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World Cup Football 2026 North America

Argentina

Leonardo Balerdi was in the original squad but was forced to withdraw through injury before the start of the tournament.

World Ranking: 1 Group: Group J
Coach: Lionel Scaloni

Squad

No.	Player	Position	Club	Age	Caps	Goals
1	Juan Musso	Keeper	Atlético Madrid	32	4	0
2	Marcos Senesi	Defender	Bournemouth	29	3	0
3	Nicolás Tagliafico	Defender	Lyon	33	76	1
4	Gonzalo Montiel	Defender	River Plate	29	39	2
5	Leandro Paredes	Midfielder	Boca Juniors	31	77	5
6	Lisandro Martínez	Defender	Manchester United	28	28	1
7	Rodrigo De Paul	Midfielder	Inter Miami CF	32	87	2
8	Valentín Barco	Midfielder	Strasbourg	21	4	2
9	Julián Alvarez	Forward	Atlético Madrid	26	51	14
10	Lionel Messi (captain)	Forward	Inter Miami CF	38	199	117
11	Giovani Lo Celso	Midfielder	Real Betis	30	67	4
12	Gerónimo Rulli	Keeper	Marseille	34	8	0
13	Cristian Romero	Defender	Tottenham Hotspur	28	51	3
14	Exequiel Palacios	Midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	27	40	0
15	Nicolás González	Midfielder	Atlético Madrid	28	51	6
16	Thiago Almada	Forward	Atlético Madrid	25	16	5
17	Giuliano Simeone	Forward	Atlético Madrid	23	13	2
18	Nico Paz	Forward	Como	21	9	1
19	Nicolás Otamendi	Defender	Benfica	38	132	8
20	Alexis Mac Allister	Midfielder	Liverpool	27	46	6
21	José Manuel López	Forward	Palmeiras	25	5	0
22	Lautaro Martínez	Forward	Inter Milan	28	77	37
23	Emiliano Martínez	Keeper	Aston Villa	33	59	0
24	Enzo Fernández	Midfielder	Chelsea	25	42	6
25	Facundo Medina	Defender	Marseille	27	9	0
26	Nahuel Molina	Defender	Atlético Madrid	28	58	1

These details apply at the tournament start date (Thursday 11th June 2026).

Matches

Group Stage

Match 19. Wednesday 17th June 2026, Kansas City, 02:00 BST

Group J Match
Argentina 3–0 Algeria
Argentina goals: Messi (17′, 60′, 76′)

Coverage: ITV1
Match 43. Monday 22nd June 2026, Dallas, 18:00 BST

Group J Match
Argentina 2–0 Austria
Argentina goals: Messi (38′, 90′+5)

Coverage: BBC1
Match 70. Sunday 28th June 2026, Dallas, 03:00 BST

Group J Match
Jordan 1–3 Argentina
Jordan goal: Al-Taamari (55′)

Argentina goals: Lo Celso (19′), La. Martínez (31′ penalty), Messi (80′)

Coverage: BBC1

Round of 32

Match 86. Friday 3rd July 2026, Miami, 23:00 BST

Round of 32
Argentina 3–2 Cabo Verde after extra time
Argentina goals: Messi (29′), Li. Martínez (92′), Diney (111′ own goal)

Cabo Verde goals: D. Duarte (59′), S.L. Cabral (103′)

Coverage: ITV1

Round of 16

Match 95. Tuesday 7th July 2026, Atlanta, 17:00 BST

Round of 16
Argentina 3–2 Egypt
Argentina goals: Romero (79′), Messi (83′), Fernández (90′+2)

Egypt goals: Ibrahim (15′), Ziko (67′)

Coverage: ITV1

Quarter Finals

Match 100. Sunday 12th July 2026, Kansas City, 02:00 BST

Quarter Final
Argentina 3–1 Switzerland after extra time
Argentina goals: Mac Allister (10′), Alvarez (112′), La. Martínez (120′+1)

Switzerland goal: Ndoye (67′)

Coverage: ITV1

Semi Finals

Match 102. Wednesday 15th July 2026, Atlanta, 20:00 BST

Semi Final
England 1–2 Argentina
England goal: Gordon (55′)

Argentina goals: Fernández (85′), La. Martínez (90′+2)

Coverage: BBC1

Final

Match 104. Sunday 19th July 2026, New York/New Jersey, 20:00 BST

Final
Spain 1–0 Argentina after extra time
Spain goal: Torres (106′)

Coverage: BBC1 and ITV1