Scaloni and his coaching staff in the last match of Argentina, in Pamplona. EFE / Villar Lopez
The Argentina national team already has rivals, date and place for the last friendlies before Qatar World Cup 2022. This Saturday, as confirmed Clarioneit was learned that the team in the lead Lionel Scalloni will play in Miami against Honduras, Friday 23 September; is ahead Jamaicain New York, Tuesday 27th. The window opened for the Argentine team once the game pending against Brazil for the South American qualifiers was canceled.
As the AFA waited until the last moment for FIFA’s decision regarding the match scheduled against Brazil, it was not possible to close before the two friendlies of the last round before the World Cup and the national team without the possibility of playing against Europe rivals.
He had agreed on a match against Mexicobut since the draw has placed them in the Group C of the world cup (together with Saudi Arabia and Poland) they had to drop it. It was thought of Canada, but the team that will return to the World Cup after 36 years has already closed a duel against Uruguay by that date.
So the range of possibilities has become narrow Claudio Chiqui Tapia, the president of the Argentine Football Association. Finally, Concacaf’s teams appeared as a good fit as Argentina will face Mexico in the World Cup. And for this Honduras and Jamaicaalthough they do not have the level that was supposed to demonstrate before the appointment, they gave the -equa- dimension for the last FIFA window.
The Catrachos They finished last in the qualifiers. failing to win any of his 14 games and converting only seven goals. From him, himThe Jamaicans finished 6thabout 14 points from Costa Rica’s repechage position. In addition, he has only won two games: both against Honduras.
Confirmed, however, the friendly between the Argentine national team and the United Arab Emirates, directed by Rodolfo Arruabarrena. It will be on 16/11, in Abu Dhabi, four days before the start of the World Cup. The game is part of a commercial agreement between the two federations, but Scaloni shouldn’t risk any player in view of the debut against Saudi Arabia on 22 in Lusail.
The Brazil-Argentina of the Qualifiers, a black hole
As I had expected Clarionethe classic between Brazil and Argentina for the sixth round of the South American Qualifiers which had been suspended a year ago at 5 ‘at the San Pablo due to the intervention of the health authorities and which FIFA had ordered to play on 22 September, will not be played.
and this Tuesday official confirmation came from the AFA: “The Brazil-Argentina match will no longer be played, so the corresponding date will instead allow our team to play a friendly in preparation for the Qatar 2022 World Cup,” the statement read.
So, as Lionel Scaloni had asked, common sense prevailed and before a change of position of the Brazilian Confederationfrom Switzerland he has decided to back down and will cancel that meeting that does not change anything in the panorama of the qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup in Conmebol.
The AFA and CBF have accepted their share of responsibility for the accident and have agreed to pay a fine of $ 150,000, an amount that will be donated to the World Health Organization.
Source: Clarin
