5.Unstable Defence: Eduardo Salvio, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Rojo, Nicolas Tagliafico

The back four of Argentina Eduardo Salvio, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Rojo, Nicolas Tagliafico doesn’t generate much confidence. Otamendi from Blue half of Manchester and Rojo from the Red looked shaky against the little known Gunnarsson, Gudmundsson and Finnbogason could give scary moments to Argentine fans in the later stages if they come up against bigger teams.

Defensively, Argentina looked a mess at times, despite controlling play for long stretches. During his pregame news conference, Argentina coach Sampaoli said he picked Rojo and Nicolas Otamendi in defence and Javier Mascherano and Biglia in midfield because of the quality of their passing. But Rojo looked very suspect with his distribution in his own third. His error nearly gifted Iceland a goal early, only for Bjarnason to squander the chance. Rojo and Otamendi also struggled at times to deal with Iceland’s direct play, and as a consequence, Iceland were able to create some chances.