Officially confirmed the date Messi will play Yamal for the Finalissima championship

According to the Spanish newspaper Marca, the Finalissima championship match (the winner of the EURO and Copa America) between the Spanish team and the Argentine team has been determined to take place on March 28, 2026 at Lusail Stadium (Qatar). Messi will face his junior Yamal.

Messi returns to the place where he was crowned World Cup champion

According to Marca , if nothing changes, the Finalissima championship match between Spain and Argentina will take place at Lusail Stadium in Doha (Qatar) on March 28, 2026. Where Messi was crowned World Cup 2022 champion after defeating France, with a classic score chase of 3-3 draw and 4-2 win after penalty shootout. The 38-year-old player will have the opportunity to face his junior Lamine Yamal for the first time.

Messi has returned to the Argentina national team, after scoring twice and providing one assist for Inter Miami.

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Argentina have now secured a ticket to the 2026 World Cup, while Spain are also almost certain to qualify after winning all three matches in the European qualifying round in Group E with 9 points, scoring 11 goals and conceding none.

The fact that La Roja (the nickname of the Spanish team) is sure to get a direct ticket to the 2026 World Cup will also help them proactively schedule the Finalissima match with the Argentine team.

"The confrontation between Messi and his junior Yamal will certainly take place, and right at the beginning of 2026 at the place where this famous player won the World Cup in Qatar 2022. This is also a championship title to prepare for 1 of the 2 teams that are considered to be the brightest candidates to win the 2026 World Cup," Marca expressed.

In the history of Finalissima, the Argentine team has won the championship twice in 1993 and 2022, followed by the French team with the championship once in 1985. The Spanish team has never competed for the Finalissima championship before. They will have their first chance after winning EURO 2024 with the brilliance of Yamal, and face the Argentine team that won the Copa America for the second time in a row (2021 and 2024), alternating with the World Cup championship in 2022.

In the October FIFA Days schedule, Messi is both focusing on the Argentina national team and playing for Inter Miami. This famous player just scored a double and had 1 assist to help his club beat the opponent Atlanta United FC with a score of 4-0. After this match, Messi returns to the Argentina national team and is likely to play in the next friendly against Puerto Rico at 7:00 on October 15 at Inter Miami's Chase Stadium. Meanwhile, young talent Yamal of FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team is absent due to injury.

In the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Ghana has now been confirmed as the 21st team to participate in the final round. This is the 5th team in the African region, after Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria.

Previously, in addition to the three co-host teams of the US, Mexico and Canada, the qualifying teams were determined to include six teams from Asia: Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan, Australia; six teams from South America: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay and Paraguay; and one team from Oceania: New Zealand.

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