Regrettably, Carlos Tevez will not be make a show at the World cup obviously not as a player, as he has been left out of Argentina's provisional World Cup squad despite scoring 19 Serie A goals for Juventus this season.
Tevez has not featured for his national team since 2011 and he will have to wait longer to get back into the team definately until after the world cup.
Coach Alejandro Sabela named former Chelsea striker, Franco Di Santo who now plys his trade for Werder Bremen in Germany in-place of the the 30-year-old who is currently the third highest goalscorer in Serie A.
The 25-year-old joins Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Rodrigo Palacio as strikers picked for the competition, as Martin Demichelis also earn a recall to the team.
Other notable absentees include Tottenham's record signing Erik Lamela and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Javier Pastore.
Full Squad:
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Sampdoria), Mariano Andujar (Catania), Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors)
Defenders: Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Federico Fernandez (Napoli), Ezequiel Garay (Benfica), Marcos Rojo (Sporting Lisbon), Hugo Campagnaro (Inter Milan), Martin Demichelis (Manchester City), Jose Basanta (Monterrey), Nicolas Otamendi (Atletico Mineiro), Lisandro Lopez (Getafe), Gabriel Mercado (River Plate)
Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Fernando Gago (Boca Juniors), Lucas Biglia (Lazio), Ever Banega (Newell's Old Boys), Ricardo Alvarez (Inter Milan), Augusto Fernandez (Celta Vigo), Jose Sosa (Atletico Madrid), Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid), Maxi Rodriguez (Newell's Old Boys), Fabian Rinaudo (Catania), Enzo Perez (Benfica)
Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Rodrigo Palacio (Inter Milan), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint-Germain), Franco Di Santo (Werder Bremen)
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