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Argentina is in Group D alongside Croatia, Iceland and Nigeria.
Head coach Jorge Sampaoli has anounced the 23 players on his official World Cup squad on May 21st, with Nahuel Guzman taking the place of injured Sergio Romero on May 23rd.
| Player | Position | Age | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nahuel Guzman | Keeper | 32 | 6 | 0 | UANL 🇲🇽 |
| Willy Caballero | Keeper | 36 | 2 | 0 | Chelsea 🏴 |
| Franco Armani | Keeper | 31 | 0 | 0 | River Plate 🇦🇷 |
| Gabriel Mercado | Right back | 31 | 20 | 3 | Sevilla 🇪🇦 |
| Federico Fazio | Centre back | 31 | 8 | 1 | AS Roma 🇮🇹 |
| Nicolas Otamendi | Centre back | 30 | 53 | 4 | Manchester City 🏴 |
| Marcos Rojo | Centre back | 28 | 55 | 2 | Manchester United 🏴 |
| Nicolas Tagliafico | Left back | 25 | 3 | 0 | Ajax 🇳🇱 |
| Cristian Ansaldi | Left back | 31 | 5 | 0 | Torino 🇮🇹 |
| Marcos Acuna | Left back | 26 | 9 | 0 | Sporting Lisbon 🇵🇹 |
| Lucas Biglia | Midfielder | 32 | 57 | 1 | AC Milan 🇮🇹 |
| Javier Mascherano | Midfielder | 33 | 142 | 3 | Hebei China Fortune 🇨🇳 |
| Ever Banega | Midfielder | 29 | 61 | 6 | Sevilla 🇪🇦 |
| Giovani Lo Celso | Midfielder | 22 | 4 | 0 | PSG 🇫🇷 |
| Maximiliano Meza | Midfielder | 26 | 1 | 0 | Independiente 🇦🇷 |
| Eduardo Salvio | Midfielder | 27 | 8 | 0 | Benfica 🇵🇹 |
| Manuel Lanzini | Midfielder | 25 | 3 | 1 | West Ham United 🏴 |
| Angel Di Maria | Forward | 30 | 93 | 19 | PSG 🇫🇷 |
| Cristian Pavon | Forward | 22 | 4 | 0 | Boca Juniors 🇦🇷 |
| Sergio Aguero | Forward | 29 | 84 | 36 | Manchester City 🏴 |
| Lionel Messi (c) | Forward | 30 | 123 | 61 | FC Barcelona 🇪🇦 |
| Gonzalo Higuain | Forward | 30 | 70 | 31 | Juventus 🇮🇹 |
| Paolo Dybala | Forward | 24 | 12 | 0 | Juventus 🇮🇹 |
Potential Argentina starting XI (3-4-3):
Caballero – Mercado, Otamendi, Rojo – Salvio, Biglia, Mascherano, Acuna – Messi, Higuain, Di Maria
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