Argentina – Iceland World Cup Prediction
Argentina and Iceland meet at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow in Russia for the first round of Group D of the World Cup. Argentina qualified for the World Cup after finishing third in the South American qualifiers. The team made only a regular preparation, as in 5 friendlies, they were 3 wins and 2 losses, among the defeats is the defeat suffered for the Spain by 6 to 1. The coach Jorge Sampaoli bets on his main player, the striker Lionel Messi, who managed to lead Argentina to the final of the last Cup. The striker was voted 5 times the best player in the world. Di Maria, Dybala and Aguero are other highlights of the two-time world champion. Iceland qualified for the World Cup after finishing first in Group I of the European Qualifiers. This will be the first participation of the Icelandic team in the World Cup. The coach Heimir Hallgrímsson bets on the skills and passes of midfielder Gylfi Sirgurosson, technical leader of the team. Gunarsson and Gudmundsson are other weapons of the Icelandic national team.
STATISTICS AND IMPORTANT DATA
Argentina have 2 World Cup titles (1978 and 1986), while Iceland will play their first World Cup.
Iceland have not won for four games, having conceded 11 goals in that period.
Argentina have scored 10 goals in the last 5 games, but also conceded 10 goals in that period.
Lionel Messi has scored 6 goals in the last 6 games.
Iceland’s last 6 games have scored more than 2.5 goals.
Prediction Argentina – Iceland
Argentina is one of the most talented teams in the World Cup, but it still depends a lot on the good performance of Messi. Iceland, however, lacks individual talents, but tries to compensate with good tactical discipline. The European team made a terrible preparation in the friendlies, accumulating many negative results. The game promises to be played, but with favoritism for Argentina, for having a more qualified cast and for having more tradition in the competition. Therefore, we believe that Argentina will start the World Cup with a victory against the newcomers of the tournament. Argentina wins!
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