United Arab Emirates vs Argentina, Soccer, 16 November 2022

Match Preview
United Arab Emirates (UAE) vs Argentina prediction 16.11.2022. The match will be held in a friendly format. Let’s look at the latest results of the teams and select the optimal coefficient for this confrontation.

Argentina is preparing for the start of the World Cup. However, she does not forget about her popularization in the Middle East. However, the meeting with the UAE may be a rehearsal for the match against Saudi Arabia in Qatar.

 

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Review
The UAE national team was close to playing at the upcoming World Cup. At the final stage of the selection, she took third place in the group, although she lagged far behind Iran and South Korea. Therefore, the team had a single meeting with Australia on a neutral field for a place at the World Cup. The game was fairly equal, but the UAE lost with a score of 1:2. After that, they lost two friendly matches against Paraguay and Venezuela without scoring a single goal, which must be taken into account when predicting the UAE in the upcoming meeting.

Argentina Review
Argentina is one of the favorites of the World Cup. Journalists have already called the upcoming tournament Messi’s last campaign. The team is in great shape, as is the leader himself. After successfully qualifying for the World Cup, the guys played three friendly matches against not the strongest opponents – Estonia, Honduras and Jamaica. However, the team did not concede a single goal, and did not leave the field without three goals, which we will definitely take into account when predicting Argentina in the upcoming meeting.

Team News

UAE head coach Arruabarrena will take the opportunity to hand a number of players minutes in this contest, with Caio Canedo among those expected to be in the starting XI.

Ali Khasif is likely to be given the nod between the sticks, while Khalid Al-Hashemi could potentially win just his third cap in a defensive area.

Ali Salmeen and Majid Rashid could both feature in midfield, while Harib Al-Maazmi will be hoping to score just his second international goal in the contest with the South American nation.

As for Argentina, Lionel Messi is set to join up with the squad ahead of this match, but it would be a surprise to see him in the first XI, with the attacker instead likely to feature off the bench.

Head coach Scaloni will want to fully assess the fitness of his players before deciding on an XI here, and there could potentially be a spot in the final third for Paulo Dybala alongside Angel Di Maria and Lautaro Martinez.

Leandro Paredes, Guido Rodriguez and Enzo Fernandez could potentially start as the midfield three, while Manchester United’s Lisandro Martinez is expected to play at the back.

United Arab Emirates possible starting lineup:
Khasif; Al-Hashemi, Al Hammadi, Al-Ahbabi, Ibrahim; Salmeen, Rashid, Hamad, Ramadan; Canedo, Al-Maazmi

Argentina possible starting lineup:
E Martinez; Molina, Otamendi, L Martinez, Acuna; Rodriguez, Paredes, Fernandez; Dybala, L Martinez, Di Maria