Argentina FIFA Team 2022 vs 2026

Much of the Argentinian FIFA team represented Argentina in 2022, when they won their third World Cup.  Lionel Scaloni is coaching again. There are 10 new players.  They decreased midfields by two players from the nine in 2022 and increased forwards from six in 2022 to eight now.  

Only eight different nations have won the FIFA World Cup.  Argentina has won three times 1978, 1986, 2022. They hosted the events in 1978. Five countries have hosted and won the FIFA games.

• Argentina has won three times and placed second thrice.
  1930 - 2nd place (Uruguay hosted and won)
  1978 - Won (Argentina hosted and defeated Netherlands)
  1986 - Won (defeated West Germany)
  1990 - 2nd place (West Germany won for the 3rd time)
  2014 - 2nd place (Germany won)
  2022 - Won (defeated France)

The 2026 team has *10 players who did not play for Argentina in 2022:

• Goalkeepers:
  Franco Armani
  Emiliano Martinez (33) 
  *Juan Musso
  Geronimo Rulli (34) 
• Defenders:
  *Leonardo Balerdi
  Juan Foyth
  Lisandro Martinez (28)
  *Facundo Medina 
  Nahuel Molina (28)
  Gonzalo Montiel (29)
  Nicolas Otamendi (38)
  German Pezzella (35)
  Cristian Romero (28)
  Nicolas Tagliafico (33)

• Midfielders: (9 in 2022 vs 7 in 2026)
  Marcos Acuña (34)
  Thiago Almada (25)
  *Valentin Barco
  Enzo Fernandez (25)
  Alejandro Gomez (38)
  *Giovani Lo Celso
  Alex Mac Allister (27)
  Exequiel Palacios (27
  Leandro Paredes (32)
  Rodrigo de Paul (32)
  Guido Rodriguez (32)
  
  
• Forwards (6 in 2022 vs 8 in 2026)
  *Thiago Almada (25)
  Julián Álvarez (26)
  Ángel Correa (31)
  Angel DiMaria (38)
  Paulo Dybala (34)
  *Nicolás González
  *José Manuel López
  Lautaro Martínez (28)
  Lionel Messi - (39) 6th World Cup - Captain
  *Nico Paz
  *Giuliano Simeone
  
  
• Coach
  Lionel Scaloni
   

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