Lionel Messi returns to action with the Argentine national team Thursday night for a 2026 World Cup qualifying match on the road against Paraguay.

Argentina, led by Lionel Messi and a squad filled with talent and championship experience, is riding high with sights set on that golden ticket to North America. With the confiden

Paraguay: Alfaro is Argentine with many of his players playing club soccer in Argentina, and his squad is more or less unchanged from October. Antonio Sanabria is back in favor with Torino after scoring twice against Venezuela but Miguel Almiron, Julio Enciso and Ramon Sosa are all struggling to get the minutes that they need to kick on.