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FIFA World Cup 2018 Official squad: Group D – Team 13 – Argentina

Argentina finished third in the CONMEBOL standings, reaching the tournament on the final match day.

June 14, 2018 / 13:35 IST

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be held in Russia from 14th June to 15th July. All teams have qualified for the tournament and these teams are required to register a squad of 23 players, which includes three goalkeepers. Only players from this squad can play in the tournament.

The 32 teams will be divided into eight groups of four teams each – Group A to Group H. The four teams in Group D are: Argentina, Croatia, Iceland and Nigeria.

Argentina finished third in the CONMEBOL standings, reaching the tournament on the final match day. Their FIFA ranking is 5. Let’s look at Argentina’s official squad for FIFA World Cup, 2018.

Coach: Jorge Sampaoli

Players:

  1. Nahuel Guzmán - Goalkeeper - 32 years old - 6 caps
  2. Gabriel Mercado - Defender - 31 years old - 20 caps
  3. Nicolás Tagliafico - Defender - 25 years old - 4 caps
  4. Cristian Ansaldi - Defender - 31 years old - 5 caps
  5. Lucas Biglia - Midfielder - 32 years old - 57 caps
  6. Federico Fazio - Defender - 31 years old - 9 caps
  7. Éver Banega - Midfielder - 29 years old - 62 caps
  8. Marcos Acuña - Defender - 26 years old - 10 caps
  9. Gonzalo Higuaín - Forward - 30 years old - 71 caps
  10. Lionel Messi (captain) - Forward - 30 years old - 124 caps
  11. Ángel Di María - Midfielder - 30 years old - 94 caps
  12. Franco Armani - Goalkeeper - 31 years old - 0 caps
  13. Maximiliano Meza - Midfielder - 25 years old - 2 caps
  14. Javier Mascherano - Defender - 34 years old - 143 caps
  15. Enzo Perez - Midfielder - 32 years old - 23 caps
  16. Marcos Rojo - Defender - 28 years old - 56 caps
  17. Nicolás Otamendi - Defender - 30 years old - 54 caps
  18. Eduardo Salvio - Defender - 27 years old - 9 caps
  19. Sergio Agüero - Forward - 30 years old - 85 caps
  20. Giovani Lo Celso - Midfielder - 22 years old - 5 caps
  21. Paulo Dybala - Forward - 24 years old - 12 caps
  22. Cristian Pavón - Midfielder - 22 years old - 5 caps
  23. Wilfredo Caballero - Goalkeeper - 36 years old - 3 caps
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first published: Jun 14, 2018 01:35 pm

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