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Old June 10, 2006, 01:58 PM
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Default Match thread:Argentina Vs Cote De Ivore

PRE-MATCH BUILD-UP

1916 BST: Argentina supporters heavily outnumber their Ivory Coast counterparts, with Hamburg's Arena stadium awash with the the light blue and white banners of the two-time World Cup winners.

But the Argentina fans will have to wait to see Lionel Messi as the Barcelona teenager has been left on the bench by Jose Pekerman.

TEAM LINE-UPS

Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze is about to play his first competitive game since September 2005 as he is named in Argentina's starting line-up.

Heinze plays alongside Roberto Ayala in the centre of the Argentina defence, where they will be up against Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba.

Arsenal defensive duo Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Eboue will have the task of marking Drogba's Chelsea striking partner Hernan Crespo, who with Javier Saviola, leads the Argentina attack.



Argentina: Abbondanzieri, Burdisso, Ayala, Heinze, Sorin, Maxi, Mascherano, Cambiasso, Riquelme, Saviola, Crespo.
Subs: Aimar, Coloccini, Cruz, Cufre, Franco, Gonzalez, Messi, Milito, Palacio, Scaloni, Tevez, Ustari.

Ivory Coast: Tizie, Eboue, Kolo Toure, Meite, Boka, Akale, Zokora, Kalou, Keita, Gneri Yaya Toure, Drogba.
Subs: Barry, Demel, Dindane, Domoraud, Fae, Gnanhouan, Arouna Kone, Bakari Kone, Kouassi, Romaric, Yapi Yapo, Zoro

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium).
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