The time is almost upon us for the Boca Juniors vs Benfica FIFA Club World Cup match as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the players have now been announced.
We can reveal that the starting eleven for Boca Juniors which has been officially confirmed as:
Boca Juniors
Agustín Marchesín #25
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 37
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: San Cayetano, Argentina
Lautaro Blanco #23
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Ayrton Costa #32
Defender
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Quilmes, Argentina
Nicolás Figal #4
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: América, Argentina
Luis Advíncula #17
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 35
Rodrigo Battaglia #5
Midfielder
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Ander Herrera Agüera #21
Also known as Herrera
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Bilbao, Spain
Kevin Zenón #22
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Alan Velasco #20
Forward
Height: 1.67m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Quilmes, Argentina
Carlos Palacios #8
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Chile
Place of birth: Santiago, Chile
Miguel Ángel Merentiel #16
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Paysandú, Uruguay
The starting line-up for Benfica has also been confirmed as:
Benfica
Anatoliy Trubin
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.99m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Donetsk, Ukraine
Samuel Dahl
Defender
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Sweden
Place of birth: Västerås, Sweden
Álvaro Carreras #3
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Ferrol, Spain
Nicolás Otamendi #19
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 37
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
António João Tavares Silva #4
Also known as Silva
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Viseu, Portugal
Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís #61
Also known as Florentino
Midfielder
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Lobito, Angola
Fredrik Aursnes #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Norway
Place of birth: Hareid, Norway
Renato Júnior Luz Sanches #85
Also known as Sanches
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Lisbon, Portugal
Armindo Tué Na Bangna #27
Also known as Bruma
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Portugal
Ángel Di María #11
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 37
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Rosario, Argentina
Vangelis Pavlidis
Forward
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Greece
Place of birth: Thessaloniki, Greece
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