ARGENTINE soccer legend, Diego
Armando Maradona has written off
Nigeria and other group opponents
and tipped Albiceleste to defeat the
Super Eagles in their Group F match
on June 25 in Porto allegre and go on to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup
in Brazil.
Argentina, Nigeria, Bosnia-
Herzegovina and Iran have been
drawn in Group F, with the Lionel
Messi-captained side hugely tipped to secure the top spot in what
observers see as a relatively easy
group, when compared with others.
In their three previous
confrontations with Argentina at
the World Cup, the Eagles ended on the losing side and despite a
resurgence in the attacking play of
the African champions, Maradona,
insisted that the current South
American giants have enough
firepower to see off all their prospective opponents in Brazil.
Speaking in an interview with TyC
Sports in Argentina, Maradona said
“I do not see any team in group F
beating us. We are too strong for
them. We are going to win our third World Cup. It is going to happen
again in Brazil. Argentina will be
champions of the world, but they
are going to have to fight against
the ‘morochos’ [Brazil]. They are
very tough.. The success of 1986 will be repeated and it will be in
Brazil.”
Taking a look at the other top teams
that can give Argentina a good run
for their money, Maradona said
“Germany and Holland are in good shape, Italy not so much and Spain
are getting bored of their own
tactics. They go forward and
forward, but cannot convert.”
Meanwhile, in order to get the team
in top shape for the World Cup, football officials in Argentina
confirmed last night that Argentina
will play a friendly match against
Slovenia on June 1, which is
expected to be the team’s last
match before their first Group match against Bosnia-Herze
govina.