Messi is not in argentina World Cup selection team.
Lionel Messi has been sidelined since suffering an injury in the Copa America final. Was not in the last few matches of Inter Miami. Lionel Scaloni announced Argentina’s World Cup selection team without him. Argentina will play two matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in September. The reigning world champions announced a 28-man preliminary squad for those two matches. However, Argentina’s regular captain Messi was not kept in that team. Argentina will play against Chile in Buenos Aires on
September 5 in the World Cup qualifiers. Then on September 10, the Albiceleste will play in Colombia. Messi left the Copa final in July with a leg injury. After that, it is known that the captain of Argentina will have to stay out of the field for a long time.
Due to which Messi did not have a place in the World Cup qualifying team. Apart from this. goalkeeper Franco Armani and winger. Di Maria are definitely not in the team as they bid farewell to international football after the Copa America. Along with them. Ezekiel Palacios is not in the team. Defenders Marcos Acuna and Lucas Martinez Cuarta did not get a chance. Despite rumors, Paulo Dybala did not have a place in the team. Meanwhile, four footballers who are waiting to debut in the Argentina national team jersey have been called up. They are two forwards Juliano Simeone and Valentin Castellanos and two midfielders
Ezequiel Fernandez and Matias Sole.
World Cup Qualifying Squad: Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez, Walter Benitez,
Rulli and Juan Musso.
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, German Pezzella, Leonardo Balardi,
Nicolas Otamendi, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico, Valentin Barco.
Midfielders: Enzo Fernandez, Giovanni Lo Celso, Ezequiel Fernandez, Rodrigo De Paul,
Leandro Paredes, Guido Rodriguez, Alexis McAllister.
Forwards: Nicolas Gonzalez, Alejandro Garnacho, Matias Sole, Giuliano Simeone, ValentinCarboni,
Julian Alvarez, Lautaro Martinez and Valentin Castellanos.