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National teams to take 26 players to the 2026 World Cup

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National teams will be able to take 26 players to the 2026 World Cup.

For the 2026 World Cup, national teams will be able to take 26 players, the same as they did for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. According to Fernando Czyz, national teams will take 26 players, despite them pushing for 29 or 30 players.

The draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place on December 5 in Washington.

Claudio Echeverri loan deal to Bayer Leverkusen could be cut short

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Claudio Echeverri’s loan deal to Bayer Leverkusen could be cut short.

Echeverri joined Bayer Leverkusen on loan from Manchester City but that could be ending in the January transfer market. According to Kicker, the three parties are unhappy with the 19 year old’s current situation.

The Argentine has only played in four Bundesliga matches and four Champions League matches with Leverkusen, playing 105 minutes in the league and 135 minutes in the Champions League.

Joaquín Panichelli, Máximo Perrone, Gianluca Prestianni and Kevin Mac Allister make Argentina national team debut

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Joaquín Panichelli, Máximo Perrone, Gianluca Prestianni and Kevin Mac Allister all made their Argentina national team debut against Angola.

The trio of Panichelli, Perrone and Prestianni were substituted into Argentina’s 2-0 win against Angola at the same time and played five minutes in the match. For Panichelli, the Argentine leads Ligue 1 in goals, scoring nine goals in 12 matches.

Máximo Perrone has been in good form for Como while Gianluca Prestianni impressed with the Argentina U20 national team at the U20 World Cup and has done well with Benfica.

Kevin Mac Allister was substituted into the match for Gioani Lo Celso, playing 30 minutes.

Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martínez score for Argentina in 2-0 win vs. Angola

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Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martínez scored for Argentina in their 2-0 win against Angola

Messi and Lautaro had both goals for Argentina in Argentina’s last match of the year. Lionel Scaloni’s team took a 1-0 lead as Lionel Messi played a pass in to Lautaro and he scored from inside the penalty area to give Argentina the 1-0 lead.

With Argentina leading 1-0, Messi received the ball inaide the penalty area and scored Argentina’s second goal of the match.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni substituted Kevin Mac Allister, Máximo Perrone, José Manuel López, Gianluca Prestianni and Joaquín Panichelli in for Alexis Mac Allister, Lautaro Martínez, Lionel Messi and Thiago Almada.

Argentina national team starting XI vs. Angola, Lionel Messi starts

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The Argentina national team starting eleven for their match against Angola has been announced and Lionel Messi starts.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has named his starting eleven for the match against Angola and Lionel Messi is in the starting eleven. Gerónimo Rulli starts as the goalkeeper as Emiliano Martínez has not been called-up to the taem.

Juan Foyth starts at right back while Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico and Nicolás González make up the back line. In midfield, it’s Gio Lo Celso, Alexis Mac Allister and Rodrigo De Paul.

Lionel Messi leads the attack with Lautaro Martínez and . Here is the starting eleven:

Rulli; Foyth, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico and Nicolás González; Lo Celso, Mac Allister, De Paul; Messi, Lautaro and Almada.