Two nations chasing World Cup glory will do battle today in a match between Argentina and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The 2014 World Cup group-stage match scheduled for 6 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro and can be live streamed here free. A free Spanish language stream of the match can be found here. Free radio coverage can be found here. Additional TV coverage can be found on ABC and ESPN Deportes.
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When Diego Maradona speaks, you listen. Typically, it's because the iconic footballer is never short of outlandish things to say. But when asked about his native Argentina's chances in Brazil, Maradona had some poignant observations.
"I see [Lionel] Messi doing well. I think it was good for him to have a proper rest because he had gone four years hardly missing a match," Maradona said in Buenos Aires newspaper Ole (via FIFA). "I'd really like to speak to him now, and tell him to take things easy, not to listen to the idiots. There are a lot of them, unfortunately."
When asked about the state of his national team, he added: "We are looking good in attack, but I am a bit worried about the defense to be honest. But the team has more experience now [than in 2010], and that is very important in the World Cup."
Will Argentina be able to utilize that experience against Bosnia-Herzegovina, the debutants of the 2014 World Cup? Tell us @SportsWN
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Player to Watch: No player has been more vital to the spine of Bosnia-Herzegovina's formation than Miralem Pjanic. The 24-year-old made 35 league appearances for Roma last season. In them, Pjanic was responsible for six goals, six assists and an average of 2.1 key passes per match. His 2.1 dribbles and 2.2 tackles per match demonstrate the totality of his game.
Argentina's Projected Lineup (3-5-2): Romero; Garay, Fernández, Campagnaro; Rojo, Maria, Mascherano, Rodriguez, Zabaleta; Aguero, Messi
Bosnia-Herzegovina's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Begovic; Kolasinac; Spahic, Bicakcic, Mujdza; Medunjanin, Salihovic; Lulic, Pjanic, Misimovic; Dzeko
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored)
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