The aim is to defend the trophy, the situation in Argentina before the World Cup

The Argentina national team is in the United States for final preparations ahead of the World Cup. The defending champions will play their final friendly against Iceland.

Coach Lionel Scaloni is focusing on managing the players' minutes due to some muscle problems in the squad.

Lionel Messi is expected to play only part of the game against Iceland to avoid any risks. While Nico Paz, Gonzalo Montiel and Nahuel Molina have recovered, Julián Álvarez and Leandro Paredes are still not at their best.

Also, defender Leonardo Balerdi has been ruled out of the World Cup due to injury and his replacement is expected to be decided soon.

Argentina, who are in Group J, will debut in the tournament on June 17 against Algeria, before facing Austria and Jordan.

The tournament officially starts on June 11th.

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