Argentina selects an Arab country for its pre-World Cup friendly

This decision fell on the national team of Mauritania, a historical debate, the first of the Almoravids against the international champions.

And he announced Argentine Federation Football, on Friday, announced that the national team will play two friendly matches this month with… Mauritania And Zambia, in preparation for international competitions.

It was arranged to meet Argentina Chosen Spainthe European champion, at the “Finalissima” match in Qatar on March 27, but the match was canceled due to the dispute that occurred. In the Middle Eastto replace and fight against Mauritania on the same day.

The Argentine Federation explained in a statement: “The national team will play a friendly match against Mauritania as part of a farewell to the fans before going to defend the World Cup title.” The statement added that the team led by coach Luis Scaloni will meet Zambia on March 31, at the “La Bombonera” stadium of the Boca Juniors team.

This is Argentina’s third game in a row against African teams, after a 2-0 win in Angola last November.

Argentina was scheduled to play a friendly against Guatemala on March 31, but the match was postponed after it was not approved by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), while Guatemala was scheduled to face Algeria in Italy.

Argentina will play in Group Ten in the World Cup with… Algeria Austria and Jordan, in the finals scheduled between June 11 and July 19 in North America.