Kerala Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman has said that the Argentina team captained by star footballer Lionel Messi is set to visit India. He said that the sponsors have also deposited the match fees for this event. Some media reports claimed that the Argentina team has canceled its scheduled tour of Kerala in October-November because the sponsors have violated the terms of the agreement. Abdurahiman had announced in November last year that the Argentina team will tour Kerala. Not only this, it will also play 2 friendly matches in Kochi. Kerala Sports Minister said – There was some delay in the payment of match fees by the sponsors. Now this matter has been resolved. According to the FIFA window, October-November is the time allotted to teams from all over the world to participate in such events. In such a situation, the same time is likely to be fixed for us as well. The proposed friendly match is likely to be held here at the Greenfield Stadium. Because it is of international standard. Messi is going to play a friendly match in India after 14 years
Lionel Messi is going to play a friendly match in India after 14 years. Earlier, Messi visited India in 2011, when Argentina played a World Cup qualification match against Venezuela at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Argentina has qualified for the 2026 World Cup
Argentina qualified for the 2026 World Cup by defeating Brazil 4-1 on 26 March. Lionel Messi did not play in this match. Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister and Guliano Simeone scored goals for Argentina in this match played in Buenos Aires. Matheus Cunha scored the only goal for Brazil. Argentina’s team is the world champion of football, won the title after 36 years
Argentina’s team is the world champion of football. The team won the title in 2022 by defeating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout. Both teams were tied 2-2 for 90 minutes. After extra time, the match was tied 3-3. After this, the decision was made through penalty shootout. Messi scored two goals in the final. Whereas, Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for France. Argentina won the Football World Cup after 36 years. The team became champion in the World Cup in 1986. Argentina became world champion for the first time in 1978.
