Argentina fans wearing t-shirts depicting Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona inside the stadium before the FIFA World Cup 2022 Group C match Poland v Argentina at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar on 30 November, 2022
Argentina fans wearing t-shirts depicting Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona inside the stadium before the FIFA World Cup 2022 Group C match Poland v Argentina at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar on 30 November, 2022
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Lewandowski and Messi lead tweaked lineups for Poland v Argentina

Reuters Doha

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni refreshed his front line with Julian Alvarez coming into a three-pronged attack alongside captain Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria for Wednesday's FIFA World Cup Group C clash against Poland at the Stadium 974 in Doha.

Scaloni also brought in defenders Cristian Romero and Nahuel Molina and midfielder Enzo Fernandez, none of whom started for Argentina in their last game, a 2-0 win over Mexico.

An Argentina fan plays a drum inside the stadium before the match

Poland coach Czeslaw Michniewicz, who has been criticised for being over-defensive, kept two up front for the second consecutive game, but paired captain Robert Lewandowski with Karol Swiderski instead of Arkadiusz Milik for this game.

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Other than that, Poland were unchanged from the side that beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 in their last game.

Poland and Argentina fans inside the stadium before the match

Poland: Wojciech Szczesny, Kamil Glik, Jakub Kiwior, Matty Cash, Bartosz Bereszynski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Piotr Zielinski, Krystian Bielik, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Karol Swiderski, Robert Lewandowski (c)

Argentina: Emiliano Martinez, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo De Paul, Marcos Acuna, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez, Angel Di Maria, Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi (c)

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