Overview
- - Local reporting now projects about 22 of Argentina’s 26 roster spots as likely, with core names set and late places shaped by form and injuries such as Joaquín Panichelli’s knee tear.
- - A leak of the official Panini sticker album showed 18 Argentina players, including Lionel Messi, Emiliano Martínez, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister, and young faces like Nico Paz, Franco Mastantuono, and Giuliano Simeone.
- - The Panini pages omitted several regulars such as Gonzalo Montiel, Lisandro Martínez, and Thiago Almada, underscoring that collectibles do not equal official call-ups.
- - FIFA set a May 11 deadline for a 35–55 player preliminary list and May 30 for the final 26, and it allows late injury replacements after case reviews.
- - Planning around those dates, Lionel Scaloni expects to gather the team in Kansas in late May and play friendlies against Honduras in Texas on June 6 and Iceland in Alabama on June 9, while Panini has warned fans to ignore unofficial presale offers.