The coaches of the national teams that will participate in the upcoming World Cup in Qatar have begun to make rosters official and announce the final lists of 26 players they are counting on for the global tournament. Tite, the coach of Brazil, was among the first to reveal his trump cards in the fight for the ‘Goddess’ – and Lionel Scaloni, the coach of Argentina, although late compared to his great rival, has defined the forces he plans to rely on in the fight for the world throne.The Gauchos took the fight for the trophy that they have been hoping for 36 years, that is, since the World Cup in Mexico in 1986, very seriously, as evidenced by the fact that the coaching staff of Argentina has already arrived in Qatar, and together with Scaloni and the first associates, arrived at the representative base along with the only footballer from the list playing for an Argentinian club – Franco Armani, goalkeeper of River Plate.##NAJAVA_MECA_6797788##Although only a broader list of 32 players has been officially announced to the Argentinian public, the final selection is expected to be fully defined and announced after the last medical examinations of Giovanni Lo Celso and Paulo Dybala.From the previous 32 names, the list has been shortened by four more, i.e. it has become certain that there will be no place for Juan Musso, Facundo Medina, Nahuen Perez and Thiago Almada, and the final cut will depend on the assessment of the health status of the Villarreal midfielder and the Juventus forward.In the coming days, it will be known whether Lo Celso and Dybala will be ready for the challenges of Argentina, which will compete in the group with Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland, and depending on that, the fate of Ezequiel Palacios and Angel Correa will be clearer.“Welcome, champions of America.” 📍Argentina National Team’s house in Qatar. 🇶🇦 pic.twitter.com/WbtzhjAmrJ— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) November 8, 2022 Bayer Leverkusen’s midfield architect will be on the passenger list if Lo Celso is unable to help his teammates, while Dybala’s absence would provide an opportunity for the Atletico Madrid striker.Juan Foyth was also questionable for the same reasons as Lo Celso and Dybala, but the dilemma regarding Villarreal’s second player has been resolved in the meantime.Argentina will start the competition on November 22 against Saudi Arabia.Argentina World Cup squad (28 players):Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal), Franco Armani (River Plate)Defenders: Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), Christian Romero (Tottenham), German Pezzella (Betis), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Marcos Acuña (Sevilla), Nicolas Tagliafico (Olympic Lyon), Juan Foyth (Villarreal).Midfielders: Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Giovanni Lo Celso (Villarreal), Alexis McAllister (Brighton), Guido Rodriguez (Betis), Alejandro Papu Gomez (Sevilla), Enzo Fernandez (Benfica), Ezequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)Forwards: Lionel Messi (PSG), Lautaro Martinez (Inter), Angel Di Maria (PSG), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Joaquin Correa (Inter), Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
