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Gonzalo Higuain
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Gonzalo Higuain
initially
rejected calls
from both the
Argentine and
French national
teams,
specifically a
friendly against
Greece on 15
November 2006,
claiming at the
time he was
undecided for
which country he
would prefer to
play.
Gonzalo
Higuain's
international
career was
looking set to
mirror that of
David Trezeguet,
whose father was
Argentinian, but
went on to play
successfully for
France. When Les
Bleus called up
Gonzalo Higuain
against Greece,
they assigned
him the number
20 shirt, the
number
originally worn
by Trezeguet.
However, at the
beginning of
2007, Gonzalo
Higuain
expressed his
desire to play
for Argentina
and decided to
declare his
natural-born
status at the
nearest
Argentine
embassy while
being abroad.
In February
2008, Gonzalo
Higuain was
called up by
Argentina
Olympic for a
friendly match
against
Guatemala. He
scored two goals
in his debut as
Argentina won
5–0. And in May
2008, Gonzalo
Higuain played
61 minutes
against
Catalonia in the
other friendly
match. Both
matches were not
officially
recognized by
FIFA as "A"
international
matches, and
will not count
towards his caps
and goals in
international
play.
Gonzalo Higuain
finally got the
call for
Argentina by
coach Diego
Maradona for the
last two
qualifying
matches for the
2010 FIFA World
Cup against Peru
and Uruguay.
Many in the
Argentine media
had criticized
Diego Maradona
for not
selecting
Gonzalo Higuain
in the past. He
scored his first
goal on his
debut, a 47th
minute strike
during a 2–1 win
over Peru.
On 3 March 2010,
Gonzalo Higuain
scored the only
goal in a 1–0
victory against
Germany in
Münich. |
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