Defending champions, chasing the first back-to-back title since Brazil 1962. Seventeen of the 26 are Qatar 2022 winners; Messi plays a record sixth World Cup.
Head coach
Lionel Scaloni
Since Aug 2018
Group result
Group J (winners)
R32: vs Group H runner-up
Squad avg age
28.3
26-player squad
Squad market value
€808m
est., 26 of 26
Next fixture
Jul 3 · Miami →
Won 2022 World Cup & 2021/2024 Copa América
Squad
Full 26-man squad · club at selection · senior caps| # | Pos | Player | Club (league) | Age | Caps | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Juan Musso | Atlético Madrid (ESP) | 31 | 4 | €3m |
| 12 | GK | Gerónimo Rulli | Marseille (FRA) | 33 | 8 | €6m |
| 23 | GK | Emiliano Martínez | Aston Villa (ENG) | 33 | 59 | €12m |
| 2 | DF | Marcos Senesi | Bournemouth (ENG) | 28 | 3 | €25m |
| 3 | DF | Nicolás Tagliafico | Lyon (FRA) | 33 | 76 | €4m |
| 4 | DF | Gonzalo Montiel | River Plate (ARG) | 28 | 39 | €4.5m |
| 6 | DF | Lisandro Martínez | Manchester United (ENG) | 28 | 28 | €40m |
| 13 | DF | Cristian Romero | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) | 27 | 51 | €45m |
| 19 | DF | Nicolás Otamendi | Benfica (POR) | 37 | 132 | €1m |
| 25 | DF | Facundo Medina | Marseille (FRA) | 26 | 9 | €18m |
| 26 | DF | Nahuel Molina | Atlético Madrid (ESP) | 27 | 58 | €15m |
| 5 | MF | Leandro Paredes | Boca Juniors (ARG) | 31 | 77 | €5m |
| 7 | MF | Rodrigo De Paul | Inter Miami CF (USA) | 31 | 87 | €14m |
| 8 | MF | Valentín Barco | Strasbourg (FRA) | 21 | 4 | €40m |
| 11 | MF | Giovani Lo Celso | Real Betis (ESP) | 30 | 67 | €8m |
| 14 | MF | Exequiel Palacios | Bayer Leverkusen (GER) | 27 | 40 | €25m |
| 15 | MF | Nicolás González | Atlético Madrid (ESP) | 27 | 51 | €22m |
| 20 | MF | Alexis Mac Allister | Liverpool (ENG) | 27 | 46 | €70m |
| 24 | MF | Enzo Fernández | Chelsea (ENG) | 25 | 42 | €90m |
| 9 | FW | Julián Álvarez | Atlético Madrid (ESP) | 26 | 51 | €100m |
| 10 | FW | Lionel Messi(C) | Inter Miami CF (USA) | 38 | 199 | €15m |
| 16 | FW | Thiago Almada | Atlético Madrid (ESP) | 24 | 16 | €15m |
| 17 | FW | Giuliano Simeone | Atlético Madrid (ESP) | 23 | 13 | €40m |
| 18 | FW | Nico Paz | Como (ITA) | 21 | 9 | €80m |
| 21 | FW | José Manuel López | Palmeiras (BRA) | 25 | 5 | €25m |
| 22 | FW | Lautaro Martínez | Inter Milan (ITA) | 28 | 77 | €85m |