Szymon Marciniak will referee Argentina against Algeria at the World Cup.

Marciniak is going to be the referee for Argentina on Tuesday. The Polish referee has also previously refereed two of Argentina’s matches.

He was the referee for Argentina against Australia at the 2022 World Cup and he also was the referee of the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France.

Marcos Senesi has spoken about being called up to the Argentina national team for the World Cup.

Senesi is replacing the injured Leonardo Balerdi for the World Cup after initially being left out of the Argentina national team. Speaking to ESPN Argentina, here is what Senesi had to say about being called-up:

“Very happy. First, I would to give a big hug to flaco, it’s a difficult situation for him. A big hug.

“It’s a nice opportunity and I hope to enjoy it to the most. I had been training up to the expectations. I didn’t have contact with anyone up until the last moment.

“One always has hope. I had it until the last moment. I knew it could be a possibility. I was hoping it until the last moment and it happened.

“It’s the dream of any kid when you start playing with the ball in your neighborhood. I have always said that I never see myself singing another anthem that wasn’t the Argentine.

“The first call I made were to my parents.”

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni is set to start four players in midfield against Algeria at the World Cup.

Lionel Scaloni could be going with four in midfield. According to Gastón Edul, Scaloni is set to start Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister and Thiago Almada against Algeria.

Leandro Paredes, Nahuel Molina and Nicolás González all trained with the Argentina national team.

Paredes was back training with the team on Thursday. According to Maximiliano Grillo, the Argentine trained with his team mates and he could be an option for Lionel Scaloni at the World Cup against Algeria.

The 31 year old did not play for Argentina against Honduras and Iceland. Nahuel Molina and Nicolás González also trained without any issues.

Emiliano Martínez is set to start for Argentina at the World Cup.

Martínez underwent tests on Thursday and he will be starting for Argentina against Algeria. According to Gastón Edul, the Argentine has recovered from his injury and is set to be available for Argentina.

The Argentina national team medical staff decided to remove the cast from his ring finger and he trained with the rest of the group wearing gloves for the first time.