I just want to apologize for not posting in a while, things have been pretty hectic, and I haven’t been able to devote as much time to this as I would have liked.
Now, let’s talk about the Olympics and Argentina v. Paraguay. First, of all, I’d just like to establish a few things:
1. Revenge [...]

In less then 45 minutes Argentina will take the field at the National Stadium in Pekin where they will hope to defend their Gold Medal against a determined Nigeria side in the 2008 Olympic Final. After a rousing victory against Brazil in the semi’s, Sergio Batista’s squad must band together one more time if they [...]

With Brazil disposed of and Nigeria waiting in the wings, Argentina are now one win away from claiming the Gold Medal at this year’s Olympic Games, and defend their title won 4 years ago in Greece. But while the 3-0 semifinal victory provided a necessary moral boost, to have the team not go all the [...]

What more can be said. Argentina, in the finest display yet in these Olympic games, routed arch rivals Brazil 3-0 to advance to the final and come within one win to retain their 2004 Gold Medal.
With Sergio Aguero, the talented but as of yesterday quiet striker, scoring 2 goals within minutes in the second half [...]

Argentina are mere hours away from facing their biggest test yet in these 2008 Olympic games, when they play their fierce rivals Brazil in the semifinals. On the line will be a date with the winner of the Nigeria-Belgium matchup in the final to be played this Sunday. You can watch the game live on [...]

We are just underway here in Shanghai for the quarterfinal matchup between Argentina and the Netherlands! Should Sergio Batista’s men be victorious they will find themselves in a semifinal with Brazil, who earlier today defeated Cameroon 2-0.
The game can be see LIVE on MSNBC.

I’m happy to introduce to everyone Brendan Farmer, a new writer who will be joining the Argentina World Cup Blog as a weekly contributor. I’ll still be around, but focusing more on the Primera league. Hopefully this will keep the site updated more frequently, and provide more unique content and perspective. The live blog for [...]

With yesterday’s 2-0 victory over Serbia, Argentina finished with a perfect 9 points in Group A at the 2008 Olympics, and will face The Netherlands this Saturday in the quarterfinals. If you missed the match, NBC is showing the full game here.
So then what to make of The Netherlands? Based on their performance in Group [...]

With a place in the quarterfinals already booked and 1st place in Group A on the line, Argentina will face Serbia this morning, which you can watch LIVE at NBColympics.com/soccer. Surprisingly, there does not seem to be a live showing of the match on Telemundo.
At this point it’s almost a given to many that Sergio [...]

With Sunday’s 1-0 victory over Australia at this year’s Beijing Olympics, Argentina have now booked a place in the quarter-finals, and a win this Wednesday against Serbia guarantees that Sergio Batista’s squad will secure top spot in Group A. However should the Ivory Coast fail to win their final match against Australia, los albicelestes could [...]