US EditionSpain Makes Light of Failure to Reschedule Finalissima vs. Argentina with Comedy Sketch
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Spain makes light of failure to reschedule Finalissima vs. Argentina with comedy sketch
Spain’s soccer team has made light of its and Argentina’s failure to find an alternative venue to play the canceled “Finalissima” match after the original site of Qatar was made untenable by the Iran war.
After the draw of the Libertadores and South American Cups, the president of Conmebol, Alejandro Domínguez, referred to the cancellation of the Finalissima due to the tensions in the Middle East with a wink to the Argentine team and defined it as a champion because “Spain did not show up.” However, he then said that the event did not have the expected end and said that the South American team is ready to play “anywhere else.” Domínguez redoubled…
Madrid, Spain.- The selection of Spain took with humor his inability, and that of Argentina, to find an alternative venue where to play the Finalissima, cancelled after Qatar, original host, became unviable by the war with Iran. Instead of playing against Argentina on March 27 in Doha, Spain quickly organized a match against Serbia that same day at home, in Villarreal.
Luque, 19 March (NA) – Alejandro Domínguez rekindled the controversy over the Finalissima between Argentina and Spain, after the cancellation of the match that originally had to be played on March 27 in Qatar. Following the draw of the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana, the head of CONMEBOL stated that “the Finalissima did not have the end we wanted” and remarked that they were ready to play “on small court, big or wherever.” In that framework,…
2026 Finalissima Canceled Due to Middle East Conflict
The Lusail Stadium in Qatar (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)The 2026 Finalissima, scheduled to be played on March 27 in Qatar between UEFA EURO 2024 winner Spain and CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 champion Argentina, has been canceled due to the conflict in the Middle East, as well as rescheduling issues regarding the timing and host venue of the match. The one-off match every four years is the result of a partnership between UEFA and CONMEBOL which …
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