The captain of the Argentine soccer team, Lionel Messi, leads the list of 26 players for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, which includes Ángel di María and Paulo Dybala, both recovered from their injuries.
“Everyone is proud to be called and wear this shirt,” said DT, Lionel Scaloni, in a video broadcast on the Albiceleste’s social networks when announcing the squad.
Argentina will debut in the World Cup on November 22 against Saudi Arabia, by Group C, completed by Mexico and Poland.
Midfielder Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), a regular starter in Scaloni’s albiceleste, was left out of the call to the World Cup due to injury.
This is the payroll of Argentina:
Archers: Franco Armani (River, Argentina), Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa, England), Gerónimo Rulli (Villarreal, Spain).
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel (Seville, Spain), Nahuel Molina (Atlético de Madrid, Spain), Germán Pezzella (Betis, Spain), Cristian Romero (Tottenham, England), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica, Portugal), Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United, England) , Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon, France), Marcos Acuña (Seville, Spain), Juan Foyth (Villarreal, Spain).
Frills: Leandro Paredes (Juventus, Italy), Guido Rodríguez (Betis, Spain), Enzo Fernández (Benfica, Portugal), Rodrigo De Paul (Atlético de Madrid, Spain), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Alejandro Gómez (Seville, Spain ) and Alexis MacAllister (Brighton, England).
Forwards: Paulo Dybala (Rome, Italy), Lionel Messi (PSG, France), Ángel Di María (Juventus, Italy), Nicolás González (Fiorentina, Italy), Joaquín Correa (Inter, Italy), Lautaro Martínez (Inter, Italy) and Julián Alvarez (Manchester City, England).