Where is Mauritania? All you need to know about country facing Argentina, Lionel Messi in friendly
All you need to know about the African opponents who will face Argentina in the March international window.
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Argentina were forced into a hasty rescheduling of their plans for the March international break. Lionel Messi and co. were set to face Spain in the latest edition of FIFA's Finalissima showdown between the champions of South America and Europe.
However, the game was scheduled to take place in Qatar, and the Middle Eastern nation was unable to provide security assurances. The United States and Israel's bombing campaign against Iran prompted retaliatory strikes, with Qatar among the countries targeted. Aside from playing Spain, Argentina were due to play Qatar at Lusail Stadium, a match that is obviously also unable to take place.
On March 17, Argentina initially revealed that they had scheduled a friendly against Guatemala, with the match to be played on March 31 at La Bombonera, the home of Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires. However, that match was quickly nixed due to FIFA rules, which stipulate that national teams cannot play matches on two different continents in the same international window. With Guatemala set to play another friendly on March 27 against Algeria in Italy, they were not allowed to travel across the Atlantic Ocean for this game.