The Argentine capital hosts this coming morning (00:30 hours) the first match of its team since it was proclaimed world champion in Qatar . It will be a friendly match against Panama at the Monumental that will serve to honor Messi, Scaloni and the entire squad that printed the third star on his shirt.
The albiceleste, with a Messi who according to Scaloni ” will play in the national team until he wants to “, will play this duel and another on Tuesday against Curaçao , on a relaxed FIFA date for her while waiting for the qualification for the 2026 World Cup to begin in September Brazil , which has not even crossed the pond, will play Morocco on Saturday in Tangier .
Things are going to get more competitive between the European teams, which begin this afternoon the qualifying group stage for next summer’s Euro Cup in Germany , whose national team already has a guaranteed place in the tournament. Spain will fight for one of the two places that give direct access to the Euro with Norway, Scotland, Georgia and Cyprus . In case of not achieving it, they will still have the option of the playoff. It sounds almost impossible to think of a tournament without De la Fuente ‘s team .
In other groups, the fight will be more fierce. Italy and England, champion and runner-up of the last Euro, meet tonight to open Group C, while Denmark and Finland will try to lead H and Portugal J, starting today against weak Liechtenstein .
Tomorrow, the Netherlands and France will face each other in B, Poland and the Czech Republic in a weaker E, Sweden and Belgium in F and Serbia and Lithuania in G. For Saturday, beyond Spain’s debut, Croatia will remain -Wales from Group D and Switzerland-Belarus from I. An attractive first day between the best of each group that will give way to a series of more unequal duels on the way to Germany 2024.
MOST OUTSTANDING MATCHES OF THE BREAK:
Thursday : Italy-England (20.45), Portugal-Liechtenstein (20.45) and Argentina-Panama (00.30, early Thursday to Friday)
Friday : France-Netherlands (20:45), Sweden-Belgium (20:45) and Argentina-Panama (early Thursday-Friday 00:30)
Saturday : Spain-Norway (20.45), Germany-Peru (20.45) and Morocco-Brazil (23.00)
Sunday : England-Ukraine (18:00), Luxembourg-Portugal (20:45) and Malta-Italy (20:45)
Monday : Ireland-France (20.45) and Argentina-Curaçao (early Tuesday morning 00:30)
Tuesday : Scotland-Spain (20.45) and Germany-Belgium (20.45)