Argentina met Ecuador last night at the River Plate stadium at the start of the qualifiers and although Argentina was clearly the better team, it needed this free kick from Messi to clinch the deal.
Magic.
Football World Cup 2026
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Great free kick. Not surprisingly he’s doing very well at Inter Miami albeit it seems far too easy for him there really.
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I thought the holders got a free pass into the next tournament . Was this ever the case?
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I thought the holders got a free pass into the next tournament . Was this ever the case?
Apparently not, but the hosts do.
Do World Cup hosts automatically qualify for the tournament? Euros & multiple host countries explained | Goal.comGOAL has what you need to know about the rules for automatically qualifying for a tournament – and what happens in the event of multiple hostswww.goal.comThe 2026 WC is being held in USA, Mexico and Canada.
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