BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentinas national team was welcomed home Monday by thousands of fans celebrating its gutsy performance in the World Cup final.
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with images of the players and a large sign reading: "Thank you Argentina." A
river of emotional fans wearing the white and sky-blue striped jerseys of the
national team, among them a group of Argentine gauchos on horses, flooded the
road leading from the airport to the football association complex. "You showed
that through courage, passion and bringing everything you have and more to the
field you can triumph," President Cristina Fernandez said after greeting all
members of the team at the complex with a hug and a pat on the back. "Youve
given us values that Argentines, surrounded by so much triumphalism, thought
were lost. Not only does the one in first place win; you also win when you show
quality and manage to unite with others to go forward," Fernandez said. "Thats
why I wanted to greet you today and thank you on behalf of 40 million proud
Argentines." The two-time world champion entered the title match as the clear
underdog after Germanys 7-1 thrashing of host Brazil. But despite complaints
about lacklustre play earlier in the tournament, the team led by captain Lionel
Messi showed grit throughout the 1-0 overtime loss to Germany, creating several
opportunities to score in the first 90 minutes. "Im thankful to everyone. I
would have liked to bring you back the Cup and to be able to enjoy it. We tried,
we gave it our all but we couldnt achieve it," said Messi, who won the trophy
for the tournaments best player. "Despite that, I think we gave a great joy to
the country by reaching this final and facing our rivals without giving anything
away." Argentina last played in a World Cup final in 1990, when it lost to West
Germany. Four years earlier, it became world champion for the second time, led
by captain Diego Maradona, also in a final against the Germans. After Sundays
final, thousands of saddened but proud Argentines gathered peacefully at the
iconic Obelisk in downtown Buenos Aires to applaud their teams best World Cup
performance in 24 years. Cars honked staccato rhythms, firecrackers were tossed
into the air and fans of all ages jumped in place shouting, "Argentina!
Argentina! Argentina!" "We have nothing to regret, we played first rate," said
53-year-old Horacio Laseiras, carrying his 6-year-old daughter on his shoulders.
Violence broke out later Sunday night, forcing riot police to use tear gas and
rubber bullets to disperse vandals who threw rocks, destroyed store fronts, tore
down street lights and even broke into a theatre. Parents with small children
fled in fear. National security secretary Sergio Berni said 120 people were
arrested. The Buenos Aires emergency medical service reported on Monday that 70
people were treated for injuries, including 15 police officers. The shot at the
title united Argentines otherwise exasperated by one of the worlds highest
inflation rates, an encroaching debt crisis and a corruption scandal that has
penetrated deep into the presidents inner circle. Fernandez, whose approval
rating has plunged in recent months, kept a low profile during the tournament.
She declined an invitation to attend the final, preferring instead to rest ahead
of a summit Tuesday, also in Brazil, with leaders from Brazil, Russia, India and
China.
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had three stalwarts in Henry, Cahill and Olave back home in Harrison, NJ.
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and kept him from increasing his advantage.VANCOUVER - After a short break
during the group stages of the World Cup, the Major League Soccer season gets
back underway on Wednesday night with an all-Canadian clash at BC Place as
Vancouver Whitecaps host Montreal Impact (live on TSN and TSN 690 at 9:30pm
et/6:30pm pt). The Whitecaps will look to pick up where they left off and cement
a place in the Western Conference playoff places, while Montreal will be hoping
for a much different story after an extremely disappointing start to the MLS
season. Winning the Canadian Championship was the bright spot so far this year
for an Impact team that sits bottom of the Eastern Conference. The Form: The
Whitecaps enter the match unbeaten in their last seven matches (Won 3, Tied 4)
while the Impact have won just twice all season and have only picked up two
points from their previous six matches on the road. Vancouver needed a late
penalty from Pedro Morales to rescue a point at Philadelphia in their last
match, despite leading the game 2-0 at PPL Park. The Whitecaps have been having
no trouble scoring goals, but will need to tighten up defensively if they are to
build on their excellent start to the year. The Caps havent lost in MLS since
April 12 when they were beaten 1-0 by LA Galaxy in California. Vancouver are
unbeaten against Eastern Conference opposition so far this season. After beating
Toronto FC to be crowned Canadian champions, and winning at home to high flying
New England, Montreals revival came to a crashing halt with a 4-2 loss at home
to DC United two weeks ago. Things have improved for the Impact since they
started the season by taking just three points from a possible 21 through their
first seven matches, but they will need to be consistently strong between now
and the end of the year if they are to have any chance of getting into the
playoff race. The Impact are currently eight points outside the playoff places.
