Argentina 'calm' with Emi, Álvarez, Messi ready

Argentina national team manager Lionel Scaloni ensured the squad is calm ahead of the match against Algeria on Tuesday night in Kansas City, as players return from injuries just in time to debut in the 2026 World Cup .

"Calm because it's just a game of football. We have the experience of the last World Cup, the first game is not fundamental. It's important, but it doesn't end with the first game," Scaloni said on Monday.

"We are good, we are calm. We are facing a good team with good players. But we are calm, we are arriving at a good moment."

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