Overview

• Coach Diego Placente named a 21-player roster built primarily from the Argentine league after domestic clubs agreed to prioritize national selections.
• Real Madrid retained Franco Mastantuono for club duties, a stance Xabi Alonso had publicly indicated beforehand.
• Bayer Leverkusen did not release Claudio Echeverri, a recent Manchester City loanee, according to sporting director Simon Rolfes.
• The squad features a handful of overseas-based players, including Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), Álvaro Montoro (Botafogo), Julio Soler (Bournemouth) and Mateo Silvetti (Inter Miami).
• Argentina begins Group D play against Cuba on September 28 in Chile, with Italy and Australia also in the group.