Argentina announced the list of world preliminaries: Messi leads!
On November 11, Beijing time, the Argentine national team announced the latest squad, led by Messi, who will face Uruguay and Brazil in the world preliminaries.
Argentina won all four games in the South American zone of the World Preliminary Tournament and is in first place with 12 points, followed by Uruguay and Brazil, both teams with 7 points. At 8 a.m. on November 17, the new World Cup champions will play Uruguay at home, and at 8:30 a.m. on November 22, they will play a South American derby against Brazil away.
Today, Argentina announced the latest edition of the squad, and Messi, who just won the 8th Ballon d'Or, led the selection. Martin in goal, Romero and Otamendi at the back.
In the midfield, Enzo, De Paul, McAllister and other main players were all selected. On the front line, in addition to Messi, Inter Milan's Lautaro, Manchester City's Alvarez, Roma's Dybala, and Benfica's veteran Di Maria are also listed.
List of Argentinas
Goalkeepers: Martinez (Villa), Armani (River Plate), Musso (Atalanta), Benitez (PSV Eindhoven)
Defenders: Montiel (Nottingham Forest), Pablo Maffeo (Mallorca), Molina (Atletico Madrid), Pezzella (Real Betis), C-Romero (Tottenham), Quarta (Fiorentina), Otamendi (Benfica), Acuña (Sevilla), Francisco Ortega (Olympiacos), Tagliafico (Lyon)
Midfielders: Paredes (Roma), Rodriguez (Betis), Enzo (Chelsea), De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Lo Celso (Tottenham), McAllister (Liverpool)
Forwards: Dybala (Roma), Di Maria (Benfica), Messi (Inter Miami), Alvarez (Manchester City), Lautaro (Inter), Niklas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Ocampos (Sevilla)