The time is edging ever-closer to the Paraguay vs Argentina WC Qualifiers - South America game which is rapidly nearing kick-off, and the team line-ups are in.
First off, the starting XI for Paraguay which has been officially confirmed as:
Paraguay
Gatito Fernández
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 36
Gustavo Velázquez
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 33
Gustavo Gómez
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 31
Omar Alderete #3
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 27
Júnior Alonso #6
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 31
Diego Gómez #20
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 21
Andrés Cubas #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.65m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 28
Place of birth: Aristóbulo del Valle, Argentina
Damián Bobadilla #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 23
Miguel Almirón #10
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 30
Julio César Enciso #19
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 20
Antonio Sanabria #9
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 28
The starting line-up for Argentina has also been confirmed as follows:
Argentina
Emiliano Martínez #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Mar de Plata, Argentina
Nico Tagliafico #3
Defender
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cristian Romero #13
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Córdoba, Argentina
Nicolás Otamendi #19
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nahuel Molina #26
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Embalse, Argentina
Enzo Fernández #24
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: San Martín, Argentina
Rodrigo De Paul #7
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Sarandí, Argentina
Alexis Mac Allister #20
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: La Pampa, Argentina
Lionel Messi #10
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 37
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Rosario, Argentina
Lautaro Martínez #22
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Julián Álvarez #9
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Calchín, Argentina
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