Thousands of Argentine fans in blue and white outnumbered the handful of French supporters, creating an electric atmosphere and effectively converting the Lusail Stadium into a home game for Lionel Scaloni’s side. The second goal came when Argentina countered down the right flank through Alexis McAllister, who crossed the ball to the far post, where […]
Upamecano starts alongside Raphael Varane after the Manchester United defender also recovered from the virus, while Olivier Giroud starts in front of Kylian Mbappé on his left and Ousmane Dembele on the right. Argentina: Emiliano Martinez, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico, Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis McAllister, Angel Di Maria, Lionel […]
Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez said Argentina have improved during the World Cup and found their best form after beating Croatia 3-0 in the semi-finals on Tuesday. Argentina began their World Cup campaign with a shock defeat to Saudi Arabia but have since overcome adversity to come within one step of a long-awaited third world title. “Since […]
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has been guarded about whether Angel Di Maria will be available for Friday’s World Cup quarter-final against the Netherlands, but he said on Thursday that every player on the field would be fit. Forward Di Maria missed the last-16 win over Australia with a left thigh injury and Scaloni also faced […]
Argentina slowed the game down as they do, but the rapier strike which is supposed to follow the variation in pace rarely materialised, unless Messi was receiving the ball, which he almost did. Always did with his back to the goal. In the 35th minute, however, Messi got a glimpse of the target after a […]
Teams: Argentina: Emiliano Martinez, Christian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo De Paul, Marcos Acuña, Alexis McAllister, Enzo Fernandez, Alejandro Gomez, Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi (C) Australia: Matt Ryan (c), Milos Degenek, Harry Sautar, Kai Rowlands, Aziz Behich, Aaron Moy, Jackson Irvine, Riley McGarry, Keanu Backus, Matthew Leckie, Mitchell Duke.
Argentina’s Di Maria out, Australia also make a change
