JOR vs ARG Live: Argentina looks to wrap up group stage with hat-trick of wins
Lionel Messi has been named among the substitutes as Argentina take on Jordan in their final Group J match at the FIFA World Cup in
Lionel Messi has been named among the substitutes as Argentina take on Jordan in their final Group J match at the FIFA World Cup in Dallas. Head coach Lionel Scaloni has made nine changes to the side that secured a 2-0 win over Austria, with only Emiliano Martinez and Lautaro Martinez retaining their places in the starting XI.
Julian Alvarez, Giuliano Simeone and Nico Paz all start as Argentina, already through to the Round of 32, rotate heavily ahead of the knockout stage. Jordan, who were eliminated after their 2-1 defeat to Algeria, have made two changes of their own.
Mousa Al Tamari starts on the bench, with Ali Azaizeh coming into the attack, while Odeh Fakhoury replaces Mahmoud Almardi. Jordan XI: Yazeed Abulaila; Abdallah Nasib, Husam Abudahab, Yazan Alarab, Ehsan Haddad, Noor Alrawabdeh,
Mohannad Abutaha, Nizar Alrashdan, Ali Olwan, Odeh Fakhoury, Ali Azaizeh Argentina XI: Emiliano Martinez; Marcos Senesi, Nicolas Tagliafico, Nicolas Otamendi, Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo Celso, Exequiel Palacios, Julian Alvarez, Giuliano Simeone, Nico Paz, Lautaro Martinez
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