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Lionel Messi is recovering from the injury he sustained during the Copa America final. / AFP
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni on Monday announced the 28-player list for the double qualifiers against Chile and Colombia for the 2026 World Cup, highlighting the absence of Lionel Messi (injury) and the absence of several players. Rising youth.
Apart from Messi, who is recovering from a ligament injury in his right ankle, those called up do not include Angel Di Maria, who announced his retirement from the national team after the White Celeste won the Copa America, nor goalkeeper Franco Armani.
Paulo Dybala is also not on the list, having been left out of the United States’ call-up for the 2024 Copa America.
In the new lineup, the emergence of young players such as Valentin Barco, Ezequiel Fernandez, Matias Sule and Giuliano Simeone, as well as the addition of Lazio goal scorer Valentin Castellanos, are particularly eye-catching.
World champions and two-time Americas champions Argentina are also leading the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in North America. In the World Cup, they will face Chile for the seventh time on September 5 at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, and then visit Colombia on September 10.
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa, England), Juan Musso (Atalanta, Italy), Jerónimo Rulli (Ajax, Netherlands), Walter Benítez (PSV, Netherlands).
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla, Spain), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille, France), Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur, England), German Pezzella (River Plate, Argentina), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica, Portugal), Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United, England), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon, France) and Valentin Baco (Brighton, England).
Midfielders: Guido Rodriguez (West Ham United, England), Leandro Paredes (Roma, Italy), Alexis McAllister (Liverpool, England), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Ezequiel Fernandez (Alcadesia, Saudi Arabia), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea, England), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur, Italy) and Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina, Italy).
Forwards: Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan, Italy), Valentin Carboni (Monza, Italy) and Julian Alvarez (Atletico Madrid), Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), Valentin Castellanos (Lazio, Italy) and Matias Sule (Roma).
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