Is Maxi not in the Argentina squad?
No, he was not a regular starter, and now he lost his place in the 23 to Banega, from Valencia.
By the way, I think Argentina still lacks balance. Not a great defence, and I still have doubts about who will feed Messi with the ball. Unless the can find that partner for him, its South Africa all over again for them.
My Prediction is a semifinal between Brazil and Uruguay, and whoever wins that will beat Argentina in the final, just like last time.
ARGENTINA SQUAD
Carrizo 1.87 27 GK River
Garay 1.82 24 DF Centre-back R.Madrid
Zabaleta 1.74 26 DF Either side back/Defensive midfielder Man Cit
Burdisso 1.83 30 DF Centre-back/Either side back Roma
Cambiasso 1.78 30 MF Box-to-Box midfielder Inter
Milito, G 1.79 30 DF Centre-back Barcelona
Di Maria 1.80 23 FW Either side wing/Attacking midfielder R.Madri
Zanetti 1.78 37 DF Either side back/Defensive midfielder Inter
HiguaĂn 1.82 23 FW Striker/Either side wing R.Madri
Messi 1.69 24 FW Barcelona
Tevez 1.73 27 FW Striker/Forward Man City
AndĂșjar 1.80 27 GK Catania
Pareja 1.80 27 DF Centre-back Spartak M
Mascherano 1.74 27 MF Defensive midfielder/Centre-back Barcelona
Biglia 1.78 25 MF Defensive midfielder RSCA
AgĂŒero 1.72 23 FW Striker/Attacking midfielder A.Madrid
Rojo 1.87 21 DF Left-back/Centre-back Spartak M
Pastore 1.73 22 MF Attacking midfielder Palermo
Banega 1.73 23 MF Box-to-Box midfielder Valencia
Gago 1.77 25 MF Box-to-Box midfielder R.Madrid
Lavezzi 1.72 26 FW Striker/Either side wing Napoli
Milito, D 1.77 32 FW Striker Inter
Romero, Sergio 1.91 24 GK AZ
URUGUAY SQUAD
Muslera 1.90 24 GK Lazio
Lugano 1.88 30 DF Centre-back Fenerbhce
GodĂn 1.85 25 DF Centre-back A.Madrid
Gargano 1.68 26 MF Defensive midfielder Napoli
Victorino 1.82 28 DF Centre-back Cruzeiro
RodrĂguez, Cristian 1.75 25 FW Left-wing Porto
Cavani 1.88 24 FW Striker/Right-wing Napoli
Eguren 1.86 30 MF Defensive midfielder Sp.Gijon
SuĂĄrez, Luis 1.81 24 FW Striker/Either side wing Liverpool
Forlan 1.81 32 FW Striker/Left-wing A.Madrid
Pereira, Alvaro 1.82 26 DF Left-back/Left-midfield Porto
Castillo, Juan 1.81 33 GK Colo Colo
Abreu, S 1.93 34 FW Striker Botafogo
Lodeiro 1.73 22 MF Attacking midfielder Ajax
PĂ©rez, Diego 1.76 31 MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Right-midfield Bologna
Pereira, Maxi 1.73 27 DF Right-back/Right-midfield Benfica
Arévalo 1.68 29 MF Defensive midfielder Botafogo
Scotti 1.83 35 DF Centre-back/Right-back Colo Colo
Gonzales, Alvaro (1984) 1.76 26 MF Right-midfield Lazio
CĂĄceres, Martin 1.78 24 DF Centre-back/Either side back Sevilla
Silva, M 1.87 28 GK Def.Sport
HernĂĄndez, Abel 1.85 20 FW Striker Palermo
Coates 1.96 20 DF Centre-back Nac.Mvdeo
BRAZIL SQUAD
Julio Cesar 1.86 31 GK Inter
Daniel Alves 1.73 28 DF Right-back/Right-midfield Barcelona
Lucio 1.88 33 DF Centre-back Inter
Thiago Silva 1.83 26 DF Centre-back/Defensive midfielder Milan
Lucas Leiva 1.79 24 MF Defensive midfielder Liverpool
Andre Santos 1.80 28 DF Left-back/Left-midfield Fenerbhce
Robinho 1.75 27 FW Striker/Left-wing Milan
Ramires 1.79 24 MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Either side midfield Chelsea
Alexandre Pato 1.79 21 FW Striker Milan
Ganso 1.84 21 MF Attacking midfielder Santos
Neymar 1.74 19 FW Striker/Either side wing Santos
Victor, Bagy 1.93 28 GK GrĂȘmio
Maicon 1.86 29 DF Right-back Inter
LuisĂŁo 1.93 30 DF Centre-back Benfica
Sandro, Raniere 1.87 22 MF Defensive midfielder Tottenham
Elano 1.74 30 MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Right-midfield Santos
Elias, MT 1.73 26 MF Box-to-Box midfielder A.Madrid
Lucas, Marcelinho 1.72 18 MF Attacking midfielder/Either side midfield SĂŁo Paulo
Fred 1.85 27 FW Striker Fluminense
Jadson 1.68 27 MF Attacking midfielder Shakhtar
Adriano, Correia 1.73 26 MF Either side midfield/Either side back Barcelona
Jefferson, Galvao 1.87 28 GK Botafogo
David Luiz 1.87 24 DF Centre-back/Left-back Chelsea
CHILE SQUAD
Bravo, C 1.83 28 GK R.Sociedad
Silva, Fco 1.78 25 MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Either side midfield U.C.
