There is a quality difference

Last September, Argentina won 3-0 Guatemala in USA, followed by a bore draw vs Colombia, in a difficult game. There are many changes in albiceleste's squad and the first one was their coach, who is now Scaloni. Messi is out of National team once again, along with many others 'veterans'. It is time for younger players to rise and shine. Defender Nicolas Otamendi is back and ready to play. The upcoming game is against Brazil in Arabia again.

Iraq haven't played any official game since last January, when they drew (0-0) with UAE. In the beginning of August, they won 0-3 Palestine, while in their most recent friendly match, they drew 2-2 with Kuwait. 59 years old Basim Qasim is on team's bench from mid-2017. Iraq don't have such a great quality.

Argentina have definitely the upper hand in this match, they're superior both in quality and experience. Iraq are a low level team and will struggle to cope with 'albiceleste'. Argentina's win with a handicup (-1.5) will be my choice.