World Cup 2018: 5 teams who could win in Russia

#5 Argentina

The Argentinean forward line has the best strike force amongst all the teams in the tournament

Argentina have selected a strong team that can probably go all the way to win the title. Their recent 6-0 defeat at the hands of Spain explains the need for many tweaks that need to be done in order to function as a well-oiled unit.

Argentina often dominate the tournaments they participate in and somehow fail to clear the hurdle in the final. That has been the case in World Cup 2014, Copa America 2015 and Copa America Centenario 2016.

The midfield consists of Lucas Biglia, Ever Banega, Cristian Pavon and Lanzini, whereas the defense has the solid Nicolas Otamendi, Javier Mascherano, Mercado, Federico Fazio and Marcos Rojo.

The attack line consists of lethal strikers like Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain, who are aided by Messi, Paulo Dybala and Angel di Maria. Lionel Messi helped the Albiceleste qualify for WC2018 by scoring a hat-trick in the final match of CONMEBOL qualifiers. Will Argentina be fourth time lucky?

A lot of other teams like Belgium, Portugal, and England are strong as well, but they are more of dark horses and not genuine contenders considering the depth of the squads.

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Key Player: Lionel Messi