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Messi, di Maria, Dybala and Alvarez named in the Argentine 26 member squad

Messi, di Maria, Dybala and Alvarez named in the Argentine 26 member squad
Messi, di Maria, Dybala and Alvarez Photo:GoodWord News

Lionel Messi will play in his fifth FIFA World Cup as part of an Argentina squad that includes five Premier League players.

Head coach, Lionel Scaloni has combined veterans like Messi, and Angel di Maria, with younger players such as Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez.

Argentina last won the World Cup in 1986 and finished runners-up in 1990 and 2014.

Argentina are in Group C with Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland.

They will play Saudi Arabia at 10pm next Tuesday.

FIFA World Cup will start on the 21st of this month.

Argentina squad Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Franco Armani (River Plate) Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal)

Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), German Pezzella (Real Betis), Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Juan Foyth (Villarreal), Nicolas Tagliafico (Olympique Lyonnais), Marcos Acuna (Sevilla)

Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis), Enzo Fernandez (Benfica), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Alejandro Gomez (Sevilla), Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Forwards: Paulo Dybala (AS Roma), Lionel Messi (Paris St Germain), Angel Di Maria (Juventus), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Joaquin Correa (Inter Milan), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City).

Source: BBC

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