Our prediction for this match:
Guatemala
Match Time & Date:
15/06/2024
02:00
Prediction: 0-3
Argentina
Guatemala and Argentina face each other at FedEx Field in a David-vs-Goliath friendly. La Albiceleste aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Ecuador, but Lionel Scaloni must warn his men against complacency. Leo Messi is pushing for a start after coming as a substitute against La Tri, with Enzo Fernandez likely to step up as well. Benfica ace Angel Di Maria, who scored the winner against Ecuador, should be rested.
Los Chapines, on the other hand, outplayed Dominica and British Virgin Islands in the previous two WC qualifying matches, but they will have a mountain to climb against the world champions. As previously mentioned, David faces Goliath in Landover. Therefore, anything but a routine away win would be a big surprise. In their last meeting on the international stage Argentina defeated Guatemala 3-0. A man to watch in the home team will be Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, who helped Derby County secure promotion to the Championship earlier this year.
Highlighted Player (Lionel Messi):
Lionel Messi is regarded as one of the best players in the history of football. He was born on 24 June, 1987 in Rosario and he began his football career at Newell’s Old Boys. At age 10 he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency, but having realized his potential at a young age, Barcelona decided to pay for his treatment.
Messi joined Barca in 2001 and he has been playing for the Camp Nou outfit ever since. The Argentine magician has won eight La Liga trophies with Barca and he helped the Catalan giants lift no less than four Champions League titles (2005/2006, 2008/2009, 2010/2011, 2014/2015).
In the 2011/2012 La Liga campaign Messi scored 50 goals for Barca, while netting 14 goals in the 2011/2012 Champions League campaign. The five-time Golden Ball award winner has established himself as Barcelona’s all-time top scorer, but he has yet to win a trophy with Argentina national team at major tournaments. Leo Messi, though, has won Olympic Gold Medal (2008) and FIFA World Youth Championship (2005), with la Albiceleste.
Highlighted Team (Argentina):
Members of the CONMEBOL confederation Argentina national team are headed by coach Gerardo Martino and are considered one of the most nations in footballing world. Renowned for their attacking powers and defensive discipline Argentina have been playing their international matches since 1901 and their first ever competitive victory over Uruguay 3-2.
Commonly referred to as La Seleccion, Argentina are top of the FIFA World ranking, but their most recent records have been below par with the team last winning a major trophy in 1993. Two-time World Cup winners have lost the 2014 final to Germany coming agonizingly close to the crown they last won in 1986. Javier Zanetti is the most capped player with 143 matches to his name while Javier Mascherano and Lionel Messi with 124 and 108 respectively are the current team members with most games to their name.
Barcelona star Lionel Messi is six goals short behind Gabriel Batistuta who is the team’s top scorer with 56 goals he scored playing for La Seleccion from 1991 to 2002.
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