Argentina and Belgium play each other in quarterfinal encounter of FIFA World Cup 2014.
Lionel Messi of Argentina is expected to star in the match.
These teams have played each other in 4 occasions and Argentina lead the head to head tally with 3 wins against Belgium’s 1 victory. Argentina also leads in goals department with 10 goals against Belgium’s 4.
Argentina were winners of Group F after they accumulated perfect nine points from their three matches. They defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina by 2-1 in the inaugural match and followed it up with a 1-0 win against Iran after Messi scored in last moments of the match .Argentina ended their group stage run with a 3-2 win over Nigeria. They then advanced to knockout stage to face Switzerland, who were runners up of Group E. Argentina beat Switzerland by 1-0 in last minute of Additional Extra Time after Angel Di Maria broke the deadlock 2 minutes from time.
Belgium, like Argentina topped their group with perfect nine points out of nine. They were in Group H along with Algeria, Russia and South Korea. They beat Algeria by 2-1 in their first game and then clinched the victory against Russia by 1-0 in the following match. They ended their group stage run with a 1-0 victory over South Korea. They then met USA in the quarters who advanced as runners up of Group G. Belgium defeated USA by 2-1 with goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku.
Team News:
Romelu Lukaku might come back into the lineup after scoring in substitute appearance and bagging an assist as well. Divock Origi has not impressed after his two starts and could be benched.
Marcos Rojo is suspended for the match after picking up his second booking of the tournament against Switzerland.
Probable Starting Lineup:
Argentina:
Formation: 4-3-3
Sergio Romero: Hugo Campagnaro, Ezequiel Garay, Fransesco Fernandez, Pablo Zabaleta: Fernando Gago, Javier Mascherano, Angel Di Maria: Ezequiel lavezzi, Gonzalo Higuain, Lionel Messi
Belgium:
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Thibaut Courtois: Toby Alderweireld, Daniel Van Buyten, Vincent Kompany, Jan Vertonghen: Maroune Fellaini, Axel Witsel: Eden Hazard, Dries Mertens, Kevin De Bruyne: Romelu Lukaku
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