Argentina: Argentina come into the tournament with a very balanced squad and should breeze through the group stage. Lionel Messi will look to add to his World Cup tally of a solitary goal. On paper, they have one of the best sides in the tournament and the team is peaking at the right time. Argentina is one of the pre-tournament favourites and with players like Angel Di Maria, Javier Mascherano, Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain we won’t doubt the football pundits.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only debutant at the 2014 World Cup. Despite a team sprinkled with players from big leagues and spearheaded by Manchester City’s Edin Dzeko, there are concerns over the Dragons could suffer from first-time nerves. Many believe they have already achieved a lot by playing in the finals but Bosnian have set their hearts on upsetting the big boys of international football.
Head-to-Head
Total Matches Played: 2
Argentina 2 Wins, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 Win, 0 Draw
Line-ups
Argentina
Sergio Romero; Pablo Zabaleta, Ezequiel Garay, Hugo Campagnaro, Federico Fernandez, Marcos Rojo; Maxi Rodriguez, Javier Mascherano, Angel Di Maria; Lionel Messi (capt), Sergio Aguero
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Asmir Begovic; Mensur Mujdza, Ermin Bicakcic, Emir Spahic (capt), Sead Kolasinac; Muhamed Besic, Miralem Pjanic; Izet Hajrovic, Zvjezdan Misimovic, Senad Lulic; Edin Dzeko
Referee: Joel Aguilar (ESA)