The FIFA World Cup 2018 is scheduled to be held in Russia from June 14 to July 15, 2018. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities.
The final will be held at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Current World Cup 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.
2018 FIFA World Cup
In Group D, two-time champions Argentina started their campaign with a draw against the debutants Iceland. In the next match, they were defeated by the group leaders Croatia and were on verge of elimination. But, Argentina led by Messi rose to the occasion against Nigeria and beat them 2-1 in the final match to finish with four points.
Coach for 2018:
Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli.
Jorge Sampaoli
Fixtures:
June 16: vs Iceland
June 21: vs Croatia
June 26: vs Nigeria
Past records
No. of times team has played in WC (number): 16
No. of matches played (number): 77
No. of matches won: 42
No. of matches lost: 21
No. of times lost in finals (Number): 5
No. of times world cup won (number): 2
No. of goals scored in WC: 131
Top 3 players to watch: Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, Gonzalo Higuain
Road to WC (text): Argentina were on verge of elimination. Messi showed his brilliance in the match against Ecuador by scoring a hat-trick and enabled Argentina book a ticket to Russia.
Player who has played most world cups (appearances): Diego Maradona: 4
Player who has scored most no. of goals (Player:No. of goals): Gabriel Bastituta: 10
