FIFA World Cup 2022: Argentina announce their squad for Qatar

Lionel Scaloni revealed all the players with a ticket to Qatar later this month for FIFA World Cup 2022 on Friday afternoon and the squad is loaded with talent.

Despite the fact Argentina are missing key midfielder Giovani Lo Celso through injury, their team looks like one more than capable of lifting the Jules Rimet trophy in Qatar.

Team captain and seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi is also joined by Paulo Dybala, who was a doubt for the tournament after recently injuring himself while taking a penalty for AS Roma.

But Dybala will be off to the Middle East in due course – which is great news for the tournament as a whole.

Messi (who will be playing at his FIFTH World Cup), Dybala, Lautaro Martinez, Julian Alvarez, Angel Di Maria, Joaquin Correa and Nicolas Gonzalez as forward options? Yeah, that's pretty darn special in our book.

For the 'vacant' role left by the stricken Lo Celso, Scaloni has opted for Exequiel Palacios, a very talented footballer who currently plays for Bayer Leverkusen.

Benfica baller Enzo Fernandez is also part of the midfield setup and he could be a player who becomes a household name after the Qatar World Cup.

In terms of Premier League players in the Argentina squad, Manchester City star Alvarez is joined by Emi Martinez, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez and Alexis Mac Allister.

Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho sadly misses out, although it was always going to be tough for the teenage sensation to break into such a magnificent international squad.

Atletico Madrid's Angel Correa is perhaps the most high-profile absentee who is not currently injured, while Aston Villa's Emi Buendia has also not made the cut due to bad form.

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