Messi will miss March matches for the Argentina national team.

Inter Miami striker Lionel Messi has not been included in the Argentina national team's squad for the World Cup 2026 qualifying matches due to discomfort in his leg muscle, reports 'Glavcom'.

The Argentina national team will play against Uruguay and Brazil on March 21 and 25, respectively.

On March 16, Messi started in his team's MLS match against Atlanta United and scored one goal.

Ukrainian midfielder Ruslan Malinovsky, who played for 56 minutes in the Serie A match against Lecce, received the highest rating among all players.

Also, the head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Serhiy Rebrov, announced the list of players for the Nations League playoff matches against Belgium, which will take place on March 20 and 23.

Ukraine national team squad:

Goalkeepers: Andriy Lunin, Anatoliy Trubin, Dmytro Riznyk.

Defenders: Mykola Matviienko, Yukhym Konoplia, Valeriy Bondar, Oleksiy Syche, Bohdan Mykhailychenko, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Illia Zabarnyi, Maksym Talovierov.

Midfielders: Mykola Shaparenko, Vitaliy Buyalskyi, Andriy Yarmolenko, Heorhiy Sudakov, Yehor Nazaryna, Oleksiy Hutsulyak, Oleksandr Nazarenko, Ivan Kaliuzhny, Viktor Tsygankov, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Yehor Yarmolyuk.

Forwards: Artem Dovbyk, Roman Yaremchuk, Vladyslav Vanat.