Argentina vs Saudi Arabia - World Cup:Team news,Talking points,Recent form, H2H & Predicted lineups. |Footbolic

FOOTBOLIC November 22, 2022

 



Argentina will face Saudi Arabia at Lusail Stadium  at 10:00 UTC in the first match of Group C in the world cup.

Argentina, who are unbeaten in 36 matches, will expect nothing less than victory against Saudi Arabia.Scaloni's squad steps up to make Messi's last World Cup opener a resounding success.

Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, has very little chance of success. They can be satisfied with a draw at Lusail Stadium.


TEAM NEWS

Argentina



 Alarm bells started ringing when it was reported that Lionel Messi had trained individually. But the air has been cleared that the PSG forward is not suffering from any injury and it was simply by choice.

Lisandro Martinez and Exequiel Palacios were also working indoors but should be fit to feature. However, Joaquin Correa has been withdrawn with Thiago Almada taking his place.


Saudi Arabia



 Midfielder Riyadh Sharahili is suffering from a muscular problem and is likely to miss the tie while defender Hassan Tambakti refrained from training due to some discomfort.

Meanwhile, veteran forward Fahad Al-Muwallad has been left out after he failed a drug test.


TALKING POINTS


- Argentina are unbeaten in all four of their previous meetings with Saudi Arabia (W2 D2), with this the first meeting between the sides at the FIFA World Cup.

- Argentina have qualified for their 18th FIFA World Cup, with Qatar 2022 being their 13th participation in a row, the third-longest current run after Brazil (22) and Germany (18). Since 1978, only Germany (5) have reached the final of the tournament on more occasions than Argentina (4).

- Winners in 1978 and 1986, Argentina are one of three South American teams to have lifted the FIFA World Cup trophy, alongside Brazil (5 times) and Uruguay (2 times).

- Argentina have made it past the first round in 12 of their last 13 World Cup appearances, the only exception coming in 2002.

- Argentina have lost three of their last five matches at the World Cup (W1 D1), as many as in their previous 24 combined (W16 D5). They lost two games at the 2018 edition (0-3 vs Croatia, 3-4 vs France), the first time they’d lost multiple games in a single tournament since 1994.


H2H


Argentina: 2 Wins
Saudi Arabia: 0 Wins
Draws: 2


RECENT FORM

Argentina: WWWWW
Saudi Arabia: LDDWL


PREDICTED LINEUPS

Argentina: Martinez; Foyth, Otamendi, Martinez, Acuna; Di Maria, Paredes, De Paul, Mac Allister; Messi, Alvarez


Saudi Arabia: Owais; Abdulhamid, Amri, Al-Boleahi, Shahrani; Al-Buraikan, Kanno, Malki, Al-Dawsari; Al-Faraj; Al-Shehri


Predicted score : Argentina 6-0 Saudi Arabia


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