Argentina remain hopeful of their chances of playing in Russia 2018 despite being out of the four automatic spots from South America.

The coach Edgardo Bauza remains confident of the team’s chances but the 2016 Copa America finalists might not get a sit in 2018.

“I never put qualifying for Russia 2018 in doubt. The point we’ve lost hurt, but we still depend on ourselves. The group is strong and that gives us confidence. We’ve lost points that we didn’t think we would and it’s normal that criticism has come out. Hopefully in San Juan the people can spread the importance that this shirt has. We need that support,” Bauza said. Continue reading →

Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza believes that his side can cope with the absence of Lionel Messi for the match against Peru and Paraguay.

The matches will count for the World Cup qualifiers.

Edgardo Bauza stated that he has some quality players that can fill the void left by Messi and believes that they will seize the opportunity to establish themselves as an important member of the team. The coach said that Argentina has a good team spirit and that they are ready for the matches. Continue reading →