A TALE OF TWO 'KEEPERS
Abbondanziero watches from bench as Lehmann's pk saves oust Argentina
Argentina's Juan Sorin slides in front of Germany's Christoph Metzelder.
Tony Quinn
Two of World Cup 2006’s most dynamic offenses put on a lackluster show through the first 45 minutes of Friday’s quarterfinal at the Olympiastadion, but made up for it after the intermission. When the dust finally settled, netminder Jens Lehmann had saved two penalty kicks and Germany had advanced to the semifinals over Argentina, 1-1 (4-2). Complete
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TO THE MAXI
Rodriguez lifts Argentina over Mexico, 2-1
Argentina survived a tense, 120-minute marathon against a determined Mexican side last night to book a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals. Forward Maxi Rodriguez scored off a spectacular volley in the eighth minute of extra time to lift the Argentines to a 2-1 second-round victory. Complete
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NO CONTEST
Argentina crushes Serbia, 6-0
From his seat at Veltins Arena yesterday, Diego Maradona gave his approval of Argentina's virtuoso performance in its 6-0 trouncing of Serbia & Montenegro. He swirled a blue and white Argentine jersey over his head, as he and his countrymen serenaded the team with: "We're going to leave as champions, just like in '86." Complete
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GALLOPING GAUCHOS
Riquelme leads Argentina past Ivory Coast
HAMBURG, Germany — Despite losing a pair of early scoring chances to controversial referee decisions, Argentina defeated the Ivory Coast 2-1 Saturday at AOL Arena. Complete
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PEKERMAN NAMES ARGENTINA ROSTER
U-20s Take the World Stage
The nucleus of Argentina's world championship U-20 team, including Carlos Tevez and Lionel Messi of Champions League champions Barcelona, will receive their World Cup baptism of fire under the tutelage of a strong core of veterans. Complete
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06/10
Ivory Coast 2-1 W
06/16
Serbia 6-0 W
06/21
Netherlands 0- 0 T
06/24
Mexico 2-1 W
06/30
Germany 1 (2)-1 (4) L
09/10
Germany -
8:00 am
09/14
Japan -
5:00 am
09/17
England -
8:00 am
08/06
Canada 1-2 L
08/07
Ivory Coast 2-1 W
08/09
Sweden 0-1 L
08/10
Australia 1-0 W
08/12
China 0-2 L
08/13
Serbia 2-0 W
08/16
Belgium 2-3 L
08/16
Netherlands 2-1 W
08/19
Brazil -
9:00 am
08/22
Nigeria -
12:00 midnight
Population:
38,800,000
World
Cup Group: C
Colors:
Light blue shirts, black shorts, white socks
