Argentina Team Profile for FIFA World Cup 2022: The much-awaited FIFA World Cup 2022 is set to start from November 2, and the final of the tournament will take place on December 18, 2022. A total number of 32 teams will be participating in the showpiece event to compete for the prestigious World Cup title. The 22nd edition of 2022 FIFA World Cup will be played across 8 venues in 5 host cities. Also, for the first time ever, the major football tournament will be played in the Arab World.
35-year-old Lionel Messi, aging but still regarded as one of the greatest footballers ever in the history of much-loved sport, will lead Argentina in his fifth and most likely his last World Cup.
As per the latest 2022 FIFA World Cup schedule, Argentina will be involved in many interesting clashes in group stage. They will lock horns with Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland in Group C.
Argentina have won the World Cup title twice, in 1978 and 1986. Three times Argentina finished second in the World Cup (1930, 1990, and 2014), and with Messi, they have a great opportunity to clinch the title for a record-extending third time. Argentina winning FIFA World Cup 2022 will serve as a tribute to legend Diego Maradona, who passed away last year at the age of 60.
"I don't know whether we are big favorites or not, but I believe Argentina is always a favorite for its history, what it means and even more now for how we got here," Messi said in a recent interview.
Argentina - FIFA World Cup 2022 Complete Schedule (IST)
Argentina's FIFA World Cup opening game is against Saudi Arabia in Qatar in Group C. Argentina's second match in the World Cup will be against Mexico and then four days later, they will clash against Poland on November 30.
Argentina v Saudi Arabia on November 22
Argentina v Mexico on November 27
Argentina v Poland on December 1
Argentina - FIFA World Cup 2022 Probable squad
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez, Geronimo Rulli, Franco Armani
Defenders: Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), German Pezzella (Betis), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Marcos Acuna (Sevilla), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Juan Foyth (Villarreal)
Midfielders: Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid), Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion), Guido Rodriguez (Betis), Alejandro Gomez (Sevilla), Enzo Fernandez (Benfica)
Forwards: Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Angel Di Maria (Juventus), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Paulo Dybala (Roma), Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid)