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Argentina

Argentina

Group J / CONMEBOL / Lionel Messi

3

FIFA rank

18

World Cup appearances

Lionel Scaloni

Head coach

Qatar 2022 / Winners

Last / best WC

Qualification

Path To 2026

Qualified from CONMEBOL.

Fixtures

Group Schedule

Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan.

Squad

Squad Status

FIFA World Cup 2026 final squad not announced by FIFA; core player uses latest available national-team squad/profile context.

World Cup Squad

Lionel Messi
#7

Lionel Messi

Forward

History

Team History

Team history notes will be updated by editors.

Core Player

Lionel Messi

Recent Argentina squad/profile context; no FIFA World Cup 2026 squad announced.

Video & Highlights

YouTube

Video

Messi Argentina training touches

A YouTube-only test video record connected to Lionel Messi through CMS tags.

YouTube

Video

Argentina squad movement patterns

A YouTube-only training clip for Argentina team highlight cards and related video modules.

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Related News

News

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