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The final Argentina World Cup 2022 squad will be named by November 13, and we know who’s in contention after Lionel Scaloni revealed 28-man provisional list – cut down from an initial 48 players.
That will need to be cut down to a 26-man selection before the World Cup, though, where the two-time winners have been drawn in Group C alongside Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland.
The Albiceleste will be one of the hot favourites for to win the Qatar World Cup 2022, with the 2021 Copa America winners boasting the likes of Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria and Lautaro Martinez in their team.
They brushed aside reigning European champions Italy with a 3-0 win in June’s Finalissima at Wembley, and beat both Honduras and Jamaica by the same scoreline in their final pre-World Cup friendlies in September.
Argentina World Cup 2022 squad
Argentina World Cup 2022 squad: The 28-man provisional squad for Qatar
- GK: Emi Martinez (Aston Villa)
- GK: Franco Armani (River Plate)
- GK: Agustin Marchesin (Celta Vigo)
- GK: Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal)
- GK: Juan Musso (Atalanta)
- GK: Agustin Rossi (Boca Juniors)
- DF: Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica)
- DF: Marcos Acuna (Sevilla)
- DF: Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon)
- DF: German Pezzella (Real Betis)
- DF: Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)
- DF: Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla)
- DF: Juan Foyth (Villarreal)
- DF: Cristian Romero (Tottenham)
- DF: Lucas Martinez Quarta (Fiorentina)
- DF: Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United)
- DF: Facundo Medina (Lens)
- DF: Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth)
- DF: Nehuen Perez (Udinese)
- MF: Angel Di Maria (Juventus)
- MF: Leandro Paredes (Juventus)
- MF: Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid)
- MF: Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal)
- MF: Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis)
- MF: Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina)
- MF: Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
- MF: Roberto Pereyra (Udinese)
- MF: Alejandro Gomez (Sevilla)
- MF: Nicolas Dominguez (Bologna)
- MF: Maximiliano Meza (Monterrey)
- MF: Lucas Ocampos (Ajax)
- MF: Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton)
- MF: Enzo Fernandez (Benfica)
- MF: Emi Buendia (Aston Villa)
- MF: Thiago Almada (Atlanta United)
- MF: Matias Soule (Juventus)
- MF: Nicolas Paz (Real Madrid Castilla)
- MF: Luka Romero (Lazio)
- MF: Valentin Carboni (Inter Milan)
- FW: Lionel Messi (PSG)
- FW: Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)
- FW: Paulo Dybala (Roma)
- FW: Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid)
- FW: Joaquin Correa (Inter Milan)
- FW: Julian Alvarez (Manchester City)
- FW: Lucas Alario (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- FW: Giovanni Simeone (Napoli)
- FW: Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
How many players are Argentina allowed to take to the World Cup 2022?
National managers were allowed to bring 26 players to last summer’s European Championship for the first time at a major tournament, as a special measure brought in due to the COVID-19 pandemic – while last year’s Copa America, which Argentina won, allowed squads of 28 players.
Now it has been announced that 26-player squads will return for the Qatar World Cup, an expansion from the usual 23-man selections.
When will the final Argentina World Cup 2022 squad be announced?
No exact date has been given, but Argentina must announce their final squad no later than FIFA’s squad submission deadline of Sunday 13 November.
Who will make the final Argentina 2022 World Cup squad?
Barring injuries or bans, there are a few players that we expect to be dead certs for Lionel Scaloni’s final Argentina 2022 World Cup squad.
Having finally won his first international trophy at the 2021 Copa America, Lionel Messi will be desperate to add a World Cup winner’s medal to his collection next year. It will almost certainly be his final appearance at the competition and inspiring Argentina to glory would only enhance his legendary status.
Further experience will be provided by Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi, both of whom remain national team stalwarts.
Giovani Lo Celso and Rodrigo De Paul have become key parts of the side under Scaloni, while Emiliano Martinez is firmly established as the first-choice goalkeeper. His namesake up front, Lautaro Martinez, is another who will be on plane as long as he is fit.
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