FIFA WC Qualifiers: Messi returns to Argentina's team for world cup qualifiers, was struggling with ankle injury
Messi could not play the last two rounds after getting injured in the Copa America final against Colombia. argentina is leading the South American qualifying with 18 points. Star football player Lionel Messi has returned to the argentina national team for the South American world cup qualifying matches against venezuela and Bolivia. 37-year-old Messi was out of the recent matches due to an ankle injury. argentina coach Lionel Scaloni announced the team on wednesday for the matches against venezuela on october 10 and bolivia in Buenos Aires five days later.
Messi could not play the last two rounds after getting injured in the Copa America final against Colombia. argentina is leading the South American qualifying with 18 points. colombia has 16 and Uruguay has 15 points after that. The top six teams from here will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup while the seventh-placed team will play an international playoff for one spot.
The argentina squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Walter Benitez, Geronimo Rulli, Juan Musso.
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, German Pezzella, Marcos Acuna, Leonardo Balerdi, Nicolas Otamendi, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico.
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez, Giovani Lo Celso, Nicolas Paez, Exequiel Palacios, Rodrigo Di Paul, Valentin Carboni.
Strikers: Thiago Almada, Lionel Messi, Nicolas Gonzalez, Alejandro Garnacho, Julian Alvarez, Paulo Dybala, Lautaro Martinez.
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