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Argentina 2022

95 attack · 88 defence

Lionel Scaloni·4-3-3

  • World Cup
92OVR

Scaloni's 2022 Argentina. Messi's last dance, a midfield that refused to break, and a final in Lusail that settled a career.

Tags on the page — messi gravity, emotional resilience, compact midfield — are shorthand for how the model leans, not a documentary.

Chemistry is 97. The model treats this as a side that has played together, not eleven strangers in a photoshoot.

Highest rated: Lionel Messi. Not a slight on Emiliano Martínez — the scale is era-relative and a bit argumentative on purpose.

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Key Players

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  • 01Lionel MessiRW · AR96PEAK
    PAC99SHO94PAS94DRI96DEF70PHY88
  • 02Emiliano MartínezGK · AR90PEAK
    DIV89HAN88KIC72REF89SPD69POS87
  • 03Cristian RomeroCB · AR88PEAK
    PAC78SHO53PAS78DRI66DEF90PHY91
  • 04Lautaro MartínezST · AR88PEAK
    PAC91SHO88PAS78DRI77DEF57PHY82
  • 05Rodrigo De PaulCM · AR86PEAK
    PAC82SHO72PAS87DRI83DEF74PHY85
  • 06Enzo FernándezCDM · AR86PEAK
    PAC76SHO64PAS88DRI79DEF82PHY83
Formation 4-3-3Lionel Scaloni
DI MARIA
86
ALVAREZ
86
MESSI
96
MAC ALLISTER
85
ENZO
86
DE PAUL
86
TAGLIAFICO
83
OTAMENDI
84
ROMERO
88
MOLINA
84
MARTINEZ
90

Starting XI

  1. LWÁngel Di María86
  2. STJulián Álvarez86
  3. RWLionel Messi96
  4. CMAlexis Mac Allister85
  5. CDMEnzo Fernández86
  6. CMRodrigo De Paul86
  7. LBNicolás Tagliafico83
  8. CBNicolás Otamendi84
  9. CBCristian Romero88
  10. RBNahuel Molina84
  11. GKEmiliano Martínez90

Bench

  1. STLautaro Martínez88
  2. CDMLeandro Paredes84
  3. LBMarcos Acuña83
  4. CBLisandro Martínez85
  5. CAMPapu Gómez80
  6. CBGermán Pezzella80
  7. CMExequiel Palacios80
  8. RBGonzalo Montiel80
  9. GKFranco Armani82

Ratings

Attack95
Midfield91
Defence88
Goalkeeping90
Chemistry97
Overall92

Not a vibe — ratings

Width 82: both touchlines in play. Attack 95 is the loud number. Possession sits at 64, not a religion.

Style

Messi GravityEmotional ResilienceCompact MidfieldCounter AttackSet-Piece Nerve

Achievements

  • FIFA World Cup winners
  • Messi's World Cup
  • Final vs France — the greatest World Cup final of the modern era

The usual arguments

Argentina
2022·Lionel Scaloni
MESSI · MARTINEZ · ROMERO
ATK 95MID 91DEF 88
Messi GravityEmotional Resilience
  • World Cup
92OVR
Brazil
2002·Luiz Felipe Scolari
RONALDO · RIVALDO · R.CARLOS
ATK 97MID 90DEF 88
Three ForwardsWing-Back Overlap
  • World Cup
91OVR
Argentina
2022·Lionel Scaloni
MESSI · MARTINEZ · ROMERO
ATK 95MID 91DEF 88
Messi GravityEmotional Resilience
  • World Cup
92OVR
Argentina
1986·Carlos Bilardo
MARADONA · RUGGERI · BURRUCHAGA
ATK 94MID 90DEF 86
Maradona GravityCompact Block
  • World Cup
90OVR
Argentina
2022·Lionel Scaloni
MESSI · MARTINEZ · ROMERO
ATK 95MID 91DEF 88
Messi GravityEmotional Resilience
  • World Cup
92OVR
Bayer Leverkusen
2023/24·Xabi Alonso
WIRTZ · FRIMPONG · XHAKA
ATK 88MID 90DEF 86
Positional PlayWing-Backs
  • League
  • Cup
88OVR
Argentina
2022·Lionel Scaloni
MESSI · MARTINEZ · ROMERO
ATK 95MID 91DEF 88
Messi GravityEmotional Resilience
  • World Cup
92OVR
River Plate
2018·Marcelo Gallardo
ARMANI · QUINTERO · ENZO P
ATK 86MID 86DEF 84
High PressNumber 10
  • Copa
86OVR
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