Scaloni convoca a Messi y 25 jugadores más para el Mundial 2026

In naming his 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, Lionel Scaloni has drawn a quiet line between what Argentina was and what it is becoming. Messi returns for a sixth tournament — a figure of continuity in a roster that has otherwise turned several pages — while nine champions of Qatar, including Di María and Dybala, will not make the journey to North America. The selection is less a declaration of dominance than a considered act of faith: in emerging talents like Nico Paz and Valentín Barco, in recovered veterans, and in the belief that a generation shaped by 2022 can now carry its own weight