The Argentina 2024 Olympics squad has been confirmed, as they look to win a third gold medal in the men's football.
Managed by former Barcelona and Liverpool star Javier Mascherano, the Argentina 2024 Olympics squad will have plenty of experience to call upon this summer - Mascherano won gold medals at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, the latter of which he was an overage player.
Those two occasions are the only two times Argentina have triumphed at the Games, with the nation even failing to make it out of the group stages in both 2016 and 2020.
Mascherano is the team's manager (Image credit: Getty Images)
Their three overage players have been there and done it all before, though: goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli is joined by Julian Alvarez and Nicolas Otamendi, with the latter duo fresh from winning Copa America with the senior side. Each player received consistent minutes throughout the tournament, so it's a slight surprise to see their clubs allow them to head to Paris for the Games.
Elsewhere, Thiago Almada is an exciting attacking player who has just complete his move to Botafogo, while there's plenty of talent from the Argentinian league, too. If they're to compete for gold, Mascherano will need everyone on top form.
Argentina will face Morocco, Iraq and Ukraine in the group stages, three sides they'd expect to beat relatively comfortably ahead of the knockout stages.
Argentina 2024 Olympics squad
Argentina 2024 Olympics squad: The final 18-man team
GK: Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal CF)
GK: Leandro Brey (Boca Juniors)
DF: Marco Di Cesare (Racing Club)
DF: Julio Soler (Lanús)
DF: Gonzalo Lujan (San Lorenzo)
DF: Joaquin Garcia (Vélez Sarseld)
DF: Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica)
DF: Bruno Amione (Club Santos Laguna)
MF: Ezequiel Fernandez (Boca Juniors)
MF: Kevin Zenon (Boca Juniors)
MF: Cristian Medina (Boca Juniors)
MF: Thiago Almada (Botafogo)
MF: Claudio Echeverri (River Plate)
MF: Santiago Hezze (Olympiacos)
FW: Luciano Gondou (Argentinos Juniors)
FW: Julian Alvarez (Manchester City)
FW: Giuliano Simeone (Deportivo Alaves)
FW: Lucas Beltran (Fiorentina)
Alvarez will feature this summer (Image credit: Getty Images)
Argentina 2024 Olympics squad numbers
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No.
Player
Position
1
Geronimo Rulli
GK
2
Marco Di Cesare
DF
3
Julio Soler
DF
4
Joaquin Garcia
DF
5
Ezequiel Fernandez
MF
6
Bruno Amione
DF
7
Kevin Zenon
MF
8
Cristian Medina
MF
9
Julian Alvarez
FW
10
Thiago Almada
MF
11
Claudio Echeverri
MF
12
Leandro Brey
GK
13
Gonzalo Lujan
DF
14
Santiago Hezze
MF
15
Luciano Gondou
FW
16
Nicolas Otamendi
DF
17
Giuliano Simeone
FW
18
Lucas Beltran
FW
Argentina 2024 Olympics fixtures and results
July 24: Argentina v Morocco, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France July 27: Argentina v Iraq, Stade de Lyon, Decines-Charpieu, France July 30: Ukraine v Argentina, Stade de Lyon, Decines-Charpieu, France
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Otamendi is targeting double success this summer with his nation (Image credit: Getty Images)
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