The list was released on Sunday morning
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With Javier Mascherano making his 143rd appearance to put him one ahead of Javier Zanetti as Argentina’s most capped player, Messi got the opener from the penalty spot after 17 minutes.
Juventus pair Higuain and Dybala made the grade, along with Milan midfielder Lucas Biglia, Roma defender Federico Fazio and Torino full-back Cristian Ansaldi.
The 30-year-old five-time Ballon d’Or winner will one day like to feature for the team he trained with as a boy in his native Rosario before moving to Barcelona at 13.
Media representatives from almost 30 countries will be covering World Cup related events during the championship, from Argentina and Brazil to China and Japan.
Gernot Rohr’s side are pitted with Croatia, Iceland and the La Albiceleste in Group D of the global tournament.
There are no surprises on the 35-man list, with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero, Juventus’ Gonzalo Higuaín and PSG ace Angel Di María making the cut.
Argentina football officials announced on Tuesday that an agreement with their Russian counterparts is set to be signed, which will prevent the unruly fans, including members of the barras bravas group, from entering any stadia in June.
Akinwumi, who spoke on Wednesday with the News Agency of Nigeria on the Super Eagles’ preparation for the forthcoming World Cup in Russia, said Nigeria has the players to repeat the feat when the two sides meet.
Idowu, whose Nigerian father came to Russia as a student, made his international debut at left back in November and scored against Argentina.
The Sporting CP man has been in fine form this season and a few fans have been asking for him to be included in the Argentina team for the FIFA World Cup.
Nigeria, playing in the Men’s Division Two Group F of the event alongside their Argentine counterparts, had defeated Turkey 3-0 in their first game on Sunday.
The former Burkina Faso handler also opined that the Super Eagles are pitched against tough teams in Russia, saying a lot of work must be done to put the team in shape ahead of the Mundial
According to report, the former World champions will play the first friendly match on May 24 with the opponent to be announced at a later date.
Russians dominated by buying 216,134 of them, followed by fans from the not qualified U.S. (16,462), Argentina (15,006), Colombia (14,755) and Mexico (14,372).
On what was supposed to be a historic night for Argentina captain Javier Mascherano, who joined Javier Zanetti on 142 caps as his country’s record appearance holder, things quickly turned sour as Diego Costa, Thiago and Iago Aspas also found the net.
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Aguero revealed at the weekend that he would be out for two weeks with a knee injury, meaning he will not feature for City again until after the international break.
Icardi appeared to have displaced Higuain as Argentina’s No 9, judging by the start of Jorge Sampaoli’s reign, but the recent good form of the Juventus forward has earned him a recall
The Argentina star, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, has been in sensational form once more this season during Barcelona’s hunt for a second treble in four seasons.