Lionel Messi could join the Argentine national team for two World Cup qualifying matches this month. Argentina will visit Uruguay, and host Brazil.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has selected a preliminary list of 33 players led by Lionel Messi for South American qualifying matches against Uruguay and Brazil. One of

Argentina face Uruguay and Brazil in March, and their provisional squad list sees Lionel Messi joined by a host of young talent.

Manchester City's Claudio Echeverri is also named in the group despite not yet having made his debut for his new club, alongside Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister and Alejandro Garnacho of Manchester Un

Sources confirmed that the 37-year-old is not injured, but simply being rested by Inter Miami manager Javier Mascherano in the middle of a stretch of five games in 15 days across multiple competitions.

Lionel Messi and Argentina are still at the top of the FIFA rankings, extending their own record and surpassing Belgium in the all-time table. Lionel Messi and Argentina will resume their CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers campaign against Uruguay and Brazil in two weeks.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has unveiled a 33-man squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil, featuring Lionel Messi and promising talent Claudio Echeverri. Argentina, atop the standings,

After 12 matches, Argentina lead the qualifying standings with 25 points, followed by Uruguay in second place with 20 points.