Argentina vs Saudi Arabia World Cup line

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia World Cup line

Lionel Me si will begin his final tilt at World Cup glory when Argentina take on Saudi Arabia in Group C.The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner looks like he might have a set of teammates finally worthy of Brent Seabrook Jersey his talents, with the Albiceleste resurgent under Lionel Scaloni.Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 thanks to an Angel Di Maria goal to end a 28-year wait for a major trophy in last year's Copa America.They head into the game on a 36-match unbeaten run, meaning Saudi Arabia ranked 51st in the world and under well-travelled coach Herve Renard are likely to have their work cut out.Below are the lineups for both teams.MORE: Lionel Me siinsists he is in "good condition" ahead of Argentina's World Cup opener after the Paris Saint-Germain forward prompted fears by sitting out parts of his team's training se sions."I think I come here in really good form both personally and physically. I have no i sues whatsoever," he told a pre-match news conference."I heard there were rumours about having to mi s part Corey Crawford Jersey of the training, or training apart from the team because of a blow. No, it was just precautions nothing strange or out of the ordinary."Argentina bo s Lionel Scaloni has explained the strains placed upon his squad by a mid-season World Cup."We've had to work very well in our training se sions so they all reach these finals in the best form po sible. The i sue is not that the World Cup is played in November, it's that October was terrible," he said."For those players who play in the major leagues, it was a very tough month."Below are the starting lineups for both teams for their match atLusail Stadium on Tuesday, November 22. (4-2-3-1, right to left): 23. E. Martinez (GK) 26. Molina, 13. Romero, 19. Otamendi, 3. Tagliafico 7. De Paul, 5. Paredes, 11. Di Maria 10. Me si, 17. Gomez 22. MartinezInjured: Acuna (knock)Suspended: noneDefender Cristian Romero (muscular) did not play in his nation's 5-0 warmup win against the United Arab Emirates but will start.Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez was thoughtlikely to accompany Nicolas Otamendi if Romero was not fit but is on the bench, while Nicolas Tagliafico stands in for Marcos Acuna at left-back.Rodrigo De PaulandLeandro Paredes start in midfieldafterGiovani Lo Celso's injury absence amounted to Scaloni's major pre-tournament headache. Benfica's highly rated former River Plate Dylan Strome Jersey youngsterEnzo Fernandezis on the bench. (4-5-1, right to left): 21. Al-Owais (GK) 12. Abdulhamid, 17. Tambakti, 5. Al-Boleahi, 13. Al-Shahrani 9. Al-Buraikan 23. Kanno, 8. Al-Malki, 7. Al-Faraj, 10. Al-Dawsari 11. Al-ShehriInjured: noneSuspended: noneSaudi Arabia's Saleh Al-Shehri returned from an Achilles tear in October. The centre-forward for Saudi Pro League team Al-Hilal has been declared fully fit for the game.Winger Fahad al-Muwallad will not be involved, having been dropped from the squadas a 'precaution' due to failing a Martin Havlat Jersey doping test back in February. Here are the 26 names on each team's squad lists at the World Cup in Qatar:ArgentinaPositionPlayerClubAgeCapsGoalkeeperFranco ArmaniRiver Plate (ARG)3618GoalkeeperEmiliano MartinezAston Villa (ENG)3019GoalkeeperGeronimo RulliVillarreal (SPA)304DefenderMarcos AcunaSevilla (SPA)3043DefenderJuan FoythVillarreal (SPA)2416DefenderLisandro MartinezManUnited (ENG)2410DefenderNahuel MolinaAtletico Madrid (SPA)2419DefenderGonzalo MontielSevilla (SPA)2519DefenderNicolas OtamendiBenfica (POR)3493DefenderGerman PezzellaReal Betis (SPA)3132DefenderCristian RomeroTottenham (ENG)2412DefenderNicolas TagliaficoLyon (FRA)3042MidfielderRodrigo De PaulAtletico Madrid (SPA)2844MidfielderEnzo FernandezBenfica (POR)213MidfielderAlejandro 'Papu' GomezSevilla (SPA)3415MidfielderAlexis Mac AllisterBrighton (ENG)238MidfielderExequiel PalaciosBayer Leverkusen (GER)2420MidfielderLeandro ParedesJuventus (ITA)2846MidfielderGuido RodriguezReal Betis (SPA)2826ForwardJulian AlvarezMan City (ENG)2212ForwardThiago Almada**Atlanta United (USA)211ForwardAngel Di MariaJuventus (ITA)34124ForwardPaulo DybalaAS Roma (ITA)2834ForwardAngel Correa*Atletico Madrid2522ForwardLautaro MartinezInter Milan (ITA)2540ForwardLionel Me siPSG (FRA)35165* Saudi ArabiaPositionPlayerClubAgeCapsGoalkeeperMohamed Al-OwaisAl Hilal (KSA)3133GoalkeeperNawaf Al-AqidiAl Na sr (KSA)220GoalkeeperMohammed Al-YamiAl Ahli (KSA)257DefenderYa ser Al-ShahraniAl Hilal (KSA)3061DefenderAli Al-BoleahiAl Hilal (KSA)3228DefenderAbdulelah Al-AmriAl Na sr (KSA)2513DefenderAbdullah MaduAl Na sr (KSA)2912DefenderHa san TambaktiAl Shabab (KSA)2311DefenderSultan Al-GhannamAl Na sr (KSA)2817DefenderMohammed Al-BuraykAl Hilal (KSA)3028DefenderSaud AbdulhamidAl Hilal (KSA)2314MidfielderSalman Al-FarajAl Hilal (KSA)3356MidfielderRiyadhSharahiliAbha (KSA)292MidfielderAli Al-Ha sanAl Na sr (KSA)259MidfielderMohamed KannoAl Hilal (KSA)2825MidfielderAbdulelah Al-MalkiAl Hilal (KSA)2816MidfielderSami Al-NajeiAl Na sr (KSA)2514MidfielderAbdullah OtayfAl Hilal (KSA)3037MidfielderNa ser Al-DawsariAl Hilal (KSA)238MidfielderAbdulrahman Al-OboodAl Ittihad (KSA)271MidfielderSalem Al-DawsariAl Hilal (KSA)3153MidfielderHattan BahebriAl Shabab Marcus Kruger Jersey (KSA)3030ForwardFahad Al-MuwalladAl Shabab (KSA)2862ForwardHaitham AsiriAl Ahli (KSA)214ForwardSaleh Al-ShehriAl Hilal (KSA)2910ForwardFiras Al-BuraikanAl Fateh (KSA)2220READ: Sporting News

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