Argentina are set to resume the World Cup Qualifiers without Lionel Messi, and another key player could also miss the match against Uruguay. The World Cup Qualifiers resume this weekend, with Argentina are scheduled to face two of their biggest rivals,

Without Lionel Messi available for the March international break, Lionel Scaloni will rely on five replacements for Messi.

Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup 2026 after suffering a groin strain in Inter Miami’s victory over Atlanta at the weekend, his club has confirmed. Inter Miami said in a statement on Monday that a scan had revealed Messi suffered a “low-grade injury in the adductor muscle” in the 2-1 win on Sunday.