Bundesliga trio included in Argentina’s preliminary World Cup squad

Argentina have named their 55-man preliminary squad for this summer's World Cup.

The defending champions' squad is led by 38-year-old veteran Lionel Messi, with the retired Ángel Di María the only player from the starting XI in the 2022 World Cup final penalty shootout win over France not included.

Three Bundesliga players have been named in the preliminary squad: Bayer Leverkusen duo Exequiel Palacios and Ezequiel Fernández, along with Hamburger SV’s Nicolás Capaldo.

The squad will later have to be reduced to a maximum of 26 players for the tournament.

Argentina Preliminary 55-Man World Cup Squad

• Emiliano Martínez – Aston Villa

• Gerónimo Rulli – Marseille

• Juan Musso – Atlético Madrid

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• Walter Benítez – Crystal Palace

• Facundo Cambeses – Racing Club

• Santiago Beltrán – River Plate

• Agustín Giay – Palmeiras

• Gonzalo Montiel – River Plate

• Nahuel Molina – Atlético Madrid

• Nicolás Capaldo – Hamburger SV

• Kevin Mac Allister – Union Saint-Gilloise

• Lucas Martínez Quarta – River Plate

• Marcos Senesi – Bournemouth

• Lisandro Martínez – Manchester United

• Nicolás Otamendi – Benfica

• Germán Pezzella – River Plate

• Leonardo Balerdi – Marseille

• Cristian Romero – Tottenham Hotspur

• Lautaro Di Lollo – Boca Juniors

• Zaid Romero – Getafe

• Facundo Medina – Marseille

• Marcos Acuña – River Plate

• Nicolás Tagliafico – Lyon

• Gabriel Rojas – Racing Club

• Máximo Perrone – Como

• Leandro Paredes – Boca Juniors

• Guido Rodríguez – Valencia

• Aníbal Moreno – River Plate

• Milton Delgado – Boca Juniors

• Alan Varela – Porto

• Ezequiel Fernández – Bayer Leverkusen

• Rodrigo De Paul – Inter Miami

• Exequiel Palacios – Bayer Leverkusen

• Enzo Fernández – Chelsea

• Alexis Mac Allister – Liverpool

• Giovani Lo Celso – Real Betis

• Nicolás Domínguez – Nottingham Forest

• Emiliano Buendía – Aston Villa

• Valentín Barco – Strasbourg

• Lionel Messi – Inter Miami

• Nicolás Paz – Como

• Franco Mastantuono – Real Madrid

• Thiago Almada – Atlético Madrid

• Tomás Aranda – Boca Juniors

• Nicolás González – Atlético Madrid

• Alejandro Garnacho – Chelsea

• Giuliano Simeone – Atlético Madrid

• Matías Soulé – AS Roma

• Claudio Echeverri – Girona

• Gianluca Prestianni – Benfica

• Santiago Castro – Bologna

• Lautaro Martínez – Inter Milan

• José Manuel López – Palmeiras

• Julián Álvarez – Atlético Madrid

• Mateo Pellegrino – Parma

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