Lionel Messi to start on the bench against Jordan

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-miami/0AheRyBg/"]Inter Miami[/a] playmaker has scored all five of his team's goals in ‌their wins over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/algeria/nc87N1BR/"]Algeria[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/austria/naHiWdnt/"]Austria[/a] as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/argentina/f9OppQjp/"]Argentina[/a] have ‌booked their place in the knockout rounds with one group phase match ‌remaining.[/p][p]"[b]Leo will start on the bench,[/b]" Scaloni said in response ‌to a question from 91-year-old Argentine radio journalist Enrique Macaya Marquez, who is working at his 18th World Cup.[/p][p]"I'm answering because you deserve a ‌sincere answer.[/p][p]"[b]Leo will come in a little bit ⁠later.[/b]"[/p][p]Argentina have already secured pole ‌position in the group and Scaloni dismissed suggestions he was fielding a ​weakened side with one eye on the challenges that lie ahead in the knockout rounds.[/p][embed guid="ef4b8e41-4528-4039-b7cc-6551e261cf4c" url="https://x.com/ESPNFC/status/2069777165529305250" social-type="twitter" /][p]"[b]Those that are playing ​tomorrow deserve to play, they are part of the team,[/b]" he said.[/p][p]"All the effort we've put in in training is because ⁠of them, that's why ​we're here. They are making every effort when they're not playing.[/p][p]"[b]I'd love to give everybody minutes and when I have the chance I do and it's because they deserve it. They are fantastic ‌players too.[/b][/p][p]"The dream as a coach is to have the team perform the same way, independent of the players who comprise the team.[/p][p]"[b]If you are wearing the jersey and playing it doesn't matter if you're playing in a game of significance for the points or not. You're going to do your best to win, nothing changes. We're in the same way as we were on day one[/b]."[/p][embed guid="05a39307-57c6-4bea-820f-907806338d4a" url="https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2070662367176786210" social-type="twitter" /][p]Argentina are facing a Jordan side that have ‌already been eliminated after suffering back-to-back losses in their first appearance ​at the World Cup and Scaloni is expecting to ‌face a team set up defensively in their final match at the tournament.[/p][p]"[b]Jordan normally play with five defenders and we're open to the possibility that, if we're facing some difficulties, we might have to move slightly differently,[/b]" he said.[/p][p]"[b]We might ⁠be prepared to do something ⁠differently if things are ‌challenging, depending on how our opponent plays.[/b]"[/p]