Where are the 26 world champions with Argentina a year later?

Today, December 18, 2024, exactly one year ago the Argentine team was crowned world champion at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar after defeating, on penalties, France in one of the best finals in football history (3-3, 4-2).

Leo Messiundisputed leader of a team that is already a legend, thus achieving his long-awaited World Cup, the title that put him, without any doubt, on the level of bad luck. Diego Armando Maradona.

Where are the 26 world champions included Argentina after a year? 18 of them -Dibu Martínez and Franci Armani (goalkeepers); Nahuel Molina, Cuti Romero, Germán Pezzella, Nicolás Otamendi, Lisandro Martínez, Marcos Acuña, Nicolás Tagliafico and Juan Foyth (defenders); Rodrigo De Paul, Guido Rodríguez, Exequiel Palacios and Thiago Almada (media); Lautaro Martínez, Julián Álvarez, Paulo Dybala and Ángel Correa (forward) – continue to defend the same color as before, while eight, Messi together, they changed teams. They are as follows:

Geronimo Rulli

goalie

Of the Villarreal in Ajax Amsterdam (8 million euros)

2

Gonzalo Montiel

Defending

Of the Seville in Nottingham Forest (lent)

3

Leandro Paredes

half

Of the Paris Saint-Germain in Rome (2.5 million euros)

4

Alexis McAllister

half

Of the Brighton in Liverpool (42 million euros)

5

Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez

half

Of the Seville in monza (Free)*

6

Enzo Fernandez

half

Of the Benfica in Chelsea (121 million euros)

7

Angel Di Maria

Forward

Of the Juventus Turin in Benfica (Free)

8

Lionel Messi

Forward

Of the Paris Saint-Germain in Inter Miami (Free).

*Suspended for two years for failing an anti-doping test.