Defending champion Argentina announced its squad for the World Cup. Messi will lead the team in his 6th World Cup, with Alvarez, Lautaro, Enzo, and others included. Six Atletico players made the cut, but Mastantuono was not selected.
Argentina World Cup Squad
Forwards: 9-Alvarez (Atletico Madrid), 10-Messi(Inter Miami), 15-N. Gonzalez(Atletico Madrid), 16-Thiago Almada(Atletico Madrid), 17-Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), 18-Nico Paz(Como), 21-Jose Lopez(Palmeiras), 22-Lautaro(Internazionale)
Midfielders: 5-Paredes (Boca Juniors), 7-De Paul (Inter Miami), 8-Valentin Barco (Strasbourg), 11-Lo Celso (Real Betis), 14-Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), 20-Mac Allister (Liverpool), 24-Enzo (Chelsea)
Defenders: 2-Balerdi (Olympique Marseille), 3-Tagliafico (Olympique Lyonnais), 4-Montiel (CA River Plate (Arg)), 6-Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), 13-Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur), 19-Otamendi (Benfica), 25-Facundo Medina (Olympique Marseille), 26-Molina (Atletico Madrid)
Goalkeepers: 1-Musso (Atletico Madrid), 12-Rulli (Olympique Marseille), 23-E. Martinez (Aston Villa)
Argentina World Cup Group Stage Schedule
June 17, Argentina vs Algeria
June 22, Argentina vs Austria
June 27, Jordan vs Argentina