Austria's game strategy is a 'pressing game', which they believe can make it difficult for the Argentine defense.
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Defending champions Argentina will be looking to qualify for the knockout stages when they face Austria in Group J on Monday. Both teams won their opening matches of the tournament.
Argentina, inspired by captain Lionel Messi, beat Algeria 3-0. Austria, meanwhile, beat Jordan 3-1. The win means Argentina are on the verge of reaching the last 32. If Jordan fails to beat Algeria in their next group match, Argentina will also win the group with a win.
Austria will have its own different ambitions. Austria, which has made an impressive start under coach Ralf Rangnick, will have to shock Argentina, and if Algeria also fails to beat Jordan in the next match, Austria will have a chance to win the group.
All eyes will be on the 39-year-old Messi in this match as well. He scored a brilliant hat-trick against Algeria. This victory also strengthened Argentina's chances of defending the title. But Austria's captain David Alba said after watching that game, Argentina is very strong. He says, 'We all watched that game. Messi scored a great hat-trick. He is a unique player. Let's believe, his similar performance will not be repeated against us.'
Defender Alba believes that apart from Messi, there is no shortage of excellent players in the Argentine team. He says, 'Everyone knows what kind of opponent Argentina is. Everyone knows how high-quality a team they are. There is no doubt that Argentina is strong even without Messi.'
Austria's game strategy is 'pressing game'. They believe that this can make it difficult for the Argentine defense. Argentina's assistant coach Pablo Aimar has warned Austria that the team they are going to face now is not like Algeria. Having said that, he believes that Austria, under Rangnick's leadership, is capable of presenting a strong challenge. He says, 'Austria is always a strong
team. What we have seen is that the level of all the teams participating in this World Cup is high.'
The upcoming match will also be exciting as Algeria has filed a complaint with FIFA's refereeing commission regarding its first match. Messi escaped action from the referee in a 'challenge' on opposition captain Aisha Mandi before scoring a hat-trick. Argentina has not yet commented on the incident. The team's aim is to focus its full attention on the match against Austria instead.
