Flaco López and Agustín Giay, from Palmeiras, are the only players called up who play in Brazilian football
With 55 names, the Argentine football team was the first to announce its pre-list of squads for the 2026 FIFA World Cupthis Monday (11). Led by coach Lionel Scaloni, the current championwhich is in group J, will face Algeria, Austria e Jordan in the group stage of the competition.
Check out Argentina’s pre-list for the World Cup:
Goalkeepers
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)
Geronimo Rulli (Olympique de Marseille)
Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid)
Walter Benitez (Crystal Palace)
Facundo Cambeses (Racing)
Santiago Beltrán (River Plate)
Defenders
Agustin Giay (Palm trees)
Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate)
Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)
Nicolás Capaldo (Hamburg)
Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise)
Lucas Martinez Quarta (River Plate)
Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth)
Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United)
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
German Pezzella (River Plate)
Leonardo Balerdi (Olympic Marseille)
Cristian Romero (Tottenham)
Lautaro di Lollo (Boca Juniors)
Zaid Romero (Getafe)
Facundo Medina (Olympique de Marseille)
Marcos Acuña (River Plate)
Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon)
Gabriel Rojas (Racing)
Midfielders
Maximo Perrone (As)
Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors)
Guido Rodríguez (Valencia)
Aníbal Moreno (River Plate)
Milton Delgado (Boca Juniors)
Alan Varela (Porto)
Ezequiel Fernandez (Bayer Leverkusen)
Rodrigo de Paul (Inter Miami)
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea)
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
Giovani Lo Celso (Betis)
Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest)
Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa)
Valentin Barco (Strasbourg)
Nicolás Paz (As)
Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid)
Thiago Almada (Atlético de Madrid)
Tomás Aranda (Boca Juniors)
Claudio Echeverri (Girona)
Attackers
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
Nicolás González (Atletico de Madrid)
Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea)
Giuliano Simeone (Atlético de Madrid)
Matías Soulé (Rome)
Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica)
Santiago Castro (Bologna)
Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)
José Manuel López (Palm trees)
Julián Álvarez (Atlético de Madrid)
Mateo Pellegrino (Parma)
From this initial list of 55 names, coach Lionel Scaloni must choose 26 players who will compete in the tournament in North America. Argentina debut on June 16th, against Algeriano Arrowhead Stadium, em Kansas City.
