Since taking over the national team a year and a half ago, it hasn’t all been smooth sailing for Diego Maradona. In the World Cup 2010 qualifying campaign in which they suffered defeats to Colombia, Paraguay, Ecuador, Chile and Brazil, it was the humiliating 6-1 defeat at the hands on Bolivia that nearly ended Maradona’s time as Argentina boss. They managed to reach the last qualification spot ahead of Uruguay but many weren’t convinced Maradona was the right choice as national coach. Their performance so far in this tournament will have gone some way to changing opinion. Read more