"We have to beat Colombia," the coach said shortly after arriving in the coastal city of Barranquilla, where his team will take on the host side on Tuesday."We don't like to look at the table and see where we are. "The team comes here with the need to win. Doing that would be important psychologically."It is also important numerically. Argentina have just two points from a possible nine and sit ninth in the 10-team South American qualifying group.The top four teams qualify for Russia 2018 and the Read more [...]

Argentina’s Ezequiel Lavezzi is challenged by Willian, of Brazil, during last weekend’s qualifier. Troubled Argentina, without talisman Lionel Messi, will look for a victory against Colombia tonight like the one four years ago that launched them on the road to the 2014 World Cup final. Argentina return to the hot and humid Caribbean port city of Barranquilla desperate for a win after their worst start to a World Cup qualifying campaign with two points from three games. They stand second-bottom Read more [...]

Argentine FA say that Gerardo Martino's job is not under threatMartino's side have taken just two points from first three gamesArgentina play Colombia on Tuesday after their 1-1 draw with BrazilTwo-time World Cup winners without Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi  By Reuters Reporter Published: 01:05 GMT, 17 November 2015 | Updated: 01:05 GMT, 17 November 2015 View comments Read more [...]

“My ambition is to win the tournament but I have to be realistic about how well I will start the event”, Murray said. Goheen moves in circles as diverse as classical ballet and, years ago, in Las Vegas with Crawford in his high-energy musical EFX. “I said, if you want, we can just play the Tour Finals, and that’s it, and you can play with other people these tournaments if you want, that’s your choice”, said Murray to the Daily Mail, being more revealing about the split than ever before. Read more [...]

Montevideo (AFP) The injury-hit South American giants have taken just two points from their opening three matches, leaving them languishing in second to last place in the qualifying competition comprising 10 teams. While there is still plenty of time to turn their campaign around — 15 more games including Tuesday’s match in Barranquilla — an unmistakeable mood of gloom has enveloped the Argentinian camp. The bitter disappointment of failing to win the Copa America in Chile in July, where Read more [...]

CLEVELAND, Ohio – It's almost the holidays so we're upping the price limit a bit on this trio of Cabernet Sauvignons. Justin.Marc Bona, Northeast Ohio Media Group  Justin Origin: Paso Robles, California. A bit fruity but still dry, this is not a jammy wine but has a medium body and would go well with pasta. It holds decent, smooth tannins with dark, blackberry fruit and is very drinkable. Slight eucalyptus-menthol flavor comes out on the finish. Info: $26, natural cork, justinwine.com, Read more [...]

BARRANQUILLA (Colombia) • Troubled Argentina will look for a victory against Colombia today like the one four years ago that launched them on the road to the 2014 World Cup final. Argentina return to the hot and humid Caribbean port city of Barranquilla desperate for a win after their worst start to a World Cup qualifying campaign with two points from three games. They stand second-bottom of the 10-team South American group, seven points behind leaders Ecuador who have nine. In November 2011, former Read more [...]

HOUSTON Nov 16 (Reuters) - Argentina this week will receive a 950,000-barrel cargo of Nigeria's Escravos crude from Norway's Statoil, according to traders and Reuters vessel tracking data, after state-run oil firm Enarsa tendered to import a grade from West Africa or North Sea. Enarsa has been buying foreign crude this year through tenders launched on the open market every 2-3 months. Nigeria's Forcados, Escravos, Bonga, Erha and Bonny Light Read more [...]

Argentine presidential candidate Daniel Scioli, trailing in the polls ahead of the Nov. 22 election, failed to strike a “big blow” against his rival Mauricio Macri in Sunday’s debate, damping his chances of a late revival, said analyst Juan Cruz Diaz.In a bitter discussion, Macri accused Scioli of lying, while the ruling party candidate said Macri’s policies were a “danger” to the country, that would lead inevitably to a devaluation of the peso, unemployment and higher debts. Macri, Read more [...]

USA TODAY Sports Colombia on the other hand have been solid without reaching their full potential. This team has many exciting players including Carlos Bacca, James Rodriguez and Jackson Martinez who are exceptional in front of goal. Colombia will be at home for this match and in South America that is a big advantage. Furthermore they will be at full strength while Argentina will not be which means that this may be the best opportunity the Colombians have of getting 3 Read more [...]