Argentina don finish dia World Cup 2026 group J campaign without pressure, but di team still want win to keep morale high before di round of 32.
Coach Lionel Scaloni don confirm di starting eleven and decide to drop three key players: Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister, and Rodrigo De Paul.
All three na World Cup winners and regular starters for Argentina, but dis time dem dey on di bench alongside oda important players.
Di good news be say di absence no be because of injury. De Paul, Enzo, and Mac Allister no dey play because Scaloni want rotate and give minutes to reserves.
So im pick midfield of Exequiel Palacios, Leandro Paredes, and Giovani Lo Celso – three players wey don get very few minutes so far for di competition.
For di same reason, players like Nahuel Molina, Lisandro Martinez, Lionel Messi, and Thiago Almada no dey start.
From di usual starters, only Emiliano Martinez and Lautaro Martinez dey di lineup.
Di full starting eleven be: Emiliano Martinez; Giuliano Simeone, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Senesi, Nicolas Tagliafico; Exequiel Palacios, Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo Celso; Nico Paz; Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez.
Outside AT&T Stadium for Texas, di area don turn blue and white as fans gather for di match between Argentina and Jordan.
Among thousands of Argentina shirts, many signs dey for captain Lionel Messi, wey start for bench but fit enter for second half according to Scaloni.