Ponce, W 1.82 29 DF Centre-back Cruz Azul
Isla 1.77 23 MF Right-midfield/Right-back Udinese
Contreras, P 1.78 32 DF Centre-back PAOK
Carmona 1.79 24 MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Either side midfield Atalanta
Sanchez, A 1.68 22 FW Right-wing/Striker Udinese
Vidal, Arturo 1.78 24 MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Either side back Leverkusn
Suazo, H 1.72 30 FW Striker Monterrey
Valdivia 1.73 27 MF Attacking midfielder/Either side midfield Palmeiras
Jimenez 1.80 27 MF Attacking midfielder/Right-midfield Cesena
Pinto, Miguel 1.80 27 GK Atlas
Estrada, M 1.78 28 MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Left-back Montpel'r
Fernandez, M 1.76 25 MF Attacking midfielder/Left-midfield Sporting
Beausejour 1.78 27 FW Left-wing Birminghm
Muñoz, Carlos 1.74 22 FW Striker/Either side wing S.Wand
Medel 1.71 23 MF Defensive midfielder/Defender Sevilla
Jara 1.77 25 DF /Defensive midfielder West Brom
Fierro 1.71 28 MF Either side midfield/Striker Flamengo
Millar 1.83 29 MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Either side midfield Colo Colo
Gutiérrez, Felipe 1.70 20 MF Attacking midfielder/Left-midfield U.C.
Paredes, E 1.77 30 FW Striker/Attacking midfielder Colo Colo
Garcés, P 1.81 26 GK U.C.
PARAGUAY SQUAD
Villar 1.80 34 GK Valladlid
Caceres, M 1.82 25 DF Centre-back/Right-back Racing
Marecos 1.82 31 DF Centre-back/Left-back GuaranĂ
VerĂłn, Dario 1.81 31 DF Centre-back Pumas
Alcaraz 1.84 28 DF Centre-back Wigan
Piris, I 22 DF Cerro Por
Valdez 1.78 27 FW Hercules
Barreto 1.75 26 MF Box-to-Box midfielder Atalanta
Zeballos 1.81 25 FW Striker Olimpia
Santa Cruz 1.91 29 FW Striker Blackburn
Estigarribia 1.81 23 MF Left-midfield/Box-to-Box midfielder Newells
Barreto, D 1.82 29 GK Cerro Por
Vera, E 1.79 32 MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Right-midfield LUDQ
da Silva, P 1.81 31 DF Centre-back Zaragoza
Caceres, V 1.86 26 MF Defensive midfielder/Centre-back Libertad
Riveros 1.79 28 MF Defensive midfielder Sunderland
Torres, Aureliano 1.78 29 MF Left-midfield/Left-back S.Lorenzo
Santana, J 1.81 29 MF Box-to-Box midfielder Kayserisp
Barrios 1.87 26 FW Striker BVB
Ortigoza 1.80 26 MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Right-midfield S.Lorenz
Fernandez, R Jr 1.91 23 GK Racing
Martinez, Osvaldo 1.67 25 MF Attacking midfielder Monterrey
PĂ©rez, H 1.80 22 FW Right-wing/Striker Villarreal
COLOMBIA SQUAD
Ramos, N 29 GK Millos
Zapata, Cr 1.86 24 DF Centre-back/Right-back Udinese
Yepes 1.86 35 DF Centre-back Milan
BolĂvar 26 MF Tolima
Anchico 1.79 27 MF Pachuca
SĂĄnchez, Carlos 1.82 25 MF Defensive midfielder Valencnns
Armero 1.74 24 DF Left-back/Left-midfield Udinese
Aguilar, A 1.85 26 MF Defensive midfielder Hercules
Falcao, R 1.77 25 FW Striker Porto
Cuadrado, JG 23 DF Udinese
Rodallega 1.81 25 FW Striker/Left-midfield Wigan
Martinez, Neco 1.86 28 GK O. Caldas
GuarĂn 1.84 25 MF Box-to-Box midfielder Porto
Perea, L 1.81 32 DF Centre-back/Right-back A.Madrid
Valencia, Juan 25 DF Junior
Soto, E 1.78 30 MF Left-midfield/Box-to-Box midfielder Mainz
Dayro Moreno 1.78 25 MF Attacking midfielder/Either side midfield Tijuana
Zuñiga 1.72 25 DF Right-back Napoli
Gutiérrez, T 1.79 26 FW Racing
Ramos, Adrian 1.85 25 FW Striker/Either side wing Hertha
MartĂnez, Jackson 1.84 24 FW Striker Jaguares
Mosquera, A 1.82 30 DF Centre-back/Right-back America
Castillo, B 33 GK DIM