Soccer Football - World Cup - Group D - Argentina vs Iceland - Spartak Stadium, Moscow, Russia - June 16, 2018 Iceland fans before the match REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Sergio Aguero was chosen as Argentina's centre-forward ahead of Gonzalo Higuain for their World Cup Group D match against Iceland at the Spartak Stadium on Saturday.
It was a bold move by coach Jorge Sampaoli as Aguero underwent a knee surgery in mid-April and was included in the Argentina squad despite doubts about his fitness, while Higuain has been scoring regularly for Juventus.
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