100 days before the World Cup: what is left for the National Team to play before Qatar 2022?

100 days before the World Cup: what is left for the National Team to play before Qatar 2022?

With the pending match of the South American Qualifiers against Brazil practically suspended, Lionel Scaloni’s coaching staff will be able to carry out their plan of playing two preparation matches.

The dates and the rivals are not confirmed but two options are being studied.

The first is the original idea of ​​making a tour in the United States but facing the local team would no longer be possible since they closed duels against Japan and Saudi Arabia on September 23 and 27.respectively.

A possible rival would be El Salvador (number 71 in the FIFA ranking) on ​​September 27 in a venue to be defined.

The other possibility is to hold a concentration in the Middle East and play the friendlies in that area.

In addition, the alternative of holding a farewell match in our country will be further away without the obligation to travel to Brazil to play the suspended match on September 5 of last year due to the entry of a health agent after 5 minutes of play.

after the window FIFA, Scaloni He will have his 26 summoned available from November 13, the date that FIFA set as a limit for clubs to give up their footballers.

For example, Messi I would have to play that weekend with PSG at home against Auxerre for Ligue 1 and Emiliano Martinezwith Aston Villa, should visit Brighton on Saturday, November 12 for the 16th and last date of the Premier League before the stoppage.

Same case for the Serie A of Italy that scheduled the 15th date for the weekend of Sunday the 13th and the Argentines would have important matches since Juventus, with Angel Di Mariawill host Lazio and Inter, from Lautaro Martinezwill visit Atalanta.

Those who play in the Spanish LaLiga will be released a few days earlier since the 14th date is scheduled to be played on Wednesday, November 9.

With the full squad, the selected team will cross the Persian Gulf on a nearly two-hour flight to face the United Arab Emirates (UAE), selected led by Rodolfo Arruabarrenain Abu Dhabi.

The match was confirmed by the Argentine coach himself and it would be the last test before the debut against Saudi Arabia for the first date of Group C.

Source: Ambito

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