With less than a month left until the World Cup, the national teams have slowly begun to prepare for the event in Russia.
The preliminary squad for the World Cup was announced by the former vice champion Argentina. However, Jorge Sampaoli still has to adjust his selection - only 24 out of the 35 players listed will go to the global championship.
The preliminary list includes Paulo Dybala and Mauro Icardi, who did not play in the last national team camp. Argentina will also be assisted in the tournament by the experienced Javier Mascherano, who plays in China.
Argentina's preliminary squad:
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero, Nahuel Guzman, Willy Caballero, Franco Armani.
Defenders: Gabriel Mercado, Nicolás Otamendi, Federico Fazio, Nicolás Tagliafico, Marcos Rojo, Marcos Acuña, Ramiro Funes Mori, Cristian Ansaldi, Eduardo Salvio, Germán Pezzella.
Midfielders: Javier Mascherano, Ángel Di María, Ever Banega, Lucas Biglia, Manuel Lanzini, Gio Lo Celso, Ricardo Centurió, Guido Pizarro, Leandro Paredes, Maximiliano Meza, Enzo Pérez, Pablo Pérez, Rodrigo Battaglia.
Forwards: Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero, Gonzalo Higuaín, Paulo Dybala, Mauro Icardi, Cristian Pavón, Lautaro Martínez, Diego Perotti.
Colombia also announced its preliminary squad for the tournament. A host of stars from the team will travel to Russia - including James Rodriguez, Radamel Falcao, Abel Aguilar, and Davinson Sanchez.
Colombia will compete in the World Cup group stage against Japan, Poland, and Senegal, while Argentina will face Croatia, Iceland, and Nigeria.
Colombia's preliminary squad:
Goalkeepers: David Ospina (Arsenal), Camilo Vargas (Deportivo Cali), Iván Arboleda (Banfield), José Fernando Cuadrado (Once Caldas).
Defenders: Cristian Zapata (Milan), Dávinson Sánchez (Tottenham), Santiago Arias (PSV Eindhoven), Óscar Murillo (Pachuca), Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors), Johan Mojica (Girona), Yerry Mina (Barcelona), William Tesillo (Santa Fe), Bernardo Espinosa (Girona), Stefan Medina (Monterrey), Farid Díaz (Olimpia).
Midfielders: Wilmar Barrios (Boca Juniors), Carlos Sánchez (Espanyol), Jefferson Lerma (Levante), José Izquierdo (Brighton Hove & Albion), James Rodríguez (Bayern Munich), Giovanni Moreno (Shanghai Shenhua), Abel Aguilar (Deportivo Cali), Mateus Uribe (America), Yimmi Chará (Junior), Juan Fernando Quintero (River Plate), Edwin Cardona (Boca Juniors), Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Juventus), Gustavo Cuéllar (Flamengo), Sebastián Pérez (Boca Juniors).
Forwards: Radamel Falcao García (Monaco), Duván Zapata (Sampdoria), Miguel Borja (Palmeiras), Carlos Bacca (Villarreal), Luis Fernando Muriel (Sevilla), Teófilo Gutiérrez (Junior).
