Who is in Argentina's 31-man squad
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| Who is in Argentina's 31-man squad |
Argentina's preliminary squad for the World Cup in Qatar included 46 footballers. Coach Lionel Scaloni cut 15 people from the team, reducing it to 31. The final team of 26, minus five, will be announced on November 14.
Argentina's first match in the World Cup in Qatar, which begins on November 20, is against Saudi Arabia on November 22.
According to FIFA rules, teams will have one week before the first match to finalize their player list.Argentinian coach Scaloni is taking the last chance to wait for some players.
He has already submitted a squad of 31 players to the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Scaloni, according to Argentine Radio Continental and ESPN journalist Stefan Edul, gave AFA a team of 31 people before leaving for Qatar yesterday. He will cut five more people from this team, including the goalkeeper.
Due to minor injuries, the Argentine coach is taking his time deciding whether to add an extra midfielder or forward and play with 8 defenders instead of 9. In the meantime, several players were named to the World Cup squad yesterday.
Argentina's World Cup campaign in Qatar will kick off on November 22 against Saudi Arabia.The other two opponents of the team in 'C' group are Mexico (November 26) and Poland (November 30).
Who are the 31 people in the group?
Goalkeepers: Juan Musso, Emiliano Martinez, Herrenimo Rulli, Franco Armani
Nahuel Molina, Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Herman Pacella, Nicolas Otamendi, Lisandro Martinez, Marcos Acuna, Nicolas Tagliafico, Juan Foyt, and Facundo Medina are the defenders.
Rodrigo Di Paul, Leandro Paredes, Giovanni Lo Celso, Alexis McAllister, Guido Rodriguez, Alejandro Gomez, Enzo Fernandez, and Ezequiel Palacios are the midfielders.
Thiago Almada, Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martinez, Angel Di Maria, Julián Alvarez, Paulo Dybala, Angel Correa, Joaquin Correa, and Nicolas Gonzalez are among the forwards.
