The Argentine team, which has secured its place in the knockouts by topping the group, will be without Lionel Messi in its last group match against Jordan. Messi will remain on the bench in this match.
Dallas: The Argentine team will take the field in its last match of Group J without star player Lionel Messi. This match is against Jordan. Argentina has already reached the knockout as group champion by winning two matches, so the result of this match will not have any significant impact on the team.
Argentina defeated Algeria 3–0 in their first match. In this match, Messi scored his first hat-trick of the World Cup. After this, in the second match also, Messi scored two goals and led the team to victory.
All eyes are on what strategy coach Lionel Scaloni adopts without Messi, who has scored 5 goals in the first two matches. Scaloni has not yet told who will play in the starting eleven in place of Messi. However, some reports are saying that Nico Paz may get a chance.
At the same time, Argentina will face Cape Verde in the knockout round. Former world champion Uruguay suffered a 1–0 defeat at the hands of Spain, after which Uruguay was eliminated from the tournament and Cape Verde qualified for the knockouts from the group.
The special thing is that Cape Verde is playing the World Cup for the first time. In its very first match, the team surprised everyone by holding Euro champion Spain to a 0-0 draw. In today’s match, the match between Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia also ended in a goalless draw. Cape Verde has reached the knockouts without losing a single match. The knockout match between Argentina and Cape Verde will be played on July 4 at 3:30 am.