🇦🇷 Argentina World Cup 2026 Squad
Official Player List
🖋️ Tamas | ⏱️ 5 min read | 📅 May 22, 2026 | 🏷️ Sports
The reigning world champions, Argentina, enter the historic 48-team 2026 FIFA World Cup driven by an absolute determination to defend their global crown and maintain their soccer supremacy. Head coach Lionel Scaloni officially announced the national team's provisional squad on May 11, structuring a massive, high-caliber selection that perfectly blends seasoned international experience with the raw energy of explosive young talents.
The absolute marquee superstar anchoring this generation remains the legendary global icon, Lionel Messi, who continues to inspire the Albiceleste frontline. Much to the delight of the passionate fans, Inter Milan's clinical goal-scoring machine Lautaro Martínez is set to bring devastating offensive power to the reigning champions' attack. Top-tier stability is well guaranteed by prominent figures, such as Aston Villa's elite shot-stopper Emiliano Martínez, alongside Liverpool's world-class midfield orchestrator Alexis Mac Allister. Argentina is firmly targeting a dominant, trophy-defending run starting in Group J!
📋 Official Squad List
GROUP J – ARGENTINA
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa), Gerónimo Rulli (Olympique de Marseille), Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid), Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace), Facundo Cambeses (Racing Club), Santiago Beltran (River Plate).
Defenders: Agustín Giay (Palmeiras), Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Nicolás Capaldo (Hamburger), Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint Gilloise), Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate), Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth), Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), Germán Pezzella (River Plate), Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Lautaro Di Lollo (Boca Juniors), Zaid Romero (Getafe), Facundo Medina (Marseille), Marcos Acuña (River Plate), Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), Gabriel Rojas (Racing Club).
Midfielders: Máximo Perrone (Como), Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors), Guido Rodríguez (Valencia), Anibal Moreno (River Plate), Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors), Alan Varela (Porto), Ezequiel Fernández (Bayer Leverkusen), Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), Nicolas Domínguez (Nottingham Forest), Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), Valentín Barco (Strasbourg).
Forwards: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Nicolas Paz (Como), Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid), Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid), Tomas Aranda (Boca Juniors), Nicolás González (Atletico Madrid), Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), Matías Soule (Roma), Claudio Echeverri (Girona), Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), Santiago Castro (Bologna), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan), Jose Manuel Lopez (Palmeiras), Julián Álvarez (Atletico Madrid), Mateo Pellegrino (Parma).
Manager: Lionel Scaloni
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