Argentina close out Group J v Jordan with rotated XI, place secured | OneFootball

With their place in the round of 32 and top spot in Group J already secured, the Argentina national team will face Jordan this Saturday in the final matchday of the first phase of the 2026 World Cup. After beating Algeria 3-0 and Austria 2-0 thanks to a historic performance by Lionel Messi — who scored all five of the team’s goals and became the all-time top scorer in World Cup history — head coach Lionel Scaloni will take the opportunity to rest his usual starters and field an alternate lineup.

For this match, Argentina will take the field with Juan Musso in goal; a back line made up of Gonzalo Montiel, Nicolás Otamendi, Marcos Senesi, and Nicolás Tagliafico; in midfield will be Leandro Paredes, Exequiel Palacios, along with the question between Giovani Lo Celso or Valentín Barco; while the attack will consist of Giuliano Simeone, Nico Paz, and Julián Álvarez.

The match will kick off at 11 p.m. (Argentina time) at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, United States, with Romanian referee István Kovács in charge. Live coverage will be provided by Agencia Noticias Argentinas and will be available on TV Pública, TyC Sports, Telefe, Paramount+, Disney+ Premium, and DSports.

As for Jordan, the team comes into the end of its first World Cup appearance already eliminated and with no mathematical chance of leaving the bottom of the table due to the Olympic tiebreak criterion, after suffering defeats to Austria (3-1) and Algeria (2-1).

Even so, the side coached by Jamal Sellami will look to bow out of the tournament with a historic result against the reigning world and South American champions. Their starting lineup will be made up of Yazeed Abu laila; Husam Abudahab, Yazan Al-Arab, Abdallah Nasib; Mohannad Mahmoud abo Taha, Noor Al-Rawabdeh, Nizar Al Rashdan, Ehsan Haddad; Mahmoud Al Mardi, Ali Alowan and Musa Al-Taamari.

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