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FIFA World Cup: Match Preview:Argentina switches to 3-man attack against Iran

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Argentina has returned to a three-man attack consisting of Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero in its World Cup match against Iran on Saturday.   Coach Alejandro Sabella started with a

fifa world cup match preview argentina switches to 3 man attack against iran fifa world cup match preview argentina switches to 3 man attack against iran
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Argentina has returned to a three-man attack consisting of Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero in its World Cup match against Iran on Saturday.
  

Coach Alejandro Sabella started with a more defensive lineup with only two strikers in Argentina's 2-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Group F opener.

He then changed to a 4-3-3 formation in the second half -- a system favored by Messi -- and he's continuing with that lineup at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte.
   
Argentina will play with Fernando Gago, Javier Mascherano and Angel Di Maria in the midfield and a four-man defense, meaning Hugo Campagnaro, who started against Bosnia, has been dropped.
   
Iran coach Carlos Queiroz made one change to the team he fielded in the 0-0 draw against Nigeria, bringing in forward Masoud Shojaei for midfielder Khosro Heydari in what could be a more attacking formation.
 
   
Lineups:
   
Argentina: Sergio Romero, Pablo Zabaleta, Ezequiel Garay, Fernando Gago, Angel Di Maria, Gonzalo Higuain, Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano, Marcos Rojo, Federico Fernandez, Sergio Aguero.
   
Iran: Alireza Haghighi, Jalal Hosseini, Amirhossein Sadeghi, Pejman Montazeri, Ehsan Haji Safi, Javad Nekounam (captain), Andranik Teymourian, Mehrdad Pooladi, Ashkan Dejagah, Masoud Shojaei, Reza Ghoochannejhad.