Lionel Messi is in strong Argentina squad, which has been selected for the nations very first clash against Russia, that will take place in Moscow on August 12th.
The Full Squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Juan Pablo Carrizo, Sergio Romero, Mariano Andujar;
Defenders: Javier Zanetti, Nicolas Burdisso, Walter Samuel, Martin Demichelis, Gabriel Heinze, Daniel Dias, Emiliano Papa, Marcos Angeleri;
Midfielders: Javier Mascherano, Fernando Gago, Maxi Rodriguez, Jonas Gutierrez, Luis Gonzalez, Juan Sebastian Veron;
Strikers: Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Carlos Tevez, Ezequiel Lavezzi, German Denis, Lisandro Lopez, Angel di Maria, Diego Milito;
August 12?
Thats too faaaarrr!!
But that only means that Argentina will have more time to prepare.