Lionel Messi's Argentina will play Guatemala on Friday. This will be the reigning FIFA World Cup and defending Copa America champions' final game ahead of the show-piece continental tournament. Manager Lionel Scaloni will want to test team's strength, especially after a fighting win against Ecuador.
Argentina versus Guatemala soccer game is set to be played on Friday, June 14 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. The soccer game is scheduled to start at 8 pm (ET).
The match will be live streamed on Fubo which offers free trial. Argentina is likely to win the game against Guatemala.
Lionel Messi won the World Cup in 2022, won the Copa America in 2021, and wants to show he has the hunger to win some more. Argentina heads into this month's South American soccer championship as the defending champion but with a team that's slowly starting to rejuvenate.
The tournament, which starts on June 20 in the United States, will gauge whether Messi will still be able to play at the next World Cup in 2026, when he'll be 39. It will also test young talents like striker Alejandro Garnacho and mark the national team's goodbye to veteran Ángel Di María.
“We are clear about the path to follow. It is not easy to compete again after winning it all," Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said in March. “About results, the winner isn't always the one who does the best things.… No one can lower their guard.”
Argentina won its 15th Copa America title three years ago, amid the COVID-19