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El centrocampista de Argentina, Enzo Pérez regresó al entrenamiento, tras superar unas molestias en el glúteo izquierdo, en la última práctica de la Albiceleste, antes de medirse ante Francia en octavos del Mundial

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BRONNITSY, Russia | Argentina coach plans major changes to team at World Cup

BRONNITSY, Russia (AP) — Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli is planning major changes to his team for the South Americans’ next World Cup match.

In the team’s first training session since a disappointing 1-1 draw against Iceland, Sampaoli tried a different tactical approach Monday, with an eye toward the clash against Croatia on Thursday.

He tested a system with three central defenders: Gabriel Mercado, Nicolas Otamendi and Nicolas Tagliafico. Mercado was replacing Marcos Rojo, who put in a poor performance against Iceland in a line of four defenders.

The other notable change in training was that the coach dropped midfielders Lucas Biglia and Angel Di Maria, who also failed to impress in the draw on Saturday. Sampaoli switched Biglia for Marcos Acuna, who was playing on the left wing.

Javier Mascherano will remain as a defensive midfielder, while right back Eduardo Salvio was being pushed up as a wingback.

“Yes, we worked with different types of systems, on the wings or in the middle, in a hypothetical line of five,” Mercado said at a news conference. “Every match needs something, and if it’s line of five then we’ll do it — if it’s a line of four we’ll do it. We have a few days left to decide how we will play.”

Di María, meanwhile, looks like he will be sacrificed for Cristian Pavon, who impressed Sampaoli in just 20 minutes as a substitute against Iceland.

“I think that Jorge is looking at every position. We’ll see what happens and what he decides on the day,” the 22-year-old Pavon said. “I feel confident and luckily things are going well for me, but I don’t know yet if I’ll be a starter.”

Rojo, Biglia and Di Maria are part of a group of eight players who were part of the Argentina team that finished as runner-ups in 2014 in Brazil. They also were part of the team that lost the Copa America final against Chile in 2015 and the Copa America Centenario in 2016.

Sampaoli hasn’t repeated the same team in the 12 games that he has been in charge of the national team.

The other likely starters for the Croatia match are talisman Lionel Messi, Wilfredo Caballero, Maximiliano Meza and Sergio Aguero, who scored in the first match.

“The team is convinced of what’s to come. That’s it, we have to look at what we need to correct from the Iceland match, but we can’t dwell on it. We have to look forward and win the next match against Croatia.”

Croatia is leading Group D after beating Nigeria 2-0.

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BRONNITSY, Russia | Height effect: Argentina sizes up Iceland at World Cup

BRONNITSY, Russia (AP) — In theory, two-time World Cup champion Argentina really shouldn’t be fearful of facing Iceland, which is making its first appearance at the tournament. But there is a bit of worry in the Argentina camp: the height effect.

Icelandic footballers are the tallest at the World Cup in Russia, with an average height of 1.85 meters (over 6 feet), making them especially strong in aerial duels in defense and attack. It’s a weapon that Iceland will try to use to counter the individual brilliance of Lionel Messi and other players when the two teams face each other Saturday in Group D.

Because Argentina is among the shortest teams at the tournament at 1.79 meters (just over 5-feet-10 inches), coach Jorge Sampaoli has put special emphasis on height during tactical work at the team’s training center in the Moscow suburb of Bronnitsy.

“It’s going to be a very tough match,” goalkeeper Wilfredo Caballero said Wednesday. “They defend well as a group, with two very tight lines. It will be difficult to get in through the middle. We’ll have to use the wings.”

In training, Sampaoli tried out a zonal defensive system involving center backs Nicolas Otamendi and Marcos Rojo. Other taller players in the Argentina team including Maximiliano Meza, Lucas Biglia and Angel Di Maria will man-mark their towering rivals.

“Over the past week, we have been working on specific issues like set pieces,” said Nahuel Guzman, another Argentina goalkeeper.

“The team is convinced that the coach’s approach is key. Hopefully we’ll be able to demonstrate it in Saturday’s match.”

Guzman added that Argentina should be “patient, move the ball to create space and increase the speed of play with two or three touches. It will be a very laborious match. We’ll have to know how to deal with the anxiety.”

Iceland is seen by many as a straightforward opponent for Argentina, which won the 1978 and 1986 World Cups and has Messi and other star players.

But Caballero isn’t taking anything for granted.

“As it is the first game of the World Cup, it is difficult to start playing at the best level,” he said.

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BRONNITSY, Russia | Height effect: Argentina sizes up Iceland at World Cup

BRONNITSY, Russia (AP) — In theory, two-time World Cup champion Argentina really shouldn’t be fearful of facing Iceland, which is making its first appearance at the tournament. But there is a bit of worry in the Argentina camp: the height effect.

Icelandic footballers are the tallest at the World Cup in Russia, with an average height of 1.85 meters (over 6 feet), making them especially strong in aerial duels in defense and attack. It’s a weapon that Iceland will try to use to counter the individual brilliance of Lionel Messi and other players when the two teams face each other Saturday in Group D.

