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Argentina star Lionel Messi leads his country’s squad against his Algeria counterpart in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 10 Group 10 today, early Wednesday, but Julián Alvarez is absent.
Messi is a mainstay in Tango’s formation, going on to make his sixth consecutive World Cup appearance, a record no other player has achieved so far.
But his partner Alvarez sits on the bench, as coach Lionel Scaloni believes that the striker of “Atletico” Madrid is not physically ready to start the match.
Argentina’s full squad was as follows. Emiliano Martinez, Gonzalo Montiel, Christian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Facundo Medina, Alexis McAllister, Enzo Fernandez, Rodrigo de Paul, Thiago Almada, Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martinez.
On the other hand, the formation of the Algerian national team witnessed a big surprise by coach Vladimir Petkovic, excluding Riyad Mahrez.
Mahrez had to sit on the bench at the beginning of the match, next to Hussem Awar.
On the other hand, the Swiss coach introduced Anis Haj Musa to the starting line-up.
The complete formation of Algeria was as follows. Luca Zidane, Rafik Belgali, Issa Mandi, Rami Bensbaini, Ryan Ait Nouri, Anis Haj Moussa, Hicham Budaoui, Nabil Bentaleb, Fares Chaibi, Ibrahim Maza, Amine Juiri.
