Argentina
Team Profile
- Holders Argentina were the first South American team to book a spot at the FIFA World Cup 26™, having sealed qualification on 25 March 2025.
- The 2026 finals will be Argentina’s 14th successive FIFA World Cup™ appearance, with their last absence from an edition of the competition being all the way back in 1970.
- Argentina secured their third FIFA World Cup™ title in dramatic fashion against France in the final of Qatar 2022, winning an enthralling penalty shoot-out following a 3-3 draw.
- Lionel Messi broke the record for most matches played at the FIFA World Cup™ in the 2022 final, his 26th appearance moving him one clear of Germany’s Lothar Matthäus, who had held the record since 1998.
Argentina Fixtures
Argentina Squad
Juan Musso
Goalkeeper
Gerónimo Rulli
Goalkeeper
Emiliano Martínez
Goalkeeper
Nicolás Tagliafico
Defender
Gonzalo Montiel
Defender
Lisandro Martínez
Defender
Cristian Romero
Defender
Nicolás Otamendi
Defender
Facundo Medina
Defender
Nahuel Molina
Defender
Leandro Paredes
Midfielder
Rodrigo De Paul
Midfielder
Valentín Barco
Midfielder
Giovani Lo Celso
Midfielder
Exequiel Palacios
Midfielder
Nico González
Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder
Enzo Fernández
Midfielder
Julián Alvarez
Attacker
Lionel Messi
Attacker
Thiago Almada
Attacker
Giuliano Simeone
Attacker
Nico Paz
Attacker
José Manuel López
Attacker
Lautaro Martínez
Attacker
