2018 World Cup Betting Odds & Prediction for Argentina
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- Captain: Lionel Messi
- Manager: Jorge Sampaoli
- Nickname: La Albiceleste
- FIFA Ranking: 5
- World Cup Betting Odds to Win: +750
World Cup History
Argentina has two World Cup titles they won in 1978 and in 1986 for those that remember the legendary Diego Maradona and the hand of God! Argentina has also finished as runners-up three times including 2014. They last failed to qualify in 1970.How they qualified to Russia 2018
Argentina may have been the runner-ups four years ago, but they barely qualified for the 2018 World Cup. La Albiceleste finished third in the South America qualifying section and went into the final day of match play without a victory. However, that’s when the incomparable Leo Messi saved the day for them with an improbable (not for him) hattrick to avoid the embarrassment of failing to qualify.23-man final squad
- Sergio Romero
- Willy Caballero
- Franco Armania
- Gabriel Mercardo
- Cristian Ansaldi
- Nicolas Otamendi
- Federico Fazio
- Marcos Rojo
- Nicolas Tagliafico
- Marcos Acuna
- Javier Mascherano
- Eduardo Salvio
- Lucas Biglia
- Giovani Lo Celso
- Ever Banega
- Manuel Lanzini
- Maximiliano Meza
- Angel Di Maria
- Cristian Pavon
- Lionel Messi
- Paulo Dybala
- Gonzalo Higuain
- Sergio Aguero
Group D Schedule
June 16
- Argentina vs. Iceland
- Croatia vs. Nigeria
June 21
- Argentina vs. Croatia
June 22
- Nigeria vs. Iceland
June 26
- Nigeria vs. Argentina
- Iceland vs. Croatia
The Outlook
Lionel Messi is going to go down as one of the greatest players to ever take the pitch, it’s that simple. He’s his country’s all-time leading scorer and is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down with 12 goals in 11 league appearances for Barcelona this season. Messi will show up an deliver, but will his teammates? Argentina needs a great effort from players like Angel Di Maria, striker Sergio Aguero, and Gonzalo Higuain after the trio all excelled in Europe this season. If they can all figure out how to play with and play-off off Messi, Argentina could shine.
