Lionel Messi to lead Argentina in final World Cup qualifier
Lionel Messi to lead Argentina in final World Cup qualifier
Argentina have already qualified for the mega event to be hosted by Brazil next year.

Buenos Aires: Famed Argentine footballer Lionel Messi will lead his national team in the final double-match of the South American Qualifying Tournament that will decide who goes to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, for which Argentina has already qualified.

Argentina's Football Association (AFA) announced the partial line-up on Friday for the two upcoming games with Peru and Uruguay to be played on October 11 and 15 in Buenos Aires and Montevideo, respectively, Xinhua reported.

So far, AFA has released only the names of participating players playing for foreign leagues, as well as forwards Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain.

Team coach Alejandro Sabella has recruited the following 23 players:

Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero and Mariano Andujar.

Defenders: Pablo Zabaleta, Hugo Campagnaro, Federico Fernandez, Fabricio Coloccini, Ezequiel Garay, Cristian Ansaldi, Jose Basanta, and Marcos Rojo.

Midfielders: Javier Mascherano, Angel Di Maria, Ever Banega, Augusto Fernandez, Lucas Biglia, Ricardo Alvarez, Erik Lamela, Jose Sosa.

Forwards: Lionel Messi, Rodrigo Palacio, Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Agero, and Ezequiel Lavezzi.

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