Argentina soccer game schedule

Defending champion Brazil gets the ball rolling on Sunday afternoon when it takes on Venezuela in the first game of Group A. Originally scheduled to be jointly hosted by Argentina and Colombia, the tournament's fate was thrown up in the air after CONMEBOL—South American soccer's governing body—stripped the latter of the hosting rights due to ongoing civil unrest.

Argentina's offer to host the entire tournament was also deemed unsatisfactory by CONMEBOL because of the country's surging coronavirus infection rate. Brazil rode to the rescue, but not without controversy, as public opinion was split over President Jair Bolsonaro's desire to host the tournament at a time when the country has the world's second-highest death toll from COVID.

Bolsonaro dismissed the concerns in typically bullish style and the Copa America will go ahead, albeit in a different format from recent iterations. For the first time since , the tournament will feature only the 10 South American teams and no guest countries from other confederations, with Australia and Qatar forced to pull out as the Copa America clashes with the rearranged World Cup qualifiers.

In the U. The final two games for the Argentina NT in are an away match at Uruguay on November 11, and a home derby against Brazil five days later. Registering implies accepting the Terms and Conditions. Argentina schedule in International friendlies, fixture and rivals. Check our latest news in Google News. Receive the latest news in your E-mail box Registering implies accepting the Terms and Conditions.

A fine ball from Rodrigo de Paul really should have been settled by the defender, but he took a poor angle on it, and it fell right to Di Maria, who beat Ederson with a ridiculous chip. Take a look:.

Argentina didn't have many great chances the rest of the way, while Brazil were able to infiltrate the box time and time again, but some inspiring performances from Nicolas Otamendi, German Pezzella and most of all Cristian Romero helped Argentina become the first team to hold Brazil scoreless since Argentina in November of As the match was nearing its end, the referee gave five minutes of added time, and when the final whistle blew, every player from Argentina sprinted to Messi, who was down on his knees in disbelief:.

With the win, Messi answered the question -- would he ever win a major trophy with Argentina? The answer was yes, with him as the best player, in an iconic stadium that for some will cement him as the greatest ever.

He was there in , playing his first Copa America, losing to Brazil in the final. He was there in , when Argentina hosted the tournament and was bounced in the quarterfinals. Then there was that World Cup final loss to Germany. And that wasn't even close to being it. There was the Copa America heartbreak against Chile in penalty kicks, and a repeat of that nightmare a year later at MetLife Stadium.

A poor World Cup and having no chance at the Copa America all led to this moment -- perhaps Messi's best chance to win an international trophy for the rest of his storied career. In earning the cup's best player award and being top scorer, the once-retired-from-international-duty superstar was the hero and the leader they needed throughout, with his magical free kicks, his leadership on the pitch and his well-timed passes opening up the space that they needed.

While Argentina have the big name, it's been years since they've had the game. While not many people gave them a legit chance to win it, Messi always believed. If he didn't, he would have actually quit the national team a long time ago and stopped coming back.

And holding on to that little hope of winning a trophy paid off in the most unimaginable way, winning it at the Maracana against their most heated rival. Through all the downs, on this night, for the first and perhaps only time, Messi is a champion with Argentina. What a moment from Di Maria. While he always seems to get injured in the biggest of Argentina's matches, even going down in this one, he earned legendary status on this night.

His fine finish wasn't just a fluke or a bit of luck though.