"I see myself coaching in the World Cup, " said Maradona, who helped Argentina win the 1986 World Cup finish as runner-up to Germany in 1990.
Scotland still have a slim chance of retaining their second seed status for next month's World Cup draw but would need a handsome victory and Argentina to win by a healthy margin in Ireland.
Controversy continued to follow him though when he was banned from football for two months by Fifa, international governing body, for a furious outburst aimed at reporters and critics which followed Argentina's win over Uruguay in October last year.
"History says that we never win in Argentina, " said Peru captain Nolberto Solano.
Argentina are trying to win the Davis Cup for the first time, while Spain are going for a third title.
Thirty-year-old Rios' record moves to 39-3-0 (8 KOs), this proving his first win outside Argentina, although each defeat was against world-class opposition.
Robinson, though buoyed by the historic series win in Argentina earlier this year, knows the magnitude of the challenge facing his team.
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England scraped a win over Argentina after a lacklustre defeat by Australia.
Scotland went into the match full of confidence after beating Ireland in Dublin and securing a 2-0 series win in Argentina this year.
South Africa are unchanged after their 37-13 semifinal win over Argentina with veteran prop Os du Randt the only survivor of the 1995 triumph.
Chicago Bulls' player Andres Nocioni had a chance to snatch a win for Argentina but his three-point attempt with two seconds left bounced off the rim.
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He also gave his backing to Johnson, whose coaching regime has come in for criticism recently, particularly in the aftermath of their unconvincing win over Argentina.
Lock Kellock, who led Scotland to an historic first series win in Argentina in June, has had a knee operation and will miss the start of the season.
They were booed off at half-time in last Saturday's win over Argentina so the return of Shaw is a welcome piece of good news for the under-fire coaching staff.
France won the Six Nations on points from Ireland last year but struggled in their three home November Tests, losing heavily twice to the All Blacks and scraping to a 27-26 win over Argentina.
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No particular shame is felt, for example, over the famous goal Mr Maradona scored with his hand, unseen by the referee, to put England out of the 1986 World Cup which Argentina went on to win.
Former World Cup winning captain Johnson, widely criticized after the defeat by Australia and a disappointing win over Argentina, picked a physical side to combat the All Blacks but his team ultimately paid for a lack of attacking potency.
Scotland's last international outing was the historic 13-9 series-clinching win against Argentina in Mar del Plata in June and Robinson issued a challenge to his players to build on their four-match unbeaten run when they run-out against New Zealand in the capital.
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Leo Messi failed to score as Argentina claimed a 3-2 win over Sweden in Stockholm.
Gonzalo Higuain scored a hat-trick for Argentina in what was a comfortable win despite Lee Chung-Yong's goal making it 2-1 just before the break.
The 43-year old coach was a member of Argentina's 1986 World Cup winning squad and scored in Argentina's 1-0 win over Uruguay at that tournament.
Argentina's 22-14 win in Italy has lifted the Pumas above Martin Johnson's side into fourth ahead of the draw for the 2011 World Cup on 1 December.
Argentina defeated Germany 3-1 to win the bronze medal, a repeat of their 2004 finish.
However, Parks' final penalty ensured Scotland's third win in 11 encounters with Argentina.
He hasn't won much in the way of European silverware though he did win two league titles in Argentina and one in Ecuador but his sophisticated, creative style of play has won him many plaudits.
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Zaccheroni led Japan to a historic 1-0 friendly win over South American superpowers Argentina in his first match in charge, but the former Inter, AC Milan and Juventus coach was disappointed by his team's efforts at Doha's Qatar SC Stadium.
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Sixteen years ago, Argentina had to get past the Germans to win their second world title.
South Africa romped to a 20-6 lead against Fiji, only for the Pacific Islanders to level at 20-20 midway through the second-half, while Argentina staved off a Scotland fight back to win 19-13.
Argentina's Monaco registered a straight-sets win over Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic.
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