The Argentine Football Association (AFA) today confirmed the series of friendly matches that the ARGENTINE SELECTION He will play in the United States during October, within the framework of its preparation for the 2026 World Cup. The officialization was held during a press conference headed by the president of the entity, Claudio Fabián “Chiqui” Tapia.
He World Cup 2026which will be carried out in United States, Canada and Mexicoit will begin in a little less than nine months, the June 11while the final will be the July 19.
Tapia was accompanied by the CEO of VMG Sports, Javier Fernándezthe president of the Puerto Rican Football Federation, Iván Riveraand the Puerto Rican artist Ramón Luis Ayalaknown as “Daddy Yankee”, who will be in charge of the commercialization of Puerto Rico parties. In addition, the Cuban artist’s show was formally Babeshitothat will be held at the time of the friendly duel between Argentina and Venezuela.
In an official statement, the AFA indicated that efforts were also initiated so that VMG Sports commercially managed the friendlies of the June 2026 FIFA date.
For his part, Tapia shared the news on his Instagram account enthusiastically: “The tour of our selection for the United States is coming.” In the post, he advanced the confirmed meetings: “In October, friendly before Venezuela and Puerto Rico to continue preparing with everything for the 2026 World Cup. ”
Next matches of the Argentine National Team before the 2026 World Cup
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Argentina vs. Venezuela – International friendly – Friday, October 10 at Hard Rock Stadium from Miami, United States (schedule to be confirmed).
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Argentina vs. Puerto Rico – International friendly – Monday, October 13 at Soldier Field from Chicago, United States (schedule to be confirmed).
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Argentina vs. Angola – International friendly – Date and time to be confirmed between November 10 and 18, in the Stadium November 11 from Luanda, Angola.
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Argentina vs. rival to be defined – International friendly – Date and time to be confirmed between November 8 and 18, in the Iconic lusil stadiumQatar.
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Argentina vs. Spain – Finalissima – Between March 23 and 31, 2026, there is still confirming.
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Argentina vs. Mexico – International friendly – possible dates between June 1 and 9, 2026, headquarters to be defined.
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Argentina vs. Honduras – International friendly – possible dates between June 1 and 9, 2026, headquarters to be defined.
After almost two and a half years as a leader, the Argentine team stopped being leader of the FIFA ranking
The ARGENTINE SELECTION ceased to be the leader of FIFA ranking After a domain streak that extended for almost two and a half years.
After defeat 1-0 against Ecuador On the last date of South American qualifiersthe “albiceleste” was in third place with 1870.32 pointssurpassed by Spain (1875.37) and France (1870.92).
The fall in front of a team located in the 23rd position of the ranking, combined with the Elo score system, which weighs the difficulty of the rivals and the importance of the parties, determined the change of leadership. The Victorias rewards system against rivals with greater hierarchy and penalizes losses against lower position teams. Therefore, despite the 3-0 win against Venezuela days before, the fall before Ecuador It cost him Argentina Several points and pushed her to the third step.
The new location of the “scaloneta” ends a hegemony that began after the Copa América 2021, the Finalissima 2022 and consolidated with the Qatar World Cup 2022 and the bicampeonato continental in United States 2024.
Spain now leads the classification after obtaining outstanding results in the last FIFA Datebeating a Bulgaria and Türkiye with outstanding performance, while France It remained as an escort.
Despite the descent in the ranking, Argentina keep a place as standard in the raffle of the World Cup 2026 for being the current champion, just like the hosts United States, Mexico and Canada.
The challenge for Argentina will be in recovering land in the next international window, with friendly scheduled before Venezuela and Puerto Rico In October, and other meetings in November.
Historically, the FIFA ranking He showed that arriving as a leader does not guarantee the world title. Since its creation in 1992no selection that headed the classification at the beginning of a World He ended up consecrating champion, which marks a curious trend that Argentina Now leave behind.
With this new stage, the “albiceleste” must focus on maintaining its performance and consolidating between the elite selections while the path towards the 2026 World Cup.
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