Overview
- Argentina host Venezuela on Thursday, September 4 at 20:30 at the Estadio Monumental, with live TV on TyC Sports and Telefé.
- Lionel Messi arrived from Seattle with his family, greeted fans at Ezeiza and is fit in camp after playing the full Leagues Cup final.
- Messi called the occasion “very special” and suggested it could be his final World Cup qualifier in Argentina.
- Lionel Scaloni named 29 players; 28 trained in Ezeiza on Tuesday as Alexis Mac Allister traveled late due to a flight issue, while Enzo Fernández is out through suspension.
- AFA confirmed a sold‑out Monumental with pre‑match musical shows to mark the occasion before Argentina close qualifying away to Ecuador on September 9.