According to the Argentine Football Association, coach Lionel Scaloni has selected a 26-man squad to participate in the World Cup, which will be held in the USA, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.
Modern.az reports that Lionel Messi, the player with the most World Cup appearances (26), has been included in the squad and will make his 6th appearance in the tournament.
Argentina's squad, which will compete against Algeria, Austria, and Jordan in Group J of the World Cup, is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Juan Musso (“Atletico Madrid”), Geronimo Rulli (“Olympique Marseille”), Emiliano Martinez (“Aston Villa”).
Defenders: Leonardo Balerdi, Facundo Medina (“Olympique Marseille”), Nicolas Tagliafico (“Olympique Lyon”), Gonzalo Montiel (“River Plate”), Lisandro Martinez (“Manchester United”), Cristian Romero (“Tottenham”), Nicolas Otamendi (“Benfica”), Nahuel Molina (“Atletico Madrid”).
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (“Boca Juniors”), Rodrigo de Paul (“Inter Miami”), Valentin Barco (“Strasbourg”), Giovani Lo Celso (“Real Betis”), Exequiel Palacios (“Bayer”), Alexis Mac Allister (“Liverpool”), Enzo Fernandez (“Chelsea”).
Forwards: Julian Alvarez, Nicolas Gonzalez, Thiago Almada, Giuliano Simeone (all “Atletico Madrid”) Lionel Messi (“Inter Miami”), Nico Paz (“Como”), Jose Manuel Lopez (“Palmeiras”), Lautaro Martinez (“Inter”).
