Messi leads Argentina squad for sixth World Cup

Argentina named their 26-man squad for the World Cup on Thursday, with Lionel Messi set to lead the defending champions ​at the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada, Reuters reported. 

The ‌38-year-old Inter Miami forward will play in his sixth World Cup, extending his national record, while Emiliano Martinez, Nicolas Otamendi, Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez, ​Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez are among 17 players returning ​from the squad that lifted the trophy in Qatar in ⁠2022.