OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0
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ARGENTINA<br />
Argentine Republic<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> COUNTRY PR<strong>OF</strong>ILES<br />
Population: 41 million<br />
Main language: Spanish<br />
Life expectancy: 76 years<br />
GDP per person: $18700<br />
Capital city: Buenos Aires<br />
Association founded: 1893<br />
No. footballers / registered: 2,658,811 / 331,811<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> ranking (Jun-14): 5<br />
Highest <strong>FIFA</strong> ranking: 1 (Mar-07+)<br />
Continental titles: 14 times Copa America winners<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> RECORD<br />
Participations: 16 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978,<br />
1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, <strong>2014</strong>)<br />
Best placing: Winners 1978, 1986<br />
Biggest win: 6-0 v Peru (1978) & Serbia (2006)<br />
Biggest loss: 1-6 v Czechoslovakia (1958)<br />
Qualified for <strong>2014</strong> edition as:<br />
CONMEBOL round robin winners<br />
Australia's record against Argentina (men's)<br />
Team P W D L<br />
Senior 7 1 1 5<br />
Under-23 3 1 0 2<br />
Under-20 6 2 2 2<br />
Under-17 6 1 2 3<br />
Group F<br />
DEMOGRAPHIC PR<strong>OF</strong>ILE<br />
Australian residents born in Argentina<br />
Population count (2011 census): 12000<br />
0.2 per cent of overseas-born population<br />
Age range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+<br />
per cent distribution 3.0 3.9 76.1 17.0<br />
Median age: 47.2 years<br />
Sex ratio: 91.9 males per 100 females<br />
Arrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000<br />
per cent distribution 7.4 73.3 19.2<br />
Australian citizenship rate: 85.8 per cent<br />
Main localities of residence: Bossley Park (NSW),<br />
Endeavour Hills (Vic), Liverpool (NSW)<br />
FORM <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
14-06-13 Guatemala W 4-0 Guatemala City<br />
14-08-13 Italy W 2-1 Rome<br />
10-09-13 Paraguay W 5-2 Asuncion<br />
11-10-13 Peru W 3-1 Buenos Aires<br />
15-10-13 Uruguay L 2-3 Montevideo<br />
15-11-13 Ecuador D 0-0 New York<br />
18-11-13 Bosnia W 2-0 St. Louis<br />
05-03-14 Romania D 0-0 Bucharest<br />
04-06-14 Trinidad/Tobago W 3-0 Buenos Aires<br />
07-06-14 Slovenia W 2-0 Buenos Aires<br />
No. of matches played 12-06-13 to 12-06-14: 10<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> SQUAD – ARGENTINA<br />
# Player Pos Birthdate / Age Height Caps (gls) Club, country<br />
1 Sergio ROMERO GK 22-02-87 / 27 192cm 46 (0) Monaco, France<br />
2 Ezequiel GARAY DF 10-10-86 / 27 186cm 18 (0) Benfica, Portugal<br />
3 Hugo CAMPAGNARO DF 27-06-80 / 33 181cm 14 (0) Internazionale, Italy<br />
4 Pablo ZABALETA DF 16-01-85 / 29 174cm 36 (0) Manchester City, England<br />
5 Fernando GAGO MF 10-04-86 / 28 178cm 48 (0) Boca Juniors, Argentina<br />
6 Lucas BIGLIA MF 30-01-86 / 28 175cm 18 (0) Lazio, Italy<br />
7 Angel DI MARIA MF 14-02-88 / 26 178cm 46 (9) Real Madrid, Spain<br />
8 Enzo PEREZ MF 22-02-86 / 28 177cm 7 (1) Benfica, Portugal<br />
9 Gonzalo HIGUAIN FW 10-12-87 / 26 184cm 36 (20) Napoli, Italy<br />
10 Lionel MESSI FW 24-06-87 / 26 169cm 85 (37) Barcelona, Spain<br />
11 Maxi RODRIGUEZ MF 02-01-81 / 33 180cm 54 (16) Newells Old Boys, Argentina<br />
12 Agustin ORION GK 26-07-81 / 32 190cm 3 (0) Boca Juniors, Argentina<br />
13 Augusto FERNANDEZ MF 10-04-86 / 28 177cm 8 (1) Celta Vigo, Spain<br />
14 Javier MASCHERANO MF 08-06-84 / 30 171cm 97 (3) Barcelona, Spain<br />
15 Martin DEMICHELIS DF 20-12-80 / 33 184cm 38 (2) Manchester City, England<br />
16 Marcos ROJO DF 20-03-90 / 24 189cm 21 (0) Sporting, Portugal<br />
17 Federico FERNANDEZ DF 21-02-89 / 25 190cm 25 (2) Napoli, Italy<br />
18 Rodrigo PALACIO FW 05-02-82 / 32 175cm 22 (3) Internazionale, Italy<br />
19 Ricardo ALVAREZ MF 12-04-88 / 26 188cm 6 (0) Internazionale, Italy<br />
20 Sergio AGUERO FW 02-06-88 / 26 172cm 50 (21) Manchester City, England<br />
21 Mariano ANDUJAR GK 30-07-83 / 30 194cm 10 (0) Calcio Catania, Italy<br />
22 Ezequiel LAVEZZI FW 03-05-85 / 29 173cm 30 (4) Paris Saint-Germain, France<br />
23 Jose Maria BASANTA DF 03-04-84 / 30 188cm 9 (0) Monterrey, Mexico<br />
COACH: Alejandro Sabella (Argentina) age 59 years<br />
Coach of Argentina since 2011<br />
Previous <strong>FIFA</strong> World Cup experience (as coach): -<br />
Age as at 12-Jun-14, Caps (gls) as at 5-Jun-14<br />
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