Argentina arrive ranked second in Sportsvyn's Power Rankings with a score of 9.05, carrying a 26-man squad built around a seven-attacker pool that places L. Messi alongside Lautaro Martínez and J. Álvarez in a front line with genuine depth behind it. Eight midfielders compete for the central roles, with R. De Paul, A. Mac Allister, and E. Fernández the most prominent names on the roster sheet. The seven-attacker pool leaves the front line unsettled on paper, and how Scaloni resolves that depth chart is the unresolved tension entering the tournament.

Argentina's group-stage opener falls on June 16 against Algeria at Arrowhead Stadium, a side ranked 28th in Sportsvyn's Power Rankings with a score of 5.44 — 24 places and 3.61 points below Argentina's own standing. The match begins to answer one specific question the roster raises: with seven attackers listed and three plausible starters, which combination takes the field when the tournament is real and the selection can no longer be deferred — and does the eight-man midfield compress into a settled three, or does rotation begin immediately?