Argentina forward Nicolas Gonzalez suffered an injury in training on Thursday and is out of the World Cup.
Argentina Football Federation (AFA) confirmed the matter, reports NDTV.
"In training today, Nicolas Gonzalez tore a muscle and has been withdrawn from the list for the World Cup," the AFA said in a statement.Gonzalez has been replaced by Angel Correa of Atletico Madrid.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said on Wednesday after his team thrashed the UAE 5-0 in their final warmup game that "some players are not 100 per cent, we have a few small problems".
Nicolas Gonzalez was one of the players who sat out the match in Abu Dhabi as Argentina extended their unbeaten run to 36 matches.
Argentina face Saudi Arabia on Tuesday in their first Group C match, followed by Mexico and Poland.
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