The game which is originally slated for March will no longer be played due to logistics issue. A X account which usually posts news about the Argentine national team confirmed that the game will not be played again rather than playing Nigeria they will play Costa Rica.

This cancellation is most likely a default from the Nigerian team following the recent issue of logistics that was faced by D'Tigers ( Nigeria men's basket team) which almost saw them miss out on the 2025 Afro basket.

Recall that, the game had been slated for the March international break, with the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in China chosen as the venue for the clash between the two football powerhouses.

However, the situation took an unexpected turn in early February when the Chinese government abruptly cancelled the match, citing a controversy with Lionel Messi.

Who will Argentina play during the FIFA window?

Argentina vs El Salvador, 22nd March, Philadelphia.

Argentina vs Costa Rica, 26th March, Los Angeles.

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The match will be played in the United States of America on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the Coliseum in Los Angeles at the United States of America. The match was initially scheduled to be held in China, but according to reports the venue was cancelled following a row between Argentina superstar, Lionel Messi and Chinese soccer authorities.

The Super Eagles will use the friendly to prepare for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and the Benin Republic in June. Argentina will also face El Salvador in another friendly in March.

The last time the Super Eagles faced Argentina was at the Russia 2018 World Cup with the South Americans winning the game 2-1 in the team's final group match.

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The violence erupted after both sets of fans began fighting during the national anthems, with police then charging at the travelling supporters. This led to mass fighting at various parts of the stand among the supporters

Some Argentina fans responded by ripping up seats while others ran onto the pitch to escape the violence. One fan was seen with a bloodied head. Argentina players were furious at the scenes, and Eminialo Martinez was seen desperately trying to convince the police to stop the violence.

The captain of the Argentine national team, Lionel Messi expressed his disgust with the way things went before the game.

He said,

"This team continues to make history. Great victory in the Maracana, although it will be marked by the repression of the Argentinians once again in Brazil. This can't be tolerated, it's insane and it needs to end now."

However, the Argentines had the last laugh as they won the game 1-0 which was scored by Nicolas Otamendi. This is the first time that Brazil will lose a World Cup qualifying game at home in the country's history.

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The name on the lips of every football fan around the world is Lionel Messi who was a key part of the Argentine team that won the World Cup. According to reports, almost four million Argentines were at the trophy parade was held in Buenos Aires.

The Paris Saint-Germain player became the first person to win the golden boot at two different editions of the World Cup. He won it at the 2014 and 2022 editions.

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Messi confirmed this at a post-match conference after the final game of the Qatar2022 against France. According to the little magician as he is popular called, he doesn't not have plans to retire after the triumph in Qatar.

No, I won't retire. I want to keep playing as world champions with the Argentina jersey.

Messi has led Argentina to victory at the Copa America and the World Cup. He has answered the question of those who always criticised for giving his best to the first.

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The game looked like a stroll in the pack for Argentina when Messi scored the opening goal in the first 20 minutes of the game. Di Maria doubled the lead for Argentina before the end of the first half which sent the Argentines to the seventh heaven.

Another PSG Player, Kylian Mbappe had other plans in the second half when he scored a brace in less than 5 minutes to take the match into extra time.

Messi showed the world why he is in the debate of the greatest footballer of all time when he scored the first goal in the extra time of the match. However, Mbappe scored again from the penalty spot in the final minutes of the extra time to send the game into penalty shoot-outs.

Eminialo Martinez was the star man in the shootouts following his heroic saves. The Aston Villa man saved two penalties from the French players.

The last time the South Americans won the competition was in 1986 which was inspired by Diego Maradona.

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The head coach of Saudi Arabia, Herve Renard has continued to show over time that he is not a push over when it comes to national team coaching. Argentina started the game in good form as they opened scoring in less than 15 minutes from the penalty spot which was converted by Lionel Messi.

Argentina continued to dominate the game as they scored three more goals in the first half but they were all ruled out for offside.

However, Saudi Arabia came into the second half with other ideas as they scored two quick goals in the first ten minutes of the second half, the winning goal came from the boots of Salem Al Dawsari.

The game which was played on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022 ended 2-1.

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Saudi ARABIA ENDS ARGENTINA UNBEATEN RECORD

The Saudi Arabians came into the game as underdogs as they were paired up against one of the tournament's favorites to win the competition. Argentina started the game like a house on fire after Lionel Messi scored the opening goal of the match in less than 15 minutes.

Argentina scored three more goals in the first half but they were all ruled out for offside. Harvey Renard had other plans in the second half as his game plan to shock to Argentines worked for him. Saudi Arabia scored two quick goals in the first ten minutes of the second half from the boots of Salem Al-Dawsari.

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In a result that shocked football fans worldwide in, Saudi Arabia handed Argentina their first defeat in their opening world cup 2022 fixture, defeating the Messi-led side by two goals to one.

Saudi Arabia handed the Lionel Messi-led Argentina side to hand them their first defeat in 36 games in the opening fixture for both sides in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. This result came as a shocker to many who had tipped the Argentines to finish top of their group.

In quick succession, goals from Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al Dawsari saw the star-studded side crumble in the hands of the football giants.

Top players in the Argentinian side were caught offside on numerous occasions, which was a commendable style of play from Saudi Arabia that maintained a high line and went for the option of a high press. The Saudi Arabians were very creative and maintained a compact shape defensively, and the goalkeeper also kept his side in the game.

