Soccer-Messi on the bench as Argentina makes nine changes for Jordan clash


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group J - Jordan v Argentina - Dallas Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S. - June 27, 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi arrives at the stadium before the match REUTERS/Issei Kato

DALLAS, ⁠June 27 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi starts on ⁠the bench as Argentina take on Jordan ‌in their final Group J match at Dallas Stadium on Saturday with coach Lionel Scaloni making nine changes ​to the side that defeated ⁠Austria in their previous ⁠match.

* Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and forward Lautaro Martinez ⁠are ‌the only players to remain in the lineup from the 2-0 win ⁠over Austria when Argentina sealed their ​place in ‌the last 32.

* Jordan have made two ⁠changes to ​the side that lost 2-1 to Algeria in their previous match, a result that eliminated ⁠them from their first World Cup.

* ​Forward Mousa Altamari starts on the bench, replaced by Ali Azaizeh, while Odeh Fakhoury comes ⁠in ahead of Mahmoud Almardi

Teams:

Jordan: Yazeed Abulaila; Abdallah Nasib, Husam Abudahab, Yazan Alarab, Ehsan Haddad, Noor Alrawabdeh, Mohannad Abutaha, Nizar Alrashdan, Ali Olwan, ​Odeh Fakhoury, Ali Azaizeh

Argentina: ⁠Emiliano Martinez; Marcos Senesi, Nicolas Tagliafico, Nicolas Otamendi, ​Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo ‌Celso, Exequiel Palacios, Julian Alvarez, ​Giuliano Simeone, Nico Paz, Lautaro Martinez

(Reporting by Michael Church, Editing by Ken Ferris)

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