Argentina World Cup 2026 squad: Full list, predicted lineup, depth chart, latest news

Argentina caput to North America arsenic the defending champions aft achieving World Cup glory successful 2022. 

Lionel Scaloni's broadside are volition beryllium aiming to go the archetypal squad to clasp the trophy since Brazil won back-to-back World Cups successful 1958 and 1962. 

The holders volition beryllium hoping to telephone upon Lionel Messi's services for the tournament, with the 38-year-old yet to officially confirm whether helium volition play successful his sixth World Cup.

With oregon without Messi, Argentina volition statesman their connected June 16 against Algeria, earlier they look Austria and Jordan successful Group J.

Ahead of the tournament, Sports Mole takes an in-depth dive into Argentina's World Cup 2026 squad.

Argentina World Cup 2026 afloat squad list

Argentina person publically announced their preliminary 55-man squad for the tournament. 

Scaloni's task volition beryllium to whittle that longlist down to a 26-man squad earlier the deadline connected May 30. 

Argentina World Cup 2026 squad numbers

Argentina's World Cup 2026 squad numbers volition beryllium confirmed aft Lionel Scaloni makes his last 26-man selection. 

Argentina World Cup 2026 predicted XI

Scaloni volition apt acceptable up his squad successful a 4-4-2 oregon a 4-3-3 enactment during the people of the tournament.

If helium opts for the latter, Scaloni would commencement with a beforehand 3 of Thiago Almada, Julian Alvarez and Messi, arsenic agelong arsenic the second makes himself available. 

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez volition surely beryllium 1 of the archetypal names connected the teamsheet, and helium could diagnostic successful the mediate of the parkland with Leandro Paredes and Alexis Mac Allister.

Cristian Romero and Nicolas Otamendi are candidates to signifier Scaloni's centre-back pairing, though they look contention from the likes of Lisandro Martinez and Marcos Senesi. 

Argentina predicted XI for World Cup 2026: Martinez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; Fernandez, Paredes, Mac Allister; Messi, Almada, Alvarez

Argentina World Cup 2026 squad latest news

Messi is yet to publically corroborate whether helium volition play astatine the World Cup, though his inclusion successful the preliminary squad suggests helium could marque the last cut. 

Meanwhile, Cristian Romero is moving to retrieve from an wounded sustained successful Tottenham's 1-0 defeat to Sunderland connected April 12.

The existent anticipation is that the centre-back volition beryllium his fittingness successful clip for the 2026 tournament.

As for cardinal guardant Julian Alvarez, helium is struggling with an ankle wounded successful the second stages of Atletico Madrid's season, but helium should beryllium acceptable to correspond his state successful North America.