Overview
- Reports from Argentine media say the Puerto Rico match was relocated from Chicago to Miami due to unrest tied to ICE’s ‘Midway Blitz’ operation and related security risks.
- Argentina will face Venezuela on October 10 at Hard Rock Stadium and Puerto Rico on October 13 at Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium.
- Head coach Lionel Scaloni said he will not risk any player with fitness issues and will decide Messi’s minutes based on how he feels after a heavy recent run of games.
- The squad includes several players under evaluation for the 2026 World Cup list, among them Facundo Cambeses, Lautaro Rivero, Aníbal Moreno and José Manuel López, with limited roster spots available.
- FIFA confirmed a one‑match suspension for Nicolás Otamendi for his qualifying red card, which currently projects to rule him out of Argentina’s World Cup opener.