Newcastle defender Fabricio Coloccini has failed to make the cut for Argentina's 23-man World Cup squad

The highly rated Napoli forward Ezequiel Lavezzi was another of the seven players that coach Diego Maradona dropped from his original 30-man party.Liverpool winger Maxi Rodriguez, who played in the 2006 finals was preferred to Jose Sosa of Estudiantes as cover for Newcastle winger Jonas Gutierrez.Veteran Martin Palermo is one of five home-based players in the squad.The other