By Syed Hosni

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 09:53 PM

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has officially announced the formation of the Tango team against their opponents Bolivia in the second round of the South American qualifiers today, Tuesday at 11pm. 2026 World Cup at Hernando Sails Stadium.

Tango legend and captain Lionel Messi is not in his country’s national team, as follows:

Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez.

Defense: Nicolas Tagliafico – Nicolas Otamendi – Christian Romero – Nahuel Molina.

Midfield: Alexis McAllister – Enzo Fernandez – Rodrigo De Paul

Attack: Nicolas Gonzalez – Lautaro Martinez – Julian Alvarez.

Lionel Messi, the captain of the Argentina national team, was with the delegation in preparation for the Bolivia match after feeling tired in the last minutes of the Ecuador match. Not in the starting lineup.

The Argentina national team opened its campaign in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with a hard-fought victory over Ecuador, scored by captain Lionel Messi with a free kick..

At the same time, the Bolivian national team lost 1-5 to Brazil in the World Cup qualifiers..

Although 6 of the 10 teams competing for promotion have qualified, the South American teams are competing in the qualifiers for the next World Cup, the 2026 World Cup..

World Cup champions Argentina look set to lead the group from the start, beating Bolivia in their second-round qualifier..