Doha, November 17 (QNA) – Argentina’s 26-man squad could change with less than a week to go before their World Cup opener as some players are not fully fit, coach Lionel Scaloni said.
“We have a few problems, we have days to decide on the list … We can change, hopefully not, but there is a possibility,” Scaloni told reporters.
Defender Cristian Romero and forwards Nicolas Gonzalez, Alejandro Gomez and Paulo Dybala were left out for Argentina’s last warm-up match in Abu Dhabi, with all four recovering after feeling “some discomfort”, the coach said.
FIFA rules say that the World Cup teams can replace players in their squads who are injured or ill up to 24 hours before their opening match.
Argentina begin their World Cup campaign on Nov. 22 against Saudi Arabia, before facing Mexico and Poland in Group C.
(QNA)