2026 World Cup - Argentina - National-Team - Squad

Argentina  Group J  Squad

Lionel Messi will play in a sixth World Cup as he captains holders Argentina at the 2026 tournament.

Argentina 
2026 World Cup squad

Goalkeepers

Juan Musso 
(Atletico Madrid)

Geronimo Rulli 
(Marseille)

Emiliano Martinez 
(Aston Villa)

Defenders

Leonardo Balerdi 
(Marseille)

Nicolas Tagliafico 
(Lyon)

Gonzalo Montiel 
(River Plate)

Lisandro Martinez 
(Manchester United)

Cristian Romero 
(Tottenham)

Nicolas Otamendi 
(Benfica)

Facundo Medina 
(Marseille)

Nahuel Molina 
(Atletico Madrid)

Midfielders

Leandro Paredes 
(River Plate)

Rodrigo de Paul 
(Inter Miami)

Valentin Barco 
(Strasbourg)

Giovani lo Celso 
(Real Betis)

Ezequiel Palacios 
(Bayer Leverkusen)

Alexis Mac Allister 
(Liverpool)

Enzo Fernandez 
(Chelsea)

Forwards

Julian Alvarez 
(Atletico Madrid)

Lionel Messi 
(Inter Miami)

Nicolas Gonzalez 
(Atletico Madrid)

Thiago Almada 
(Atletico Madrid)

Giuliano Simeone 
(Atletico Madrid)

Nico Paz 
(Como)

Jose Manuel Lopez 
(Palmeiras)

Lautaro Martinez 
(Inter Milan)