Argentina, Lionel Messi playing World Cup friendlies at iconic college football stadiums
Argentina and Lionel Messi are revealing plans to play two World Cup friendlies at major SEC college football stadiums in June. The soccer legend and his country are the reigning FIFA World Cup champions after beating France in 2022. However, their World Cup journey begins in June with two friendlies at massive southern U.
S. venues. MORE: USMNT star Christian Pulisic roasted by pro golfer ex over alleged cheating The Auburn Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies home venues are set to host Messi and Argentina with two friendlies.
America is no stranger to putting huge matches at college football stadiums, though. The world’s game is coming to Jordan-Hare Stadium THIS SUMMER, as part of the Road To ’26 tour ⚽️🏟️ The Plains welcome Argentina 🇦🇷 vs 🇮🇸 Iceland on June 9! Join us and be part of this historic event 🔥 ℹ️ https://t.
co/CPvSFryisi #WarEagle pic. twitter. com/MxTFGLzQI8 — Auburn Tigers (@AuburnTigers) April 9, 2026 Michigan’s “Big House” and the Rose Bowl are two iconic venues that regularly host major soccer matches when international teams travel to the United States.
Meanwhile, Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium and Texas A&M’s Kyle Field both present huge opportunities for fans to watch Messi play. Each venue holds major capacities, including Kyle Field at over 100,000 maximum supporters. American soccer is exploding thanks to Messi During college football season, it’s extremely difficult for fans to get tickets to games when both teams are playing well.