Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni chose star Lionel Messi at the top of a list of 26 players, to participate in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Scaloni announced his squad via a video posted by the Argentine Football Association on his Twitter account, and the squad did not include any surprises, and included Roma striker Paulo Dybala, whose participation was suspected after his injury in early October, while Giovanni Lo Celso will be absent, midfielder. Villarreal of Spain due to injury.
Argentina, the two-time holder of the title (1978 and 1986), is one of the leading candidates for the title, reaching the World Cup unbeaten in the last 35 international matches.
Here is the Argentina squad for the World Cup:
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, England), Jeronimo Rulli (Villarreal, Spain), Franco Armani (River Plate).
Defenders: Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United, England), Juan Foyth (Villarreal, Spain), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica, Portugal), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Gonzalo Montiel and Marcos Acuña (Sevilla, Spain), German Pezilla (Real Betis, Spain), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon, France), Christian Romero (Tottenham, England)
Midfield: Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid), Leandro Paredes (Juventus, Italy), Alexis Mac Lester (Brighton, England), Enzo Fernandez (Benfica), Esequial Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis), Alejandro "Papu" Gomez (Seville)
Forwards: Lautaro Martinez and Joaquin Correa (Inter, Italy), Angel Di Maria (Juventus, Italy), Paulo Dybala (Roma, Italy), Julien Alvarez (Manchester City, England), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina, Italy), Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain, France).
Argentina FIFA World Cup 2022 schedule
Argentina is in the first round of the World Cup in Qatar in Group C, which includes Poland, Saudi Arabia and Mexico, and the schedule of its matches will be as follows:
November 22: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia at Lusail Stadium.
November 26: Argentina-Mexico at Lusail Stadium.
November 30: Argentina-Poland, at 974.