Sports News of Saturday, 16 June 2018

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LIVE UPDATES: Argentina vs Iceland

The Argentines take on Iceland in their opener The Argentines take on Iceland in their opener

Hello and welcome to live text commentary of the Group D match between Argentina and Iceland at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

After losing the 2014 World Cup final to Germany, Argentina have high hopes to go all the way in Russia. This could also be Lionel Messi's last chance of World Cup glory and expectations have risen following Cristiano Ronaldo's stunning hat-trick against Spain on Friday.

Iceland, meanwhile, have already made history by becoming the smallest nation to qualify for the World Cup. After their excellent performances at Euro 2016, many will hope for similar updates from the newcomers but the odds are certainly stacked against them against a side of Argentina's calibre.

Iceland XI: Hannes Haldorsson; Kari Arnason, Birkir Mar Saevarsson, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Hordur Bjorgvin Magnusson; Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Aron Gunnarsson, Emil Hallfredsson; Bikir Bjarnason, Alfred Finnbogason, Gylfi Sigurdsson.

Argentina XI: Willy Caballero; Nicolas Tagliafico, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Rojo, Eduardo Salvio; Javier Mascherano, Lucas Biglia; Maximiliano Meza, Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria; Sergio Aguero.

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