Just hours before the debut of the world champion team in the 2026 Football Cup, the expectation among Argentine fans is growing today with nuances of anxiety, especially since coach Lionel Scaloni refused to reveal the lineup for tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Argentina\u2019s national team, La Albiceleste<\/em>, faces Algeria on Tuesday in a Group J match. Coach Scaloni described Algeria as a \u201cgood team\u201d in a press conference this afternoon in Kansas City, broadcast on several Argentine television channels; in fact, they are perhaps the strongest group based on their recent performances. The other two teams are Austria and Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scaloni confirmed that \u201cDibu\u201d Mart\u00ednez, who had been injured, will start in goal, but declined to announce the starting lineup against the Algerians. He indicated that he would inform the team later, after tonight\u2019s final training session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The World Cup-winning coach also noted that Nicol\u00e1s Tagliafico could rejoin the group for Monday\u2019s training session and definitively overcome the calf strain in his left leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He stated, \u201cThere are no injuries. We\u2019ll see if \u2018Nico\u2019 can train with the group, but there are no more injuries. I\u2019ve never had any problems putting together the team, even after leaving out some important players.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n This generated even more excitement among the fans and the throng of journalists covering the event, which is taking place in Mexico, Canada, and the United States with a record 48 teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also avoided specifying the playing tactics when questioned by reporters, including former striker Mart\u00edn Palermo, although he indicated that \u201cthe tactical approach will be the same as always.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under this coach, the Argentine National Team\u2019s common strategy has been based on tactical flexibility, coordinated high pressing, and control of the game\u2019s tempo. The team alternates between 4-4-2, 4-3-3, or 5-3-2 formations depending on the opponent, standing out for its defensive solidity and its ability to attack vertically after winning back possession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He stated that the team\u2019s management always tries to \u201cmaintain balance in the game,\u201d and that this will be the foundation of the strategy to be followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scaloni admitted that \u201cwe won, but we\u2019re under the same pressure as everyone else,\u201d and assured that \u201cthe boys will give their all to achieve victory and advance\u201d in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After their debut against Algeria, Argentina will face Austria next week and close out the group stage against the seemingly weakest contender, Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With Scaloni at the helm, Argentina has won two continental cups, the Finalissima, and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, making him one of the most successful coaches in the history of the Albiceleste<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just hours before the debut of the world champion team in the 2026 Football Cup, the expectation among Argentine fans is growing today with nuances of anxiety, especially since coach… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[42],"class_list":["post-11595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"authors":[{"term_id":42,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"radio-habana-cuba","display_name":"Radio Habana Cuba","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11595"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11597,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11595\/revisions\/11597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11595"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=11595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}