It will be held on November 16 before the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

The Emirates national team requires Messi to participate in the Argentina friendly

Messi leads Argentina in the World Cup Finals.

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Argentine media revealed that the UAE Football Association stipulated the participation of Argentine star, Lionel Messi, in the friendly match that will bring the national team with his Argentine counterpart on November 16 in Abu Dhabi, pointing out that the Argentine Football Association will request that the match be held in Doha.

And the newspaper "TYC Sports" indicated that the coach of the Argentine national team, Lionel Scaloni, asked the local football federation to transfer the match to Doha, due to the coach's desire not to move much before the start of the World Cup competitions, which begins on November 20.

And she added, "International players in the European leagues will join the "Tango" on November 11, according to the regulations of the International Football Association, so that the players will remain with their clubs until this period."

And she continued: "The Emirates Football Association stipulated, during the signing of the contract for the friendly match, that the Paris Saint-Germain player, Lionel Messi, participate in the match, which the technical staff of the Argentine national team puts into consideration."

She indicated that in the coming days, the Argentine Federation will communicate with its UAE counterpart to discuss the possibility of transferring the match to Doha, especially if the technical staff decides to transfer the World Cup preparation camp to Qatar.

It is noteworthy that the national team will go to camp in Abu Dhabi from November 13 to 19, and it is scheduled to meet “Al-Abyad” with Argentina on the 16th and Kazakhstan on the 19th of the same month, as part of the second phase of the team’s preparation period for the upcoming benefits, including the Gulf Cup tournament. Khaleeji 25” scheduled in Basra next January, the West Asian Championship in March 2023, and the 2023 Asian Cup finals. On the other hand, the Argentine national team will set up a camp in Abu Dhabi before heading to the Qatari capital, Doha, to participate in the World Cup finals, which will be held from November 20 to December 18 The next two, as the 1978 and 1986 World Cup champions were drawn in Group C along with Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland.

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