Argentina set to face new opponents in October’s FIFA break | OneFootball

The Argentine National Team will play two friendly matches against Venezuela and Puerto Rico for the FIFA Date in October, after concluding its participation in the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, a tournament for which it is already qualified.

After the matches against the Vinotinto, at home on September 4, and Ecuador, as visitors on the 9th of the same month, the team led by Lionel Scaloni will fully begin preparations for the next edition of the World Cup to be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

“The next FIFA date will be in the United States in October. We are starting to work on the logistics to play the two matches, which will be announced. The first with Venezuela in Miami, at the Hard Rock Stadium, and the second in Chicago, with Puerto Rico, but above all thinking about the bases of the World Cup,” said Claudio Tapia, president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA).

In this way, La Albiceleste will face the series of matches in one of the host countries of the next World Cup. Initially, the match against Venezuela would be on October 10, while on the 13th they would face the Central Americans. Although initially the opponents for that international break were Mexico and South Korea, various scheduling issues forced a change in teams.

In November, Argentina will have a tour of Africa and Asia with two matches scheduled to be played in Luanda, the capital of Angola, and Kerala, a city in India, with opponents to be determined.

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