Argentina vs Iceland LIVE World Cup 2018: Lionel Messi misses penalty - latest score, goals and updates
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Your support makes all the difference.All eyes will be on Lionel Messi as the 30-year-old Argentina star bids to lift the trophy for what looks likely to be his final World Cup tournament.
Group D kicks off with a clash against Iceland in Moscow, who are starting the tournament pretty confident after knocking England out of the Euro 2016.
Argentina should tread lightly though - Iceland could end up being the underdogs in the so-called 'Group of Death' as their track record has proven after drawing with Portugal at its European Championships debut two years ago.
With Iceland also reaching this stage for the first time in their history, they will be putting up a good fight to keep that momentum going.
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What time is kick-off?
Argentina vs Iceland kicks off at 2pm BST.
Where can I watch it?
The game will be shown on ITV.
Odds
Argentina: 1/3
Iceland: 9/1
Draw: 4/1
Prediction
Argentina 4-2 Iceland. Both squads will be keen to get out of their groups, but it will certainly be entertaining to watch Iceland's star player Gylfi Sigurdsson give the Argentines a tough time.
But who do you think will win? Let us know by voting above.
45+1 min: Fabulous half of football comes to a close.
Argentina took the lead through a stroke of genius from Sergio Aguero, who scored his first goal at the World Cup Finals.
But Iceland responded immediately with their own first ever goal in the World Cup Finals, through Finnbogason who has caused problems for the Argentina defence since the first whistle.
Really finely poised game here. More of the same second half, please.
47 min: Otamendi showing his prowess going forward, leaping to a corner but heading it over the bar.
49 min: Really well worked football from Iceland as Bjarnason lofts a really nice ball into Finnbogason who inexplicably stood still.
Perhaps there was a rogue shout of 'mine.'
50 min: Never mind. Corner to Iceland.
They've made a good start to this second half.
51 min: Caballero opts for the punch when the defence could have done with him claiming it.
Fortunately for Argentina, it came to nothing.
53 min: Argentina looking for a bit more creativity so Ever Banega comes on in the place of Lucas Biglia.
55 min: Corner to Argentina as even three Icelandic players can't stop Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero from causing chaos.
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