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Argentina football team will visit India to play match: Good news has come for Indian football fans, Leonal Messi Argentina, one of the world’s most famous footballers, will come to India with Argentina Football Team. The Argentina team will come to play the match in this year. Let us tell you that Messi came to India for the last time in 2011, now after 14 years, football stars are coming back to India.
HSBC India has tied up with Argentina Football Association to promote football in India. Under this agreement, Argentina’s national football team will play a friendly match in India.
HSBC India said in a statement, “Argentina’s National Football Team will visit India for an international exhibition match in October 2025. This team will also include star player Leonal Messi.”
When and where will the Argentina team match in India?
As part of the agreement, the Argentina team will come to play a friendly match in the state of Kerala, India in October this year. This match will be played in Kochi, Kerala.
AFA President Claudio Fabian Tapia described the agreement as a “new milestone” in the team’s international expansion.
Messi came to India in 2011
Leonal Messi last visited India in September 2011. At that time, Argentina football team played the match against the Venezuela team at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Argentina won 1-0 in the stadium filled with spectators.
Argentina qualified for the World Cup by defeating Brazil
In the match played today, the Argentina Football team defeated Brazil 4–1 badly. With this victory, Argentina has qualified for next year’s World Cup. However, due to personal reasons, Leonal Messi did not play in this match. Argentina is the first team in South America to qualify in the FIFA World Cup 2026.