New Delhi. Defending champions Argentina have announced their 55-man preliminary squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026. Argentina will enter this tournament starting next month in America, Canada and Mexico with the intention of defending the title. Team’s star player and captain Lionel Messi has also been included in the squad.
However, head coach Lionel Scaloni has made it clear that the final decision on whether Messi will play in the World Cup will completely depend on this star forward of Inter Miami.
Star player Paulo Dybala has not got a place in this preliminary team, which surprised the football fans.
Argentina has been placed in Group J in the World Cup 2026, where it will face Algeria, Austria and Jordan. The team will start its campaign against Algeria on 16 June.
Argentina starting team
Goalkeeper:
Emiliano Martínez, Geronimo Rulli, Juan Musso, Walter Benítez, Facundo Cambaces, Santiago Beltrán
Defenders:
Agustin Gueye, Gonzalo Montiel, Nahuel Molina, Nicolas Capaldo, Kevin McAllister, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Marcos Senesi, Lisandro Martínez, Nicolas Otamendi, German Pezella, Leonardo Balerdi, Cristian Romero, Lautaro De Lo Lo, Zayed Romero, Facundo Medina, Marcos Acuña, Nicolas Tagliafico, Gabriel Rojas
Midfielders:
Maximo Peroni, Leandro Paredes, Guido Rodriguez, Anibal Moreno, Milton Delgado, Alan Varela, Ezequiel Fernandez, Rodrigo De Paul, Exequiel Palacios, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis McAllister, Giovani Lo Celso, Nicolas Dominguez, Emiliano Buendia, Valentin Barco
Forwards:
Lionel Messi, Nicolas Paz, Franco Mastanto, Thiago Almada, Tomás Aranda, Nicolas Gonzalez, Alejandro Garnacho, Juliano Simeone, Matias Soli, Claudio Etxeferri, Gianluca Prestini, Santiago Castro, Lautaro Martínez, Jose Manuel Lopez, Julian Alvarez and Mateo Pellegrino.
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