The month of FIFA World Cup 2022 has started. Leon Messi’s Argentina team has also completed its World Cup preparations. The 35-year-old iconic Argentine player would also like to end his career by winning this prestigious event after the 1986 victory.
This will probably be Leon Messi’s last World Cup. This is Now or never chance for Messi. And Messi also knows this very well.
Under the guidance of Lionel Scoloni, Argentina showed their intentions by winning the Copa America 2021 and the Finalissima 2022. As a result of their unbeaten record over the past 35 matches, this Latin American team is considered one of the strong contenders to win the FIFA Cup in December.
Argentina FIFA World Cup Squad 2022
Scoloni hasn’t changed the team much since taking over as Argentina’s head coach charge in 2018. Because of this, you will not see many changes in the team. But yes, ever since Scoloni joined the team, the team’s reliance on Messi has been reduced to a great extent.
He gave the opportunity to the talented players of the team to come forward and moulded the team so well which resulted in the Copa America Cup 2021 and Finalissima 2022.
Scoloni has officially submitted his preliminary list of 35 to 55 players, of which he will have to pick and submit the list of 26 players for the Qatar World Cup to FIFA by 14 November.
Following is the list of probable players based on the team that has qualified for the World Cup 2022 and the team that landed in the friendly matches played in September before the World Cup.
26 members of Argentina World Cup Squad 2022
Argentina’s squad for the 2022 World Cup 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/cpzWtM4xjN
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Forwards: Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United), Angel di Maria (Juventus), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Juilan Alvarez (Manchester City), Paulo Dybala (AS Roma), Lionel Messi (PSG)
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Alexis mac Allister (Brighton), Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis), Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid), Alejandro Gomez (Sevilla), Enzo Fernandez (Benfica), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen).
Defenders: Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Marcos Acuna (Sevilla),Nahule Molina (Atlético Madrid), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), German Pezzella (Real Betis), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon), Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
Goalkeepers: Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal),Emiliano Martinez (Asotn Villa) and Franco Armani (River Plate).
Team’s Strengths
The attacking game plan of this Argentine team is considered to be the strongest link of this team so far. But this time there is balance in the team with attackers as well as skillfully passing midfielders. Which is capable of penetrating the security shield of every team. Along with this, Messi’s recent excellent form will also boost the morale and strength of the team.
The team has been playing together since last year’s Copa America Cup 2021 and a good bond has been formed between the players which will be very useful in dodging any team. In the deep-lying position, Guido Rodriguez can occasionally fill in for Paredes, while Enzo Fernandez can provide an attacking, creative spark if needed.
Weaknesses
A Scoloni team would undoubtedly like to improve on their World Cup performance from 2018. There are also some weak links in this team, such as Angel De Maria’s injury. If Maria does not go with the team, then there will be a serious loss for the team.
The midfield area has always been weak for Argentina, but the midfielders showed a lot of potential at the Copa America Cup, but their lack of experience is still evident. Argentina would like the midfielders to repeat their performance.
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Argentina: Group C match schedule
Argentina has been placed in Group C along with Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Poland in the FIFA World Cup 2022. Argentina’s first match is against Saudi Arabia on 22 November, in this match, Messi and his team will get a chance to warm up themselves before the tough match against Mexico on November, 26th. Argentina will play their last group stage match against Poland on 30 November.
Date | Match | Time (ET) | Venue |
22/11/2022 | Argentina Vs Saudi Arabia | 05:00 AM | Lusail Stadium |
26/11/2022 | Argentina Vs Mexico | 02:00 PM | Lusail Stadium |
30/11/2022 | Poland Vs Argentina | 02:00 PM | Stadium 974 |
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