Argentina coach Marcelo Bielsa sent another clear signal that Hernan Crespo will be his first-choice striker at the World Cup.

Argentina have announced 12 out of the 23 players that they will take to the World Cup.

Gabriel Batistuta has been left out of the Argentina squad for their World Cup warm-up game with Cameroon on March 27.

Brazil’s hopes of reaching next summer’s World Cup finals suffered a huge blow with a 2-1 defeat to arch-rivals Argentina in Buenos Aires.