FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL Qualifiers: Argentina Announce 28-Man Squad, See Major Miss-Outs

Argentina Squad For WC Qualifiers: La Albiceletse will be missing certain key figures in their squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL Qualifiers. Here are the details.

Argentina will be playing their World Cup 2026 qualifiers from September 6

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Argentina Squad For WC Qualifiers: Argentina are set to resume their FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL Qualifiers campaign, as manager Lionel Scaoni has announced the 28-man squad for the upcoming matches. The squad is set for the matches against Chile and Colombia in September, but see some major miss-outs for certain reasons.

🇦🇷 The chosen ones for the next two games of the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝘾𝙪𝙥 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙨! 📝 pic.twitter.com/dzW9LeDFw5

— Selección Argentina in English (@AFASeleccionEN) August 19, 2024

Legendary player Lionel Messi will not be featuring in the upcoming two matches, as 'La Pulga' is still nursing his injury and is therefore, ruled out of action for a while.

The squad will be a new-look squad, as they dawn a new era, with the likes of Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria missing out, with the latter having announced his international retirement following the victory in the recently-concluded final of the Copa America 2024, where La Albiceleste defended their crown successfully by beating Colombia 1-0 after extra time, thanks to the winner from tournament's top scorer — Lautaro Martinez.

Here is the squad of Argentina for matches against Chile and Colombia:

Walter Benitez, Geronimo Rulli, Emiliano Martinez, Juan Musso, Gonzalo Montiel, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, German Pezzella, Leonardo Balerdi, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico, Valentin Barco, Leandro Paredes, Guido Rodriguez, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandes, Giovani Lo Celso, Ezequiel Fernandez, Rodrigo De Paul, Nicolas Gonzalez, Alejandro  Garnacho, Matias Soule, Guiliano Simeone, Valentin Carboni, Julian Alvarez, Lautaro Martinez, Valentin Castellanos

Argentina's Schedule For FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL Qualifiers In September (All Details Are As Per Indian Standard Time)

Fixture	Event	Day and Date	Time
Argentina Vs Chile	FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL Qualifiers | Round 7	Friday, September 6	05:30 AM
Argentina vs Colombia	FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL Qualifiers | Round 8	Wednesday, September 11	02:00 AM