Goal.com http://tinyurl.com/yfn53h8 Diego Maradona Confirms First Four Players For Argentina World Cup Squad ′El Pibe de Oro′ is already thinking ahead to the World Cup in South Africa... After Argentina′s heroic victory over Uruguay, which booked their ticket to the World Cup, Diego Maradona confirmed the first four players that he will be taking to South Africa: Javier Mascherano, Jonas Gutierrez, Martin Palermo and Mario Bolatti. The inclusion of Mascherano won′t surprise anybody, as ever since Maradona was appointed the coach of Argentina he praised the Liverpool midfielder. He gave the player the responsibility to captain the side, and said things like Argentina are "Mascherano and ten more." The case of Jonas Gutierrez is quite different, as the player earned himself a place in the side due to his fighting spirit. Maradona believes the Newcastle United midfielder is a great example for the rest of his team-mates. Meanwhile, Palermo and Bolatti will participate in South Africa next year after scoring the two crucial goals that sent Argentina to the World Cup. Palermo scored Argentina′s injury-time winner against Peru on Saturday, and Bolatti converted the only goal of the match in the win over Uruguay. Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi was once again the shadow of his club form for Argentina in Montevideo, but although yet to be confirmed, the attacker will certainly be part of Argentina′s World Cup squad. There are still 19 places up for grabs, and as has been the case throughout the World Cup qualifiers, Maradona could make a number of wild changes. Gregory Sica, Goal.com ======================================= ( ′-`)y-～ -- ◣◣◣ █◤█ █◤█ █◤█ ███ ╭══════════╮ █◥█ █◢ █◢◣ █◢◣ █ ＡＲＧＥＮＴＩＮＡ　2010 █◥◥ █◤ ◥◤█ ◥◤█ █ ＦＷ ＮＯ．１０ FIFA █ █ █◢█ █◢█ █◢█ ███ ═══════ WORLD CUP --

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