Finalissima between Lionel Messi’s Argentina and Spain cancelled

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The 2026 ‘Finalissima’ between Argentina and Spain has been cancelled after co-organisers Uefa and Conmebol confirmed that they had failed to find an alternative venue to Qatar.

The match between the champions of South American and the champions of Europe was scheduled to be played in Qatar on March 27, but the conflict in the Middle East has led to its cancellation.

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