This way, the Executive guaranteed that the matches of the national team can be watched on free-to-air television, without the State having to allocate resources from taxpayers to acquire the television rights.
The 2026 World Cup, which will be played in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, will begin in the middle of this year. The Albiceleste will be part of Group J, where it will make its debut on Tuesday, June 16 at 10:00 p.m. against Algeria in Kansas, then it will face Austria on Monday 22 at 2:00 p.m. in Dallas and it will close the initial phase against Jordan on Saturday, June 27 at 11:00 p.m.
If it advances as first or second to the next stage, the team coached by Lionel Scaloni will face one of the two best-ranked teams from Group H, a group in which Spain and Uruguay appear as the main candidates. If it advances as one of the eight best third-placed teams, it will play against the winner of Group K, where powerhouses such as Portugal and Colombia are found.
