Argentina Releases Final 26 Man Squad for Qatar 2022 As Messi, Di Maria Make World Cup List

• Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni has picked Lionel Messi in a strong line-up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar starting on November 20
• AS Roma’s Paulo Dybala and Juventus’ Angel Di Maria have also made Scaloni’s final 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup
• Argentina who are considered by many as favourites for the title in Qatar will be bidding to win the World Cup for the third time

Argentina’s final 26-man squad to the 2022 FIFA World Cup has been released by head coach Lionel Scaloni with Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi top of the list.

Scaloni who will hope to guide Argentina to their 3rd World Cup success in Qatar has selected a strong line-up comprising of three goalkeepers, nine defenders, seven midfielders, and seven attackers.

Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, AS Roma’s Paulo Dybala, and Juventus winger Angel Di Maria have also been listed as part of Argentina’s squad for the World Cup despite the latter injury concerns.

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Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Lautaro Martinez, and Julian Alvarez have also made the final 26-man squad of Lionel Scaloni as Argentina bids for another major trophy in Qatar.

Argentina has been paired in Group C alongside Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Poland at the World Cup and will have their opening game against the Arab nation on November 22.

Argentina’s full World Cup squad

Goalkeepers

Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal), Franco Armani (River Plate)

Defenders

Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), German Pezzella (Real Betis), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon), Marcos Acuna (Sevilla), Juan Foyth (Villarreal).

Midfielders

Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), Enzo Fernandez (Benfica), Alejandro Gomez (Sevilla), Leandro Paredes (Juventus).

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Attackers

Lionel Messi (PSG), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Paulo Dybala (Roma), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Joaquin Correa (Inter Milan), Angel Di Maria (Juventus).

Ansu Fati included in Spain squad

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Barcelona forward Ansu Fati has been named in Spain’s 26-man squad for the upcoming 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The 20-year-old star has been given the chance to add to his four caps at international level in the Middle East country.

Fati is already a regular for the Catalan giants, where he has notched three goals in 20 appearances in all competitions this season.