Argentina vs Iraq: Olympics 2024 Group Encounter

Olympics: Match Prediction Argentina vs Iraq, July 27, 2024

Evaluating the state of the Argentina national team

The Argentine Olympic team is managed by Javier Mascherano, who is just starting his coaching career and does not have much experience. It’s captivating that the former Barcelona footballer has been working with Argentine youth since 2022. Therefore, you must know it perfectly and be able to configure it correctly based on accurate football predictions for free online.

And yet, the only star players with experience at their disposal are Julián Alvarez from Manchester City and Nicolas Otamendi from Benfica. 

Of course, Argentina is the favorite not only for the upcoming match, but for the entire tournament. At least according to bookmakers. However, Iraq can compete to go further in Group B. Considering that the Argentines did not leave the group at the last two Olympics, we do not expect a confident victory from them now. Before the start of the tournament, Argentina limited itself to one friendly match with the Guinea team (0:1).

Argentina will stifle Iraq and have the ball for a long time. The siege of the goal of the Middle Eastern team will become a typical picture, so there should be corners, if not in abundance, then in sufficient quantity to take their total over.

Will Iraq Surprise?

The Iraqis, in turn, have progressed in recent years. It also must be borne in mind that Iraqi youth took third place in the Asian Cup among U23 teams, which secured the team's participation in the Olympics.

They won a strong-willed victory in the bronze medal match with Indonesia (2:1). The development of football in the country is not stuck. The team seizes on every opportunity for growth.

Secondly, even in the Olympic composition, there are many worthy representatives of different European and Asian clubs.

The Iraqis are growing stronger before our eyes. They have won 10 of their last 12 matches, including friendlies. They lost to South Korea (0:1) and Jordan (2:3). And then, in the last meeting, they were defeated due to removal. If not for the red card, the game would probably have ended completely differently.

And some players from the main Iraqi national team will take part in the 2024 Olympic Games. The team's top scorer, Aymen Hussein is on the list. In his last 12 matches for the national team, he scored 12 goals.

Match Forecast

Comparing the current form and statistics of both teams, we can conclude that the match will be tight. Argentina U23 has a slight advantage due to their attack and better performance in recent matches. Iraq U23, despite its strong defense, has problems scoring goals. The Argentines have too many young people, and they are too inexperienced. 

Iraq has a more balanced lineup. It has enough young players as well as experienced ones who successfully play for the main national team. We suggest betting that the “Lions of Mesopotamia'' will at least not lose more than one ball to the paper favorites.