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The Argentine Football Association announced on Thursday evening local time and Friday morning GMT, the list of the national team of the World Cup, which is being held in the United States, Mexico and Canada, which has 26 players, led by the team director. Lionel Messi.
The national team of Argentina wants to win the World Cup for the fourth time in its history and the second in a row, after winning in 1978, 1986 and 2022.
Of the players invited, 17 players were part of the team that won 4 years ago in the finals and France.
The participation of many of these players was doubtful due to various injuries, the deadline set by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) on June 1 to finalize the list of teams participating in the World Cup.
Among them was Messi, who will celebrate his thirty-ninth birthday in less than a month, and is currently suffering from muscle strain and strain in his left hip.
And he announced Inter Miami The American official said the time of Messi’s recovery will depend on “the progress of the treatment and the performance.”
The Argentine magician is preparing to participate in the World Cup for the sixth time, having appeared in Germany 2006, South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014, Russia 2018, and Qatar 2022.
The participation of the guard was also confirmed Emiliano Martinez Also in the World Cup, despite breaking a finger on his right hand in the European League final last week.
Scaloni also included defender Christian Romero, who is recovering from a right knee sprain he suffered in mid-April while playing for Tottenham Hotspur.
Defenders Nahuel Molina and Gonzalo Montiel, who scored two penalties in the 2022 World Cup final against France, are also available, as they both recover from nerve injuries.
Argentina’s national team will open its World Cup matches on June 16 next against Algeria in a ten-team tournament in the group stage, which also includes the national teams of Austria and Jordan.
The “Tango Dancers” are planning to travel to their official World Cup venue in Kansas City on Saturday, where they will play two friendly matches against Honduras and Iceland before the World Cup begins.
Argentina’s national team list is as follows:
Scorers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, England), Geronimo Rulli (Olympique de Marseille, France), Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid, Spain).
Protectors: Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina River Plate), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United, England), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica, Portugal), Leonardo Balerdi and Facundo Medina (Olympique de Marseille), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Nicolas Tagliafico (Olympique Lyonnais, France).
Middle players: Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis, Spain), Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors, Argentina), Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Enzo Fernandes (Chelsea, England), Alexis McAllister (Liverpool, England), Valentin Barco (Strasbourg, France).
Attackers: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Julian Alvarez Nicholas Gonzalez and Juliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan, Italy), Jose Manuel Lopez (Palmeras, Brazil), Thiago Almada (Lyon, France), Nico Paz (Como, Italy).