Overview

• Kickoff is Thursday, Sept. 4 at 20:30 local at River Plate’s Monumental, with TV in Argentina on TyC Sports and Telefé and in Mexico on ViX Premium.
• Messi arrived in Buenos Aires after the Leagues Cup final and joined training at the AFA complex in Ezeiza, with media access set for the final 15 minutes of Tuesday’s session and a Scaloni press conference on Wednesday.
• Coach Lionel Scaloni confirmed a 29-player list for the Venezuela and Ecuador fixtures, with Enzo Fernández unavailable as he serves a two-match suspension.
• Alexis Mac Allister had a flight issue and is due to join the camp Tuesday night via Paris, after which the staff will evaluate his readiness for Thursday.
• AFA scheduled three live pre-match shows at a sold-out Monumental, and Argentina will close qualifying away to Ecuador on Tuesday, Sept. 9.