Argentina's squad list for the 2026 World Cup.
Argentina's 2026 World Cup squad: Messi, Alvarez, and Martinez are included; Romero is injured but still included in the preliminary list. Group J fixtures include matches against Algeria, Austria, and Jordan.
Update on Argentina's World Cup 2026 squad: The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has submitted a preliminary list of 55 players to FIFA before the May 11 deadline. Argentina is in Group J along with Algeria, Austria, and Jordan. The group stage matches begin on June 17.
Preliminary list of 55 Argentine players.
Argentina used the full maximum of 55 players in their preliminary registration. All the key players from the qualifying rounds were included: Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez, Emiliano Martinez, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez, and Lautaro Martinez.
Notably, Cristian Romero, despite being sidelined for the rest of the season due to a ligament injury, was still included in the squad. According to regulations, teams must reduce their squad to 26 players by June 2nd and are only allowed substitutions if an injury occurs before the first match.
Goalkeeper (6):Emiliano Martinez, Geronimo Rulli, Juan Musso, Walter Benitez, Facundo Cambeses, Santiago Beltran.
Defender (18):Agustin Giay, Gonzalo Montiel, Nahuel Molina, Nicolas Capaldo, Kevin Mac Allister, Lucas Quarta, Marcos Senesi, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Otamendi, German Pezzella, Leonardo Balerdi, Cristian Romero, Lautaro Di Lollo, Zaid Romero, Facundo Medina, Marcos Acuna, Nicolas Tagliafico, Gabriel Rojas.
Midfielder (21):Maximo Perrone, Leandro Paredes, Guido Rodriguez, Anibal Moreno, Alan Varela, Ezequiel Fernandez, Rodrigo De Paul, Exequiel Palacios, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister, Giovani Lo Celso, Nicolas Dominguez, Emiliano Buendia, Valentin Barco, Lionel Messi, Nicolas Paz, Franco Mastantuono, Thiago Almada, Tomas Aranda, Nicolas Gonzalez.
Forward (10):Alejandro Garnacho, Giuliano Simeone, Matias Soule, Claudio Echeverri, Gianluca Prestianni, Santiago Castro, Lautaro Martinez, Jose Lopez, Julian Alvarez, Mateo Pellegrino.
Argentina's schedule at the 2026 World Cup
Before the tournament, Argentina played two friendly matches:
- 7:00 AM on June 7th: Argentina vs Honduras
- 7:30 AM, June 10th: Iceland vs Argentina
Group J match schedule (Vietnam time):
- 8:00 AM, June 17th: Argentina vs Algeria
- 00:00 on June 23rd: Argentina vs Austria
- 9:00 AM, June 28th: Jordan vs Argentina
Argentina is currently ranked 3rd in the FIFA rankings. The team has won the World Cup three times (1978, 1986, 2022). At the 2026 World Cup, Argentina is the defending champion and will defend their title at venues in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.