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One of the top contenders to win the 2018 World Cup in Russia is Argentina at odds of +800. Argentina is led by one of the top players in the world in Lionel Messi who scored seven goals in ten games in qualifying. Argentina has played in the World Cup a total of 16 times and won two titles, but none since 1986. Argentina has won 42 matches in World Cup history, fourth all-time behind Brazil, Germany and Italy.
Argentina 2018 World Cup Odds: +800
Argentina is getting a lot of respect from the oddsmakers at odds of +800. Perhaps that is too much respect, as Argentina struggled just to get out of qualifying and needed heroics by Messi just to advance. Only Germany, France, Brazil and Spain have lower odds to win the 2018 World Cup than Argentina.
2018 World Cup Qualifying Results
Argentina went 7-4 with 7 draws in qualifying to finish third in CONMEBOL. They outscored opponents by a combined 19-16 and needed Messi to come through in a big way. Messi scored seven goals in ten games, as Argentina scored just 19 times overall, their lowest goal total since the round-robin format in CONMEBOL was introduced. Messi missed eight of Argentina’s qualifying matches but when he was on the field they picked up 21 of their 28 points.
2018 FIFA World Cup Groups
| Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
Group D |
| Russia |
Portugal |
France |
Argentina |
| Saudi Arabia |
Spain |
Australia |
Iceland |
| Egypt |
Morocco |
Peru |
Croatia |
| Uruguay |
Iran |
Denmark |
Nigeria |
| Group E |
Group F |
Group G |
Group H |
| Brazil |
Germany |
Belgium |
Poland |
| Switzerland |
Mexico |
Panama |
Senegal |
| Costa Rica |
Sweden |
Tunisia |
Colombia |
| Serbia |
Korea Republic |
England |
Japan |
2018 FIFA World Cup Group D Schedule
| GROUP D: Argentina - Iceland - Croatia - Nigeria |
| Match |
Date / Time (Local Time) |
Venue |
| Argentina vs Iceland |
June, 16th / 16:00 |
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow |
| Croatia vs Nigeria |
June, 16th / 21:00 |
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad |
| Argentina vs Croatia |
June, 21st / 21:00 |
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod |
| Nigeria vs Iceland |
June, 22nd / 18:00 |
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd |
| Nigeria vs Argentina |
June, 26th / 21:00 |
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
| Iceland vs Croatia |
June, 26th / 21:00 |
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don |
Players to Watch
It is all about Lionel Messi when it comes to Argentina. Messi threatened to retire after Argentina lost the Copa America Centenario final in 2016, but he decided to return and continue playing for the national team. Other players to keep an eye on include Sergio Agüero, Ángel Di María and Gonzalo Higuaín
The Coach
Jorge Sampaoli took over from Edgardo Bauza in early June of 2017. He had previously spent a year coaching Sevilla. He also coached different teams in Peru, Ecuador and Chile. He led the Chilean national team to the Round of 16 four years ago in Brazil.
Argentina World Cup History
Argentina has a rich World Cup history with 16 appearances and two titles. They have played 77 matches in the World Cup, scoring 131 goals for an average of 1.7 goals per contest. They have participated in every World Cup since 1970. They have won it all twice, in 1978 and 1986. They finished second to Germany four years ago in Brazil.
Argentina 2018 World Cup Predictions
Can one player do enough to win a title at the 2018 World Cup? Argentina has Lionel Messi but far too often they don’t get much from their other marquee players. If Argentina is to live up to their advance billing, they need players like Sergio Agüero and Gonzalo Higuaín to provide scoring support for Messi. They also need to get quality play in goal from Romero if they are to challenge teams like Germany or Brazil. Overall, Argentina looks overvalued at odds of +800 and matching the second place finish of four years ago seems unlikely.
Argentina 2018 World Cup Roster
GK - Sergio Romero
GK - Nahuel Guzmán
GK - Agustín Marchesín
GK - Gerónimo Rulli
DF - Javier Mascherano
DF - Nicolás Otamendi
DF - Emanuel Mammana
DF - Milton Casco
DF - Nicolás Pareja
DF - Fabricio Bustos
DF - Javier Pinola
DF - Jonatan Maidana
DF - José Luis Gómez
DF - Nicolás Tagliafico
DF - Gabriel Mercado
DF - Federico Fazio
DF - Germán Pezzella
MF - Ángel Di María
MF - Éver Banega
MF - Lucas Biglia
MF - Marcos Acuña
MF - Matías Kranevitter
MF - Enzo Pérez
MF - Pablo Pérez
MF - Fernando Gago
MF - Javier Pastore
MF - Guido Pizarro
MF - Augusto Fernández
MF - Manuel Lanzini
MF - Ignacio Fernández
MF - Guido Rodríguez
MF - Eduardo Salvio
MF - Alejandro Gómez
MF - Leandro Paredes
MF - Diego Perotti
MF - Emiliano Rigoni
FW - Lionel Messi
FW - Sergio Agüero
FW - Paulo Dybala
FW - Mauro Icardi
FW - Darío Benedetto
FW - Lautaro Acosta
FW - Joaquín Correa
FW - Lucas Alario
FW - Gonzalo Higuaín
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