It is very likely that the Argentine national team will miss the 2026 World Cup finals, in the first round of which it will compete in the Algeria group.
Local press reports reported today, Saturday, that the Argentine national team is at risk of not participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals due to a major financial scandal.
The Argentine newspaper “La Nacion” reported today, Saturday, according to what was reported by the website ““Cooora” Al-Arabi said that there are suspicions about the involvement of a number of Argentine Football Association officials in suspicious money laundering operations, as revealed by dozens of inspections that took place in recent days.
The famous newspaper explained that new inspections are scheduled to be conducted, which may prompt FIFA to issue a penalty against the Argentine Football Association and exclude the country’s national team from the World Cup whose title they hold.
In total, Argentina has qualified for the World Cup 19 times, since the first edition in 1930, and won the title 3 times in 1978 on home soil, 1986 in Mexico, and 2022 in Qatar.
The draw, which was held on December 5 in Washington, placed the Argentine national team in… The tenth group For the 2026 World Cup, along with the teams of Algeria, Jordan and Austria.
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