Enzo Fernández spoke about the World Cup qualifiers with the Argentina national team.

Fernández won the World Cup with the Argentina national team and won the Best Young Player of the tournament but he has never played a World Cup qualifying match. Speaking in an interview with TyC Sports, here is what he had to say about the qualifiers:

“A new path begins, the commitment remains the same, we enjoyed the past a lot, we know that becoming world champions is not easy. The qualifiers are very important matches for us and to continue showing that we are ready for great things.”

He was also asked about the different positions he plays with Argentina and at his club Chelsea:

“They are different positions, I’m playing a little further forward, it doesn’t change anything. I don’t have a problem, it’s a big difference. As a five, you have to stay more with the defenders.

“The important thing is that all those chosen by him (Lionel Scaloni) are here, we are in the best shape and we are going to work for the qualifiers, which are important.”

On what Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni told the players:

“The qualifiers are always important, we are always going to represent Argentina in the best way. He told us that a new path starts, that the past had passed, with all the desire and mentality to give more to the national team. Ecuador is a great team, physically they are very good.”

Regarding Lionel Messi:

“Nothing is surprising about him, he looks happier, enjoying his family, very happy for him.”

Lionel Messi has landed in Argentina as the entire team is now at the training camp.

Messi was part of the last batch of players to arrive as coach Lionel Scaloni now has all of his players at his disposal. Messi arrived on Tuesday morning with Emiliano Martínez, Lautaro Martínez and Lucas Beltrán.

The Argentina national team start their 2026 World Cup qualifiers on Thursday with a match against Ecuador. The reigning World Cup winners will train on Tuesday at 4:30 pm local time.

Scaloni has called up the following players for the World Cup qualifiers:

Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)
Juan Musso (Udinese)
Walter Benítez (PSV)
Franco Armani (River Plate)

Defenders:
Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)
Germán Pezzella (Real Betis)
Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest)
Juan Foyth (Villarreal)
Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth)
Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United)
Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon)
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
Facundo Medina (Lens)

Midfielders:
Leandro Paredes (AS Roma)
Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid)
Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis)
Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton)
Enzo Fernández (Chelsea)
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Thiago Almada (Atlanta United)

Forwards:
Nicolás González (Fiorentina)
Lautaro Martínez (Inter)
Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid)
Julián Álvarez (Manchester City)
Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
Ángel Di María (Benfica)
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina)

Argentina national team players haves tarted to arrive for the World Cup qualifiers as training will start on Monday.

Several players of the Argentina national team began arriving on Sunday with the majority on Monday as the team will begin training for their World Cup qualifying match against Ecuador on Thursday. Enzo Fernandez was the first to arrive with Julian Alvarez following him.

On Monday, Rodrigo De Paul, Ángel Correa, Alexis Mac Allister, Cuti Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Gonzalo Montiel, Alejandro Garnacho and Facundo Buonanotte also arrived.

The Argentina national team will train at 4:30 pm local time on Monday. According to Gustavo Yarroch, everyone will be training except for Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez, Dibu Martínez, Nicolás González, Lucas Beltrán and Nicolás Tagliafico as they will be arriving later tonight or tomorrow.

Lionel Scaloni’s team will play their first World Cup qualifying match on Thursday against Ecuador and will play a second match on September 12 against Bolivia.