The Argentina national team will have eight players who will play in their first World Cup.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has announced his list of 26 players for the World Cup and eight of the players will be taking part in their first one. Valentín Barco and Nico Paz, both 21 years old, are the youngest players in the team.

Giuliano Simeone who is 23 and José Manuel López, who is 25 years old, will also take part in their first World Cup with Argentina. Facundo Medina and Leonardo Balerdi, both at 27 years old will also play in their first World Cup with Argentina.

After missing the 2022 World Cup because of injury, Nicolás González at 28 years old will be with Argentina and Juan Musso, at 32 years old, who also missed the 2022 World Cup because of injury will be with Lionel Scaloni’s team.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni cut 27 players for the World Cup.

Lionel Scaloni announced his list of players for the World Cup and 27 players did not make the team. Scaloni cut three goalkeepers, nine defenders, seven midfielders and eight forwards.

Scaloni cut the following players:

Walter Benitez
Facundo Cambeses
Santiago Beltran
Agustin Giay
Nicolas Capaldo
Kevin Mac Allister
Lucas Martinez Quarta
Marcos Senesi
German Pezzella
Lautaro Di Lollo
Zaid Romero
Gabriel Rojas
Maximo Perrone
Guido Rodriguez
Anibal Moreno
Milton Delgado
Alan Varela
Ezequiel Fernandez
Nicolas Dominguez
Emiliano Buendia
Franco Mastantuono
Tomas Aranda
Alejandro Garnacho
Claudio Echeverri
Gianluca Prestianni
Santiago Castro
Mateo Pellegrino

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni announced his team for the World Cup and there are nine players with a chance to make it that have been cut.

Marcos Senesi of Bournemouth and Emiliano Buendía of Aston Villa both did not make the Argentina national team for the World Cup. Marcos Acuña, who won the World Cup in 2022 does not make it because of fitness issues.

Franco Mastantuono of Real Madrid, Gianluca Prestianni of Benfica, Matías Soulé of AS Roma, Agustín Giay of Palmeiras, Máximo Perrone of Como and Nicolás Capaldo of Hamburger SV also did not make the World Cup.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has announced the team for the 2026 World Cup.

Lionel Scaloni has named the 26 players that will be with the Argentina national team at the World Cup, defending the title. Here are the 26 players:

Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)
Gerónimo Rulli (Olympique de Marseille)
Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid)

Defenders:
Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique de Marseille)
Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique Lyonnais)
Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate)
Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United)
Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
Facundo Medina (Olympique de Marseille)
Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)

Midfielders:
Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors)
Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami)
Valentín Barco (Strasbourg)
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis)
Enzo Fernández (Chelsea)

Forwards:
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
Lautaro Martínez (Inter)
Julián Álvarez (Atletico Madrid)
Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid)
Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid)
Nicolás González (Atletico Madrid)
José Manuel López (Palmeiras)
Nico Paz (Como)

Marcos Senesi and José Manuel López are fighting for one World Cup spot with Argentina.

One of Marcos Senesi and José Manuel López will be going to the World Cup. According to Fernando Czyz, the two players are fighting for one spot om the team.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni is set to announce on Friday his team for the World Cup. Both Giovani Lo Celso and Valentín Barco are set to be included while Franco Mastantuono is set to not make the World Cup.