With only 13 goals in 13 matches, the Impact are the lowest scoring team in MLS,
but the signing of Jack McInerney has proved to be an excellent addition. The
Big Question: Will Montreals defence be able to cope with Vancouvers speedsters?
The Whitecaps have caused plenty of problems for their opponents this year with
lots of attacking options, and Chilean midfielder Pedro Morales proving to be
the perfect set-up man. Striker Erik Hurtado has been leading the way in recent
games with five goals in his last five matches in all competitions. Hurtado has
shown the ability to cause defenders all kinds of problems with his strength and
speed, and the Whitecaps can also call upon the pace of Kekuta Manneh and Darren
Mattocks. In their last match before the break, Montreal defended poorly and
conceded four goals at home to DC United, however, in their previouus game, they
managed to keep a clean sheet against a strong New England team.
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one, the Whitecaps young guns could take advantage. Montreal coach Frank Klopas
has the chance to make changes in defence if he chooses, with the recent
additions of Futty Danso from Portland, and former Sporting KC man Mechack
Jerome. The Lineup: There are a few decisions for Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson
to make with regards to his starting lineup. Captain Jay DeMerit came off
injured in the tie at Philadelphia and is sidelined for six weeks. Robinson will
choose from Andy OBrien, Carlyle Mitchell, Johnny Leveron and Christian Dean to
fill the two central defensive places. At the other end of the pitch, it is
possible the Caps could start with Mattocks and Manneh supporting Hurtado.
Robinson has said he would love to see the three players start together at some
stage and it is possible that this could be the occasion to try it. If not, one
of the Whitecaps two Uruguayans, Sebastien Fernandez or Nicolas Mezquida, could
get the start. With Marco Di Vaio and Justin Mapp expected to miss the match
through injury, the Impact will be relying on McInerney and Andres Romero to
provide a goal scoring edge. Both players have been in good form of late.
McInerney has four goals in eight MLS appearances since joining the Impact from
Philadelphia, and Romero had scored in his last three MLS matches. The most
interesting decision for Montreal will be who Klopas decides to play in defence,
and whether or not either Danso or Jerome will be handed an Impact debut. In
midfield, Klopas could give a debut to 30-year-old Spaniard Gorka Larrea who
played 90 minutes in the reserves against Harrisburg City Islanders last Friday.
The Odds: This is only the third meeting between the two sides in Major League
Soccer, with the Whitecaps having won both of the previous encounters. Montreal
havent played a league match in Vancouver since losing 2-0 in the clubs
inaugural MLS game in March 2012, but the Impact were celebrating after their
last match at BC Place. A 2-2 tie last spring in the second leg of the Amway
Canadian Championship saw Montreal lift the Voyageurs Cup. With Vancouvers
strong home form and Montreals difficulties on the road the Whitecaps will be
strong favourites heading in. Carl Robinsons team has lost just once at BC Place
this season, while the Impact are yet to win away. Where to Watch: Join me along
with Jason de Vos and Perry Solkowski for all of the action from BC Place. We
are live on TSN with the pre-match show starting at 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt. There
will be features on Carl Robinson, Kekuta Manneh, and Montreals Canadian
international winger Issey Nakajima-Farran.
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