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Seven Argentina players on yellow cards in World Cup qualifiers

Seven Argentina national team players are on yellow cards and would be one card away from missing a World Cup qualifier.

The Argentina national team will play Colombia on Tuesday in a World Cup qualifying match. Cristian Romero, Rodrigo De Paul, Julián Álvarez, Thiago Almada, Lautaro Martínez, Exequiel Palacios and Giovani Lo Celso are all on yellow cards.

Should one of them receive a yellow card against Colombia, they would miss Argentina’s World Cup qualifying match against Venezuela in September. Nicolás Tagliafico received a yellow card in Argentina’s 1-0 win against Chile and is suspended for Tuesday’s World Cup qualifying match.

Rumored Argentina eleven vs. Colombia, Lionel Messi to start

Lionel Messi is confirmed to start for the Argentina national team against Colombia in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier and Nicolas Tagliafico is suspended.

Messi did not start for Argentina in their 1-o win against Chile on Thursday but will start Tuesday’s game against Colombia. Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni confirmed that Messi is going to start but did not confirm the starting eleven.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni will be without Nicolás Tagliafico as he is suspended for the match due to yellow card accumulation. Scaloni will have Nicolás Otamendi, Enzo Fernández and Leandro Paredes all back from suspension. Here is the rumored eleven:

Emiliano Martínez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Medina; De Paul, Paredes, Enzo; Messi, Julián Álvarez and Almada

Nicolás Tagliafico suspended for Argentina vs. Colombia

Nicolás Tagliafico is suspended and will not play for Argentina against Colombia.

Tagliafico received his second yellow card of the South American World Cup qualifiers in Argentina’s 1-0 win against Chile and is suspended for Tuesday’s match. The 32 year old has started 12 World Cup qualifying matches, starting one on the bench and missing two due to injury.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has Facundo Medina and Valentín Barco available for Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier.

Argentina vs. Colombia World Cup qualifier preview, kick off times

Argentina will play Colombia in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night.

The Argentina national team won 1-0 against Chile on Thursday and will play Colombia on Tuesday at the Monumental. The match is an 8:00 pm kick off time.

Lionel Scaloni’s team will finish the South American World Cup qualifiers in first place but Colombia are not yet secured of a place at the World Cup. Argentina are on 34 points while Colombia are on 21 points.

Scaloni spoke at a press conference on Monday and confirmed that Lionel Messi will start the match.

Here are the different kick off times for the match:

Tuesday:
United States, Canada: 5:00 pm Pacific
United States, Canada: 8:00 pm Eastern
Argentina: 9:00 pm

Thursday:
Ghana: 12:00 am
Scotland, England, Nigeria: 1:00 am
Spain, France, South Africa: 2:00 am
Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar: 3:00 am
Iran: 3:30 am
United Arab Emirates, Oman: 4:00 am
Afghanistan: 4:30 am
Pakistan: 5:00 am
India, Sri Lanka: 5:30 am
Nepal: 5:45 am
Bangladesh: 6:00 am
Indonesia, Vietnam: 7:00 am
Malaysia, Singapore, China: 8:00 am
South Korea, Japan: 9:00 am
Australia: 10:00 am
New Zealand: 12:00 pm

Argentina U20 win 2-0 vs. Australia in second friendly match

Argentina’s U20 national team wrapped up a successful international break with a 2-0 victory over Australia in their second friendly match of the week. Played at the Nuevo Gasómetro (San Lorenzo’s stadium), this win followed a 2-1 triumph just three days earlier in Ezeiza, giving Diego Placente’s side a perfect record heading into preparations for the FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile.

River Plate winger Ian Subiabre and Bayer Leverkusen forward Alejo Sarco — who also scored in the first match — provided the goals in Monday’s win. The Albiceleste controlled both games and gained valuable experience against an opponent they will face again in the group stage of the 2025 U20 World Cup, set to be played in Chile from September 27 to October 19.

The squad had been training at the Lionel Messi Training Complex in Ezeiza since June 2, capping off a productive week of work. With the friendlies concluded, the players will now return to their respective clubs to resume domestic competition.

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