Argentina national team: the jersey they will wear to defend their title at the 2026 World Cup in North America has been leaked.

The current world and Latin American champion, the Argentine national team, now has the peace of mind of having secured its qualification for the next World Cup, which will be played in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

With 35 points and a ten-point lead over second-place Ecuador, Lionel Scaloni's team can afford to try out players in the final two qualifying matches, against Venezuela at home and Ecuador away.

Meanwhile, Argentina is already preparing for the World Cup, including the kit it will wear in the tournament. This Monday, the sportswear website Footy Headlines revealed the Argentine home jersey.

The jersey is substantially different from the one the team has used since the 2024 Copa América, in which Argentina defeated Néstor Lorenzo's Colombian team in the final.

The light blue stripes have a gradient style: they are a deep blue at the edges and become lighter toward the center. The crest returns to its traditional colors, with the AFA lettering in black, while the sponsor Adidas logo remains gold, as it is today.

The world champion patch remains in the center of the jersey. The collar is now black, as are the technical sponsor lines and the sleeve trim.

In the photo presented by Footy Headlines, the model wearing the shirt is none other than Lionel Messi, fueling the theory that the Argentine star, considered by many to be the greatest footballer in history, is preparing for one last act at the FIFA World Cup.

Messi already holds the record for most World Cup appearances, 26, one more than Germany's Lothar Matthäus. Should he play in the next edition, the Argentine is chasing several records: one of them is that of all-time leading scorer (he has 13 goals, three fewer than Germany's Miroslav Klose).

He would also become the player with the most World Cups played, with six, a feat that Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo could also match. Messi, who debuted at Germany 2006, shares the record of five tournaments played with CR7, Matthäus, and Mexicans Antonio Carvajal, Rafael Márquez, and Andrés Guardado.