Argentina 2022 World Cup Shirt Numbers Announced
Argentina's World Cup squad numbers have been announced.
Argentina World Cup Squad Numbers Announced
We don't need to tell you who will be wearing the number 10 for Argentina at this year's tournament, but a couple of the other numbers are a little unexpected. Man City's summer recruit has been given the number 9 ahead of the more senior and experienced Paolo Dybala, who likely doesn't mind too much as he has his preferred number 21 shirt that he also wears for Roma.
Sevilla left-back Marcos Acuna will wear the number 8 jersey, uncommon for players of his position but he has made it his own in his time with the Albiceleste. Angel Di Maria gets his usual number 11, Rodrigo de Paul takes 7 and Brighton's Alexis MacAllister has been named as the squad's number 20.
Three players' shirts will bear the name Martinez at the tournament, and their numbers are quite close together, coincidentally, 22 for Lautaro, 23 for Aston Villa keeper Emi, and 25 for Man United's new centre-back, Lisandro. The full list is below.
Argentina World Cup Squad Numbers
1 Franco Armani
2 Juan Foyth
3 Nicolas Tagliafico
4 Gonzalo Montiel
5 Leandro Paredes
6 Gaston Pezzella
7 Rodrigo De Paul
8 Marcos Acuna
9 Julian Alvarez
10 Lionel Messi
11 Angel Di Maria
12 Geronimo Rulli
13 Cristian Romero
14 Exequiel Palacios
15 Nicolas Gonzalez
16 Joaquin Correa
17 Alejandro Gomez
18 Guido Rodriguez
19 Nicolas Otamendi
20 Alexis Mac Allister
21 Paulo Dybala
22 Lautaro Martinez
23 Emiliano Martinez
24 Enzo Fernandez
25 Lisandro Martinez
26 Nahuel Molina
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