Argentina Shock Football Fans With World Cup 2022 Squad Announcement
Argentina has confirmed its squad list to represent the country in Qatar ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022, and fans are surprised by some of the names on the list.
With just a few days to the 2022 FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, Argentina has officially confirmed the 26-man squad that will be representing the South American side at the prestigious football event.
The World Cup, which is scheduled to kick off on the 20th of November 2022, will be missing some of the biggest names who have been sidelined due to injury. Argentina's goalkeeper Martinez had given a scare after he had been forcefully substituted off in the Aston Villa match against Newcastle due to a concussion concern.
Lionel Messi might be playing his final World Cup for Argentina as he was named as one of the players heading to this year's competition. The South American country received major boosts in form of players who had been missing out of action due to injury; Paulo Dybala and Angel Di Maria all made it back to the squad after being out of their respective clubs due to injury.
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa), Franco Armani (River Plate) and Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal).
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Defenders: Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), German Pezzella (Real Betis), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Marcos Acuna (Sevilla), Nicolas Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon) and Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
Midfielders: Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis), Alejandro Papu Gomez (Sevilla), Enzo Fernandez (Benfica), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Forwards: Angel Di María (Juventus), Lautaro Martinez (Internazionale), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Joaquin Correa (Internazionale), Paulo Dybala (Roma) and Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain).
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