Argentina would have to go back to the drawing board and restrategize if the team would want to make it to the knockout stage of the competition.

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ANOTHER FORMER CHELSEA PLAYER HANGS HIS FOOTBALL BOOTS

Notjustok has decided to highlight the top five longest unbeaten streaks in International football.

What is an unbeaten Streak?

This is a situation where a football club or when a country goes on a very long time without having to experience any form of defeat.

(5) Algeria: (35)

The Desert foxes enjoyed a remarkable unbeaten run that span for four years which started from 2018 to 2022, during that period they won the Africa Cup of Nations beating the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the finals.

(4) Argentina: (35)

The South American football powerhouse are currently on a fantastic unbeaten run across all competition which ranges from World Cup qualifiers to friendly games. The team which is led by Lionel Messi started their run from 2019 till date. They won the Copa America during this fantastic run of games.

(3) Spain: (35)

The winners of the 2010 FIFA World Cup which was hosted in South Africa also enjoyed a long unbeaten streak during their dominance in Europe and World football. The run lasted for two years which was from 2007-2009.

(2) Brazil: (35)

The Samba boys have been tagged as the favourites to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup which will be hosted in Qatar. The team enjoyed an unbeaten run which lasted for three years from 1993-1996, they won the 1994 World Cup which was hosted by the United States of America during that run.

(1) Italy: (37)

The reigning Champions of the European Championship enjoyed an amazing unbeaten streak also for three years, the same number as the Brazilians. However, the Italians were Champions of the Euro 2020 competition but failed to qualify for the World Cup.

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MANCHESTER UNITED SUFFER AN INJURY BLOW AHEAD OF THE MANCHESTER DERBY

The Argentine scored a brace in two of the friendly games against Honduras and Jamaica which were played in the last International window. Those goals took Messi's goal-scoring record for both club and country this season to 20 goals and 20 assists.

Messi has scored 10 games in six games for the Argentine national team. The victory against Jamaica took Argentina's unbeaten run to 35 games which is just two games behind the Italians whose unbeaten run ended on 37 games.

He scored five goals against Ecuador and a goal against Venezuela taking his goal tally to 10 goals for Argentina in 2022.

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They achieved this feat in a FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Colombia on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022. The win was the active unbeaten streak in international football.

Argentina had a long winning streak of 31 games between 1991 and 1993. France had 30 games winning streak which also ran from 1994 to 1996

The longest winning streak in football Is currently held by Italy (37), followed by Brazil in second place with 36 games which ran from 1993-to 1996. Defending Champions of the African Cup of Nations, Algeria also went on a winning streak of 35 games but it ended at the ongoing AFCON following a 1-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea.

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Euro champion Italy and Copa America champion Argentina will face each other in the first edition of a new intercontinental final.

The intercontinental final is a newly introduced football event where the European champions will face the champions of South America. Argentina, who are the latest Copa America winners, will therefore face Spain, who are the current EURO winners, on June 1st 2022.

The final match will be played at the prestigious Wembley stadium in London.

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Brazil vs Argentina

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The association released a statement on Thursday, November 18th, 2021 confirming that the referee committed serious errors in the game between the two South American giants.

Center referee André Cunha and video assistant Esteban Ostojich committed a serious mistake and will now not take charge of any game indefinitely.

The performance of the Principal Arbitrator Andres Ismael Cunha Soca Vargas and the Arbitrator VAR Esteban Daniel Ostojich Vega, appointed for the aforementioned game, were technically analysed by this Committee, concluding that they committed serious and manifest errors in the exercise of their functions in the development of the match, punctually in the following situation.

Minute 33: Violent Conduct of Player #19 Nicolas Herman Gonzalo Otamendi (ARG) against an opponent putting a risk the physical integrity of the same with the use of the arm in the face.

As a result, the CONMEBOL Arbitration Committee resolve to suspend the arbitrators Andres Ismael Cunha Soca and Esteban Daniel Ostojich Vega for an indefinite period in the exercise of their functions in competitions organized by CONMEBOL.

The draw between both teams was enough for Argentina to secure a spot in the FIFA World Cup that will be hosted in Qatar next year November.

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Argentina National team

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The Argentines and the Brazilians are the only two teams in the 10 South American sides to have a guaranteed spots in Qatar with at least four games still remaining. The game against Brazil is their 27th unbeaten match just days after defeating Uruguay 1-0.

The coach Lionel Scaloni said he is proud of his players and how they have qualified for the competition.

We got four points against two very difficult rivals. We all like to win of course but these games help a team of mature. Without a doubt, the balance is positive.

Having qualified so far in advance, in a really difficult qualifying section, is something we should be proud of.

Here is a list of teams that have qualified for the competition.

Qatar (Host)
Germany
Denmark
Brazil
France
Belgium
Croatia
Spain
Serbia
England
Switzerland
Netherlands
Argentina

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Lionel Messi, Argentina

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Messi scored the opening goal of the game in the first half, Rodrigo then made it 2-0 before half-time. Lautaro Martinez scored the third goal of the game after the break.

Argentina has extended its unbeaten run in all competitions to 24 games. The points between Brazil and second-placed Argentina have been reduced to six points following Brazil played goalless with Colombia on Sunday.

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