Here is the FIFA World Cup 2022 group C schedule and the official Argentina national football team lineup. The Argentina national squad will be on board for Lionel Messi’s mission at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Since taking over in 2018, Scaloni has skillfully shaped this team, and the result of his labour was the 2021 Copa America victory in Brazil, which gave Messi his first trophy with the senior national team and finally exonerated him of the criticism that had followed him on all of his international trips for his nation.
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Argentina winning the World Cup in December is a very likely scenario given manager Lionel Scaloni’s track record of success: a 35-match unbeaten streak that is just three short of the world record. Brazil and France are the two favourites named by bookmakers and fans leading up to the event.
Argentina World Cup squad 2022:
Position | No. | Player | Club | Age | Caps |
GK | 1 | Franco Armani | River Plate (ARG) | 36 | 18 |
DEF | 2 | Juan Foyth | Villarreal (ESP) | 24 | 16 |
DEF | 3 | Nicolas Tagliafico | Lyon (FRA) | 30 | 42 |
DEF | 4 | Gonzalo Montiel | Sevilla (ESP) | 25 | 19 |
MID | 5 | Leandro Paredes | Juventus (ITA) | 28 | 46 |
DEF | 6 | German Pezzella | Real Betis (ESP) | 31 | 32 |
MID | 7 | Rodrigo De Paul | Atletico Madrid (ESP) | 28 | 44 |
MID | 8 | Marcos Acuna | Sevilla (ESP) | 30 | 43 |
FWD | 9 | Julian Alvarez | Man City (ENG) | 22 | 12 |
FWD | 10 | Lionel Messi | PSG (FRA) | 35 | 165 |
FWD | 11 | Angel Di Maria | Juventus (ITA) | 34 | 124 |
GK | 12 | Geronimo Rulli | Villarreal (ESP) | 30 | 4 |
DEF | 13 | Cristian Romero | Tottenham (ENG) | 24 | 12 |
MID | 14 | Exequiel Palacios | Bayer Leverkusen (GER) | 24 | 20 |
FWD | 15 | Angel Correa | Atletico Madrid | 27 | 22 |
FWD | 16 | Thiago Almada | Atlanta United (USA) | 21 | 1 |
MID | 17 | Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez | Sevilla (ESP) | 34 | 15 |
MID | 18 | Guido Rodriguez | Real Betis (ESP) | 28 | 26 |
DEF | 19 | Nicolas Otamendi | Benfica (POR) | 34 | 93 |
MID | 20 | Alexis Mac Allister | Brighton (ENG) | 23 | 8 |
FWD | 21 | Paulo Dybala | AS Roma (ITA) | 28 | 34 |
FWD | 22 | Lautaro Martinez | Inter Milan (ITA) | 25 | 40 |
GK | 23 | Emiliano Martinez | Aston Villa (ENG) | 30 | 19 |
MID | 24 | Enzo Fernandez | Benfica (POR) | 21 | 3 |
DEF | 25 | Lisandro Martinez | Man United (ENG) | 24 | 10 |
DEF | 26 | Nahuel Molina | Atletico Madrid (ESP) | 24 | 19 |
Paulo Dybala, Angel Di Maria, and Exequiel Palacios had been questioned due to fitness issues, but the trio has been selected, although Tottenham midfielder Giovani Lo Celso is out due to injury.
Lisandro Martinez, a centre back for Manchester United, gets included after some discussion about whether the Premier League rookie would be selected among fierce defensive competition.
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Giovanni Simeone of Napoli, who has been on an incredible scoring streak over the past year, won’t be joining the attacking group, which is led by seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi. But because of Nicolas Gonzalez, Atletico Madrid’s Angel Correa received a late call-up.
Argentina World Cup group matches : Scheduled Date & Time
Sl. No | Match | Date | Time (ET) | Stadium |
1 | Argentina vs. S. Arabia | Tues, Nov. 22 | 3:30 PM IST | Lusail Stadium |
2 | Argentina vs. Mexico | Sat, Nov. 26 | 12:30 AM IST | Lusail Stadium |
3 | Poland vs. Argentina | Wed, Nov. 30 | 12:30 AM IST | Stadium 974 |