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Is Julián Álvarez in the World Cup 2026?

Yes — Julián Álvarez is in Argentina's 26-man World Cup 2026 squad and plays his club football for Atlético Madrid. Argentina are in Group J; their next match is against Algeria. Onside's model gives Argentina a 72% chance to reach the Round of 16 and 11.0% to win the tournament.
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When does Julián Álvarez play next?

Julián Álvarez and Argentina face Austria on Mon 22 Jun, 18:00 BST (Mon, Jun 22, 1:00 PM ET) in Arlington — Group J MD2.

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Argentina
FIFA #3
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Austria
FIFA #24
Model verdict
Argentina 60%Draw 22%Austria 18%
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ARGENTINA · GROUP J · ATLÉTICO MADRID

Julián Álvarez

ARGENTINAPL · ATLÉTICO MADRID

“Julián Álvarez carries Argentina's World Cup hopes through Group J — model projects — pts-per-90 across the three group-stage fixtures.”

ONSIDE AI · MODEL v5

PROJ PPG · MODEL
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vs ALL OUTFIELDS IN TOP-100
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HOW FAR DOES ÁLVAREZ GO?
ROUND OF 16
72%
QUARTER-FINAL
54%
SEMI-FINAL
32%
FINAL
18%
CHAMPION
11%

Cumulative probabilities · Updated each match · 60-min refresh

PHOTO · WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

TOURNAMENT STATS · UPDATES EVERY MATCH

Live stat sheet

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Stats refresh after every match (60s ISR + football-data 15s upstream cache). xG is approximated until shot-level data ships; clean sheets currently track GKs only.

ONSIDE MODEL · TOURNAMENT IMPACT MAP

Álvarez's match-by-match expected output

Per-match expected points combine the model's win probability for Argentina, projected per-90 output, and assumed minutes share. Cells dim as the journey grows uncertain.

MD 117 Jun
vs alg
70%
0.0EXP PTS
MD 222 Jun
vs aut
60%
0.0EXP PTS
MD 328 Jun
vs jor
92%
0.0EXP PTS
R16
Round of 16
72%
0.0EXP PTS
QF
Quarter-final
54%
0.0EXP PTS
SF
Semi-final
32%
0.0EXP PTS
FINAL
Final
18%
0.0EXP PTS

Knockout cells dashed to signal contingency · Click any group cell to open the prediction.

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Julián Álvarez — the player profile

Argentina #3 · Atlético Madrid

5-AXIS PROFILE
ATTACK71PLAYMAKING76TACTICAL91PHYSICAL89DEFENDING73
Julián ÁlvarezAverage pro · 75
ONSIDE MODEL · WC 2026 PROJECTION
EXP. GOALS · TMT
0.1
across the tournament
EXP. ASSISTS · TMT
0.1
across the tournament
xG / MATCH
0.02
model expectation
xA / MATCH
0.02
model expectation
MINUTES SHARE
70%
rotation-risk band
POSITION
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Atlético Madrid

Ratings synthesised by Onside's model from team rank + position cohort + recent fixtures. Refreshed every 60 minutes.

Julián Álvarez's group-stage fixtures

3 MATCHES · MODEL WIN-PROBABILITIES SHOWN

vs Algeria (home)
MD1 · Wed 17 Jun · 01:00 UTC · Kansas City
70%/17%/13%
WIN · DRAW · LOSE
vs Austria (home)
MD2 · Mon 22 Jun · 17:00 UTC · Arlington
60%/22%/18%
WIN · DRAW · LOSE
vs Jordan (away)
MD3 · Sun 28 Jun · 02:00 UTC · Arlington
92%/5%/3%
WIN · DRAW · LOSE

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