Because Argentina is among the shortest teams at the tournament at 1.79 meters (just over 5-feet-10 inches), coach Jorge Sampaoli has put special emphasis on height during tactical work at the team’s training center in the Moscow suburb of Bronnitsy.

“It’s going to be a very tough match,” goalkeeper Wilfredo Caballero said Wednesday. “They defend well as a group, with two very tight lines. It will be difficult to get in through the middle. We’ll have to use the wings.”

In training, Sampaoli tried out a zonal defensive system involving center backs Nicolas Otamendi and Marcos Rojo. Other taller players in the Argentina team including Maximiliano Meza, Lucas Biglia and Angel Di Maria will man-mark their towering rivals.

“Over the past week, we have been working on specific issues like set pieces,” said Nahuel Guzman, another Argentina goalkeeper.

“The team is convinced that the coach’s approach is key. Hopefully we’ll be able to demonstrate it in Saturday’s match.”

Guzman added that Argentina should be “patient, move the ball to create space and increase the speed of play with two or three touches. It will be a very laborious match. We’ll have to know how to deal with the anxiety.”

Iceland is seen by many as a straightforward opponent for Argentina, which won the 1978 and 1986 World Cups and has Messi and other star players.

But Caballero isn’t taking anything for granted.

“As it is the first game of the World Cup, it is difficult to start playing at the best level,” he said.

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BRONNITSY, Russia | Height effect: Argentina sizes up Iceland at World Cup

BRONNITSY, Russia (AP) — In theory, two-time World Cup champion Argentina really shouldn’t be fearful of facing Iceland, which is making its first appearance at the tournament. But there is a bit of worry in the Argentina camp: the height effect.

Icelandic footballers are the tallest at the World Cup in Russia, with an average height of 1.85 meters (over 6 feet), making them especially strong in aerial duels in defense and attack. It’s a weapon that Iceland will try to use to counter the individual brilliance of Lionel Messi and other players when the two teams face each other Saturday in Group D.

Because Argentina is among the shortest teams at the tournament at 1.79 meters (just over 5-feet-10 inches), coach Jorge Sampaoli has put special emphasis on height during tactical work at the team’s training center in the Moscow suburb of Bronnitsy.

“It’s going to be a very tough match,” goalkeeper Wilfredo Caballero said Wednesday. “They defend well as a group, with two very tight lines. It will be difficult to get in through the middle. We’ll have to use the wings.”

In training, Sampaoli tried out a zonal defensive system involving center backs Nicolas Otamendi and Marcos Rojo. Other taller players in the Argentina team including Maximiliano Meza, Lucas Biglia and Angel Di Maria will man-mark their towering rivals.

“Over the past week, we have been working on specific issues like set pieces,” said Nahuel Guzman, another Argentina goalkeeper.

“The team is convinced that the coach’s approach is key. Hopefully we’ll be able to demonstrate it in Saturday’s match.”

Guzman added that Argentina should be “patient, move the ball to create space and increase the speed of play with two or three touches. It will be a very laborious match. We’ll have to know how to deal with the anxiety.”

Iceland is seen by many as a straightforward opponent for Argentina, which won the 1978 and 1986 World Cups and has Messi and other star players.

But Caballero isn’t taking anything for granted.

“As it is the first game of the World Cup, it is difficult to start playing at the best level,” he said.

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BRONNITSY, Russia | Height effect: Argentina sizes up Iceland at World Cup

BRONNITSY, Russia (AP) — In theory, two-time World Cup champion Argentina really shouldn’t be fearful of facing Iceland, which is making its first appearance at the tournament. But there is a bit of worry in the Argentina camp: the height effect.

Icelandic footballers are the tallest at the World Cup in Russia, with an average height of 1.85 meters (over 6 feet), making them especially strong in aerial duels in defense and attack. It’s a weapon that Iceland will try to use to counter the individual brilliance of Lionel Messi and other players when the two teams face each other Saturday in Group D.

Because Argentina is among the shortest teams at the tournament at 1.79 meters (just over 5-feet-10 inches), coach Jorge Sampaoli has put special emphasis on height during tactical work at the team’s training center in the Moscow suburb of Bronnitsy.

“It’s going to be a very tough match,” goalkeeper Wilfredo Caballero said Wednesday. “They defend well as a group, with two very tight lines. It will be difficult to get in through the middle. We’ll have to use the wings.”

In training, Sampaoli tried out a zonal defensive system involving center backs Nicolas Otamendi and Marcos Rojo. Other taller players in the Argentina team including Maximiliano Meza, Lucas Biglia and Angel Di Maria will man-mark their towering rivals.

“Over the past week, we have been working on specific issues like set pieces,” said Nahuel Guzman, another Argentina goalkeeper.

“The team is convinced that the coach’s approach is key. Hopefully we’ll be able to demonstrate it in Saturday’s match.”

Guzman added that Argentina should be “patient, move the ball to create space and increase the speed of play with two or three touches. It will be a very laborious match. We’ll have to know how to deal with the anxiety.”

Iceland is seen by many as a straightforward opponent for Argentina, which won the 1978 and 1986 World Cups and has Messi and other star players.

But Caballero isn’t taking anything for granted.

“As it is the first game of the World Cup, it is difficult to start playing at the best level,” he said.