Some International friendly matches
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In friendly matches prior to 2002 World Cup, away from home Argentina beat Italy, Germany and Spain by 2-1, 1-0 and 2-0 respectively. Argentina beat Brazil 2-0 in Argentina and they held England to a 0-0 draw at Wembly, England and also held the Netherlands to a 1-1 draw at Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
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Argentina's players jubilate after Juan Pablo Sorin scored 1-0 during
their friendly soccer match against Germany at the Gottlieb Daimler stadium in
Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on Wednesday, April 17, 2002. Argentina beat
Germany 1-0. (AP Photo/Jan
Pitman) |
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Germany's Jens Jeremies, left, and Argentina's Juan Pablo Sorin go for a header during their friendly soccer match at the Gottlieb Daimler stadium in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on Wednesday April 17, 2002. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle) |
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Germany's Oliver Bierhoff,
center, fights for the ball with Argentina's Facundo
Quiroga, left, and Matias Almeyda, right, during the
soccer friendly Germany vs Argentina at the Gottlieb
Daimler stadium in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on
Wednesday April 17, 2002. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle) |
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| Germany's Michael
Ballack, left, fights for the ball with Argentina's
Gustavo Lopez, right, during the soccer friendly Germany
vs. Argentina at the Gottlieb Daimler stadium in
Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on Wednesday, April 17,
2002. (AP Photo/Jan Pitman) Apr 17, 13:37 PT |
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Argentina's Marcelo Gallardo,
right, fights for the ball with Germany's Carsten Ramelow
during a soccer friendly Germany vs. Argentina at the
Gottlieb Daimler stadium in Stuttgart, Germany on
Wednesday, April 17, 2002. (AP Photo/Daniel Maurer) |
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Germany's Michael Ballack, left,
falls after being fouled by Argentina's Cristian Gonzalez,
right, during the soccer friendly Germany vs. Argentina at
the Gottlieb Daimler stadium in Stuttgart, southwestern
Germany, on Wednesday April 17, 2002. Matias Almeyda,
center, watches. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle) |
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Germany's Michael Ballack, left, challenges with Argentina's Matias Almeyda, pictured right is Javier Zanetti , during the soccer friendly Germany vs. Argentina at the Gottlieb Daimler stadium in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on Wednesday April 17, 2002. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle) |
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Argentina's Gustavo Lopez, right, kicks the ball past Germany's Jens Jeremies, center, and Jens Nowotny, left, during their friendly soccer match at the Gottlieb Daimler stadium in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on Wednesday April 17, 2002. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle) |
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Spanish club Valencia's Kily Gonzales (left) and Claudio Lopez of Lazio of Italy, prepares for the friendly against Old-rivals Germany in Stuttgart on Wednesday April 17, 2002. This friendly is the final friendly for Argentina and Germany before the World Cup kicks-off in May 31, 2002. |
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Argentina beat Italy 2-1 in Italy. From left: Gallardo, Inzaghi and Diego Simeone. Referee Alain Sars (l) prepares to show the yellow card to Argentina's Diego Simeone. |
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Argentina beat Italy 2-1 in Italy. Hernan Jorge Crespo scored one goal and Argentina dominated the entire 90 minutes. This was Italy's only defeat in their 15 matches after the Euro 2002 tournament when Trapattoni took in charge as their head coach. Italy's only loss at home (away they lost to Czhech), before the World Cup 2002 under Trapattoni was this defeat by Argentina in Rome. |
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| Argentina beat Brazil 2-0 in a friendly in Argentina. Juan Sebastian Veron and Hernan Crespo scored twice to lead Argentina past Brazil 2-0. Veron scored a brilliant long-range effort and Crespo scored after a brilliant solo effort by Redondo that released the ball to Claudio Lopez, who made a connection with Crespo to put the ball into the back of the net with ease. Ariel Ortega challenges with Ronaldo. |
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| Argentina beat Brazil 2-0 in a friendly in Argentina. Juan Sebastian Veron and Hernan Crespo scored twice to lead Argentina past Brazil 2-0. Veron (no. 11) scored a brilliant long-range effort and Crespo scored after a brilliant solo effort by Redondo that released the ball to Claudio Lopez, who made a connection with Crespo to put the ball into the back of the net with ease. Nelson Vivas tries to get the ball from Ronaldo, pictured right is Juan Veron. |
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| Argentina beat Brazil 2-0 in a friendly in Argentina. Juan Sebastian Veron and Hernan Crespo scored twice to lead Argentina past Brazil 2-0. Veron scored a brilliant long-range effort and Crespo scored after a brilliant solo effort by Redondo that released the ball to Claudio Lopez, who made a connection with Crespo to put the ball into the back of the net with ease. Fernando Redondo and Nelson Vivas in action against Ronaldo. |
