The Argentine Football Association announced on its website on the 6th (Korean time) the list of 34 national teams that will participate in the World Cup South American qualifiers against Paraguay (9 a.m. on the 13th) and Peru (9 a.m. on the 18th).

Coach Lionel Scaloni included Messi, who has been unable to play due to a recent injury, in this list.

Messi has missed five of his team's last six regular league games due to a leg muscle injury. Including cup competitions, he has been excluded from the roster for the last four games.

Meanwhile, Coach Scaloni made a strong decision to include Messi in the national team roster.

Messi's injury began during the South American qualifiers for the North and Central America World Cup last month.

Messi, who started in the first leg of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup South American qualifier against Ecuador held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the 8th of last month, scored the winning goal from a free kick in the 33rd minute of the second half, leading to a 1-0 victory.

However, Messi, who felt unwell after the game, missed the second leg of the South American qualifier against Bolivia on September 13 due to a 'muscle injury'.

Messi, who returned to his U.S. professional soccer team Inter Miami after finishing the South American preliminaries, missed two consecutive games in the regular league and started against Toronto on the 22nd of last month, but was substituted in the 37th minute of the first half. 토토사이트

Afterwards, Messi was unable to play for four consecutive games, disappointing fans.

Regardless of the team's concerns, the Argentina national team, which effectively provided an excuse for Messi's injury, called Messi for the second round of South American qualifiers for this World Cup, and his recovery from injury became a topic of interest among fans.