According to the statement of the Argentine Football Federation, coach Lionel Scaloni has determined the 26-man squad that will compete in the World Cup hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico between June 11 and July 19.
Lionel Messi, the player with the most appearances in the World Cup (26), was included in the squad and will appear in the tournament for the 6th time in his career.
Argentina’s squad, which will compete with Algeria, Austria and Jordan in Group J of the World Cup, is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid), Geronimo Rulli (Olympique Marseille), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
Defender: Leonardo Balerini, 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)
Midfield: Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors), Rodrigo de Paul (Inter Miami), Valentin Barco (Strasbourg), Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), Ezequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea)
Forwards: Julian Alvarez, Nicolas Gonzalez, Thiago Almada, Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Nico Paz (Como), Jose Manuel Lopez (Palmeiras), Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
