As the 2010 World Cup gets under way here are some players to watch for that could lead to their teams success or failure.-Lionel Messi, Argentina: He's only 22 but it seems like the wait of Argentina is on him to bring home the cup. Last World Cup he wasn't too dominant and had a total of 0 goals in their 7 qualifiers. Yet Messi did score 43 goals this season for Barcelona so if Argentina is looking to advance far into this tournament look for Messi to have a few big games and if he doesn't then you probably will see Argentina packing it up earlier then they'd like.
-Tim Howard, United States of America: Long has Landon Donovan been the face of American soccer but in his first World Cup, Howard can make a huge impact with his play. Look for Howard to lead the USA team out of the group stage and become a respected team this Cup. I can see Howard having the impact Ryan Miller had for USA's hockey team in the Winter Olympics.
-Didier Drogba, Ivory Coast: Before Drogba's broken arm about a week or so ago I thought Ivory Coast was Africa's best chance of advancing out of the group stage only because of Drogba himself. With some this injury might not impact their play but Drogba plays a physical striking game that he will need his arm. If Drogba can be his old self then Ivory Coast might be able to keep up with the other teams in their group, Portugal and Brazil.
-Philipp Lahm, Germany: Rumor has that yours truly team is Germany so when their captain Michael Ballack went down with torn ligaments in his right ankle my hope in Germany's success this year went down quite a bit. However, once coach Joachim Loew named Lahm their new captain, Germany appears to be a team in the right direction once again thanks to Loew's right decision for the new captaincy.
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