Wish you were here.....

There might not have been time for postcards just yet, but Diego Maradona's Argentina squad have now arrived in South Africa.

After touching down at Johannesburg's O.R. Tambo International Airport, El Diego was quick to turn on the charm, blowing kisses to reporters before trundling out the day's only soundbite; "Hola, South Africa. I love South Africa."

That was yer lot though, as the squad, flanked by armed guards, was quickly marshalled through to a purpose built World Cup players only facility, with Maradona, Messi and the rest ignoring questions from the assembled hacks. Next stop for La Albiceleste? the High Performance Centre which will be their training base in Pretoria.

Argentina's first match in group B is against Nigeria at Ellis Park on June 12th.