After Finalissima Suspension, Argentina Has New Confirmed Friendlies
Instead of facing Spain in the Finalissima on March 27, the Argentine national team will play two friendlies against Mauritania and Zambia, African teams ranked much lower in FIFA.
TL;DR
- Argentina's national team will play friendlies against Mauritania (March 27) and Zambia (April 1) instead of the Finalissima against Spain.
- The Finalissima match against Spain was canceled, forcing Argentina to find new opponents for the pre-World Cup friendly window.
- The match against Guatemala was also not authorized by FIFA due to regulations regarding playing on different continents within the same international window.
- Midfielder Franco Mastantuono and forward Joaquín Panichelli have been added to the squad.
- Neither Mauritania nor Zambia have ever participated in a World Cup.
- Argentina has not faced European teams in friendlies since their 2022 World Cup victory.