The wait is over, Diego has confirmed the list of 23 players that will represent Argentina in South Africa. After calling over 108 players, he has finally made a decision, leaving out Coloccini, Insaurralde,Mercier,Jose Sosa, Datolo, Blanco and Lavezzi from the original 30-man roster.

The biggest surprise was the inclusion of Ariel Garce, who has only one cap with the Argentine National team under Diego Maradona, that cap being in a friendly against Haiti; Garce was chosen on top of Coloccini and Javier Zanetti.

The roster:
Sergio Romero – 23 years old – AZ Alkmaar – 5 caps - 1st world cup
Nicolas Otamendi – 22 years old – Velez Sarsfield – 6 caps – 1st world cup
Martin Demichelis – 29 years old – Bayern Munich – 25 caps – 1st world cup
Walter Samuel – 32 years old – Inter Milan – 54 caps – 2nd world cup
Gabriel Heinze – 29 years old – Olympique Marseille – 65 caps – 2nd world cup
Jonas Gutierrez – 27 years old – Newcastle – 15 caps – 1st world cup
Javier Mascherano – 25 years old – Liverpool – 56 caps – 1st world cup
Juan Sebastian Veron – 35 years old – Estudiantes LP – 69 caps – 3rd world cup
Angel Di María 22 years old –Benfica -7 caps – 1st world cup
Lionel Messi 22 years old -Barcelona- 45 caps - 2nd world cup
Gonzalo Higuaín 22 years old - Real Madrid - 4 caps – 1st world cup
Mariano Andújar 26 years old – Catania - 4 caps – 1st world cup
Diego Pozo 32 years old – Colón - 3 caps – 1st world cup
Nicolás Burdisso 29 years old – Inter- 28 caps - 2nd world cup
Clemente Rodríguez 28 Years old – Estudiantes - 11 caps – 1st world cup
Mario Bolatti 25 years old - Fiorentina - 4 caps – 1st world cup
Javier Pastore 20 years old – Palermo – no caps – 1st world cup
Maxi Rodríguez 29 years old – Liverpool - 35 caps – 2nd world cup
Sergio Agüero 21 years old - Atlético Madrid - 21 caps – 1st world cup
Diego Milito 30 years old – Inter Milan - 21 caps – 1st world cup
Carlos Tevez 26 years old – Manchester City - 53 caps – 2nd world cup
Martín Palermo 36 years old – Boca Juniors - 13 caps – 1st world cup
Ariel Garcé 30 years old – Colon - 3 caps -1st world cup