This Friday, June 14, the Argentine National Team will face Guatemala at the FedExField stadium, located in Landover, Maryland, United States. This match will mark the last friendly before the debut of those led by Lionel Scaloni in the Copa América 2024. The Albiceleste has scheduled two duels on their preparatory tour for the continental competition.
In the first friendly, played last Sunday, Argentina beat Ecuador 1-0 thanks to a goal from Ángel Di María near the end of the first half. In that meeting, Lionel Messi He started as a substitute, entering the field in the 56th minute to replace Di María and accumulate some minutes of play. It is expected that the “10” will have participation in the match against Guatemala, although his presence in the starting eleven is not confirmed.
Guatemala It comes to this friendly with positive momentum, after achieving two resounding victories in the Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup: a 6-0 against Dominica and a 3-0 against the British Virgin Islands. The Argentine National Team, which is part of Group A along with Canada, Chile and Peru, will debut in the Copa América on Thursday, June 20 against the Canadian team. The Albiceleste will begin the tournament with the responsibility of defending the title obtained in 2021.
Schedules
18:00 from Mexico (CDMX)
19:00 from Ecuador and Colombia
20:00 from the Dominican Republic and ET from the USA
21:00 from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
02:00 in Spain (Saturday, June 15)
Transmission
TyC Sports and Telefé
Possible formations
Argentina: Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez and Ángel Di María.
Guatemala: Nicholas Hagen; José Ardón, José Carlos Pinto, José Morales, Allen Yanes; Jonathan Franco, Óscar Castellanos, Alejandro Galindo; Rubio Rubín, Óscar Santis and Nathaniel Méndez.
