Tuesday 22 May 2018 08:25, UK
Inter Milan's Mauro Icardi, joint top-scorer in Serie A, has been left out of Argentina's 23-man World Cup squad, while Juventus' Paulo Dybala has been included.
Argentina boast a wealth of attacking talent with Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Juventus' Gonzalo Higuain and Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, alongside the 24-year-old Dybala.
Including Aguero, Argentina head coach Jorge Sampaoli has selected six Premier League players in his squad - Nicolas Otamendi, Sergio Romero, Marcos Rojo, Manuel Lanzini and Willy Caballero.
Paris Saint-Germain winger Angel Di Maria is also involved, he also featured in Argentina's last World Cup campaign in 2014 when they finished runners-up to Germany in Brazil.
Former Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano, who joined Chinese club Hebei China Fortune in January, has been named in the squad but among the midfielders - a position he played for Liverpool.
Argentina line up against Croatia, Iceland and Nigeria in Group D.
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Manchester United), Willy Caballero (Chelsea), Franco Armani (River Plate).
Defenders: Cristian Ansaldi (Torino), Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla), Federico Fazio (Roma), Marcos Rojo (Manchester United), Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City), Marcos Acuna (Sporting Lisbon).
Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Hebei China Fortune), Maximiliano Meza (Independiente), Angel Di Maria (PSG), Manuel Lanzini (West Ham), Giovani Lo Celso (PSG), Ever Banega (Sevilla), Lucas Biglia (AC Milan), Eduardo Salvio (Benfica), Cristian Pavon (Boca Juniors).
Forwards: Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City).
