Argentina squad for the World Cup qualifiers 2021 announced
Argentina squad has announced for the World Cup qualifiers, including the next Brazil match. Argentina will play three matches in the World Cup qualifiers early next month.
Lionel Messi‘s opponents are Brazil, Venezuela and Bolivia.
The Copa America winners will play the matches on September 3, 6 and 10. A team of 30 members has been announced for these 3 matches.
Paolo DiBalla, Geronimo Ruli, Juan Faith and Emiliano Buendia are back in the squad. However, Mauro Icardi and Lucas Alari are also out due to injuries.
Argentina will play against Venezuela on September 3 at 6 am Bangladesh time. The next match is against arch-rivals Brazil.
The two teams will meet in Maracan on the night of September 6 at 1 am. After 4 days, Messi will take the field against Bolivia at 5 am on September 10.
Argentina squad for the World Cup
| Goalkeeper |
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| Emiliano Martinez, Franco Armani, Juan Musso, Geronimo Rulli |
| Defender |
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| Gonzalo Montiel, Nahuel Molina Lucero, German Pazzella, Juan Faith, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Lisandro Martinez and Marcos Acuna. |
| Midfielder |
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| Rodrigo de Paul, Ezequiel Palacios, Leandro Paredes, Guido Rodriguez, Nicolas Dominguez, Giovanni Le Chelso and Alejandro Gomez |
| Forward |
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| Angel Di Maria, Julian Alvarez, Joaquin Correa, Nicolas Gonzalez, Emiliano Buendিয়াa, Lautaro Martinez, Lionel Messi and Paulo Dibala |
At the end of the 6 matches of the World Cup qualifiers, Brazil is the top five in the world with 100% success. Argentina is in the second place with 12 points with three wins and a draw.