The Argentina national team will play Switzerland at the World Cup and coach Lionel Scaloni could have his starting eleven in mind.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke at a press conference after the team trained in Kansas City. According to SC_ESPN, Lionel Scaloni could repeat the same starting eleven as the one that won 3-2 against Egypt. This is the rumored eleven:
Emiliano Martínez; Tagliafico, Lisandro Martínez, Romero, Molina; Enzo, Mac Allister, Paredes, De Paul, Julián Álvarez and Messi
Probable lineup reported by Tyc Sports:
Emiliano Martínez ; Nahuel Molina or Gonzalo Montiel , Cristian Romero , Lisandro Martínez , Nicolás Tagliafico ; Rodrigo De Paul , Enzo Fernández , Leandro Paredes , Alexis Mac Allister or Nicolás González ; Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez
Note: Montiel is 1 yellow card away from suspension in the next round.
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DePaul needs to go. So does Maca. I have no issues giving them minutes but we have better options. Take any two of Barco, Paz, Simeone. In DePaul’s case, he just doesn’t pass well or run anywhere what he used to. In the case of Maca, he has not been in form for a long time.
I am getting tired of people overlooking us. Only one of France/Spain advance. There’s still Norway, England, Switzerland, and Argentina. These so called experts just act like these four teams are there to get pounded by whomever advances. If Morocco weren’t such chicken shits playing, and if Hakimi could make a cross on target or goal, maybe things would be different. But Hakimi shot is so bad I am beginning to think he is blind. Nothing will be sweeter if we repeat.
Hakimi doesn’t play well against France deliberately not coincidence
I hope this is just a rumour like, for real. Maybe just maybe, Scaloni’s playing 4D chess, making people into believing that this will be starting 11 because the media will spread this information. Hope there’s a shocking changeor two, as it happened before back then.
Yes
In the 80s my family used to get hate travelling abroad for the Argentina shirt. I was very young and oblivious to it to be honest.
In the 90s-2010s I would get hate when I was in the states or in Europe, but North Africa used to always give the Argentina shirt love when I was in morroco, Tunisia, Egypt etc.
Now, 2026, present time, I have never felt so much hate and verbal abuse.
I was shopping yesterday to prepare for today’s asado, wearing 1998 jersey, I had multiple people say to me things such as “are you proud to have VAR on your side” and “I hope argentina crashes out”.
It’s become very intense to wear the holy Albeceleste jersey out in public now. And I own 9 Argentina shirts let alone my river plate shirts.
I was hoping to make this a funny comment, and say I have enough shirts to wear one for each day of week, but I have to say that I am sad.
Anyways, we are still going to cook today and still going to put on our Alvarez jersey as he is scoring tonight God willing.
SorinXcrespO, my brother you and I are exactly in the same boat.
I have said many times prior to the WC that ARG is the most hated footballing nation on the planet, matter of fact have been saying the same thing around here forever, the level of envy, jealousy, hatred, FALSE narratives, political innuendos (you and I come from the same place so you understand that perfectly), disgusting lies….etc My OWN sister who never watched a football game in her life, doesn’t know football from Mickey Mouse was talking nonsense to me after the win about how ARG cheated, Politically motivated blah blah blah…off course her hubby has been butthurt for a while because his sorry ass Brazil has been trash since they CHEATED us in the 2020 COPA and would fill her head with nonsense to make himself feel better.
I stopped at QT Thursday morning for coffee and off course I am wearing my absolute favorite ARG Jersey 1986 Maradona and I hear Messi, he’s the Opps, I turned around and looked at him and I was about to say, It’s Maradona dummy but wasn’t worth my time.
People are STUPID plain and simple, motivated by stupidity, envy, hatred, Crynaldo fans…….it’s like HATERS of Messi/ Argentina Unite choosing whatever narratives to feed their story.
I’ve been an ARGENTINA fan for more than 41 years and will always show my love and support and they can all kiss my ass, friend or foe.
I attended the Spain vs. Belgium quarterfinal wearing my Albiceleste jersey. After the match, as I was leaving the stadium, a group of Spanish supporters walking behind me started shouting “F Argentina” and “F Messi.” They got right up in my face and kept repeating it.
I didn’t back down. I turned around and gave it right back to them. They eventually moved on, and so did I. That’s football passionate fans, heated moments, and rivalries.
Scaloni,,
You didn’t learn anything from the Egypt match,, maybe you were mad.. I am sure today is our last worldcup match..!!
Switzerland is a physical Strong team. They play quick pass and there average height is 185.2 c.m.. Your selected four defender avarage height is 176.75 c.m..
The four midfielders he wants to play are all slow and lose the ball when pressed too easily..
The team crying for nice paz. Simeone, Barco, lo celso and palcios.. You remember me 2006 pekerman..
The rumoured starting 11 is just to mislead media and the opponents at the same time.Wait for the surprises just 1 hour before the announcement of Starting 11
Remember the comics section in newspapers when people used to read papers, well in today’s edition, cryNaldo positing a pic of lifting the EUROs trophy in 2016 as if that wasn’t funny enough since he contributed ZERO to that win and even funnier their 71 senile new Portuguese manager saying that her highness will feature in the next WC LMAO.
We might advance to the final or not, we might win it or not, and off course I hope they come out a winner but seeing that pitiful joker getting knocked out and Brazil yet again OUT has given me a great JOY and satisfaction.
Playing with Molina and De Paul means it will be like us playing with 9 players. Same mistakes again and again and again. Only more Messi magic can save us. No one to stretch or carry the ball. The team is dying for Barco or Lo Celso or Paz.
I have a feeling that Scaloni will change up things quicker and earlier this time around if things don’t improve toward the end of the half or immediately in the 2nd.
Same