Lionel Scaloni announced Argentina’s final 26-man squad. Lionel Messi features at a sixth consecutive World Cup — an absolute record in men’s football. Argentina head to North America as defending champions. Their group stage opener is on June 16 in Kansas City against Algeria.
Full squad (26 players)
| Pos | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Emiliano Martínez | Aston Villa |
| GK | Gerónimo Rulli | Marseille |
| GK | Juan Musso | Atlético Madrid |
| DEF | Cristian Romero | Tottenham |
| DEF | Lisandro Martínez | Manchester United |
| DEF | Nicolás Otamendi | Benfica |
| DEF | Leonardo Balerdi | Marseille |
| DEF | Facundo Medina | Marseille |
| DEF | Nahuel Molina | Atlético Madrid |
| DEF | Gonzalo Montiel | River Plate |
| DEF | Nicolás Tagliafico | Lyon |
| MID | Alexis Mac Allister | Liverpool |
| MID | Enzo Fernández | Chelsea |
| MID | Rodrigo De Paul | Inter Miami |
| MID | Valentín Barco | Strasbourg |
| MID | Giovani Lo Celso | Real Betis |
| MID | Exequiel Palacios | Bayer Leverkusen |
| MID | Leandro Paredes | Boca Juniors |
| FWD | Lionel Messi (capt.) | Inter Miami |
| FWD | Lautaro Martínez | Inter Milan |
| FWD | Julián Álvarez | Atlético Madrid |
| FWD | Nicolás González | Atlético Madrid |
| FWD | Nico Paz | Como |
| FWD | Thiago Almada | Atlético Madrid |
| FWD | Giuliano Simeone | Atlético Madrid |
| FWD | José Manuel López | Palmeiras |
Key facts
Coach: Lionel Scaloni. Captain: Lionel Messi (38, 6th World Cup — all-time record).
Notable omissions: Alejandro Garnacho, Franco Mastantuono, Emiliano Buendía. Garnacho’s exclusion drew the most attention given his strong season.
Notable: Five Atlético Madrid players (Molina, Musso, Álvarez, González, Simeone, Almada). Emiliano Martínez included despite a fractured finger on his right hand.
Group stage
Argentina are drawn with Algeria, Austria and Jordan. They open on June 16 in Kansas City and are the clear group favourites at the bookmakers.
Odds to win the tournament
Argentina are the defending champions. Tournament winner odds: around 9.00–10.00. The market rates them below Spain, France and England — mainly due to Messi’s age and questions over the goalkeeping situation. “Argentina to qualify from the group” (~1.05) has zero betting value.
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