world cup in 2006.
Maradona’s boys have now qualified directly for the 2010 World Cup as one of the top four teams of this region.
Coach Diego Maradona dedicated his win to “all Argentinians, except the journalists,” and he also wished the Uruguay team good luck in the playoffs and said he hoped they managed to qualify.
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