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Football veteran Lionel Messi and World Champion Argentina National Football Team will visit Kerala between 10 and 18 November 2025. The Argentina Football Association (AFA) has officially confirmed this. Messi and his team will play an exhibition match at Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The event is being organized by the Government of Kerala and Repler Broadcasting Company Private Limited. Earlier there were reports that AFA refused Earlier there were reports that the Argentina Football Association has refused to visit India. In May 2025, some reports claimed that Argentina team would not come to Kerala due to FIFA’s international match calendar. But Repler TV’s Managing Director and Editor Anto Augustine dismissed these rumors, saying, ‘AFA has not done any cancellation. Preparations are going on loudly, and we urge people not to spread misleading news.
Kerala’s football lover supports Argentina Announcing this on Facebook, Kerala Sports Minister V. Abdurrahman said, “The love and support of Kerala’s football fans has been amazing for the Argentina team. Argentina’s team is excited to meet their fans. Initially there was a lot of concern for the tour, but the Kerala government sent AFA invited. Following online discussions, AFA also showed interest in collaborating for football development programs with Kerala.
Messi and Argentina had earlier played a friendly match in Kolkata in 2011, 2025 tour will be their first visit to India in 14 years.
Important for preparation for exhibition match 2026 World Cup Argentina’s team will come directly to Kerala after playing international matches against Venezuela on 5 September and Ecuador on 10 September. This exhibition match at Greenfield Stadium will be important for Argentina for the preparation of the 2026 World Cup. The tour is expected to promote football in Kerala. Cooperation with AFA can lead to programs such as football development, training camps and talent search at the grassroots level in the state, which will leave long effects.
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