There were also places for uncapped Sporting Lisbon midfielder Rodrigo Battaglia and River Plate goalkeeper Franco Armani.

The list, which must be trimmed to 23 by June 4, included Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuaín, and Paulo Dybala, as well as Manchester United pair Sergio Romero and Marcos Rojo.

AC Milan’s Lucas Biglia, who has suffered from a recent back injury, was also on the list.

Argentina kick off their World Cup campaign against Iceland on June 16 before facing Croatia on June 21 and then Nigeria five days later.

World Cup winners in 1978 and 1986, the South Americans have not won a major international title since lifting the Copa America in 1993 and have performed inconsistently since losing to Germany in the final four years ago.

Although they reached the final of the Copa América in 2015 and 2016, they lost both times. Their current head coach Jorge Sampaoli is their third in four years.

Sampaoli has overseen five wins in 10 matches, with their last three friendly games including a 4-2 defeat by Nigeria and a 6-1 mauling by Spain.