00:00Previewing every single World Cup group ahead of the tournament this summer, Group J.
00:05Argentina, Algeria, Austria and Jordan.
00:07Messi's injury is not that bad.
00:10Thank God.
00:11This is the 38-year-old's footballing swan song and he should get the send-off he deserves.
00:15Argentina are reigning champions and will hope the curse that saw Italy, Spain and Germany
00:19dumped out of the groups of the tournament after winning it evades them.
00:22Being on familiar territory should help.
00:23Algeria might be dark horses for this tournament.
00:26They're flying under the radar somewhat and are in a group which they could
00:29and perhaps should progress from.
00:31Mahrez is still the face of the team, but he's helped by some outstanding young talent around him.
00:35Their goalkeeper is Luka Zidane, by the way, Zinedine's son.
00:38I've just got a feeling about them.
00:40Don't know why.
00:40I watched Austria in the flesh at Euro 2024 beat the Netherlands 3-2 and they were fantastic.
00:46Ralf Randnick has revitalised the nation, implementing the high-pressing, aggressive
00:50Red Bull style at international level 2.
00:52Whilst they lack individuality, they operate like a high-functioning Bundesliga team.
00:57I am a big fan.
00:58Jordan are not the same.
01:00This is their first tournament and they will likely look for damage limitation from minute one.
01:04They nicked a point away at South Korea during qualifying,
01:06so have some previous when it comes to stopping superior teams.
01:08But this is a tall order.
01:10Go out there and enjoy it, lads.
01:11One player to watch from each team.
01:13Nico Paz of Argentina, Mohamed Amoura of Algeria,
01:16Christoph Baumgartner of Austria and Moussa Altamari of Jordan.
01:19One player to watch from each team.
01:20One player to watch from each team.
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