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Argentina’s matches are most sought after in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

The most anticipate­d match is Argentina vs. Mexico, which will take place on Nov 26 at Lusail Stadium.

- IKOLI VICTOR

FIFA has announced that the number of applicatio­ns for World Cup Qatar 2022 tickets is over 2 .5 million requests in the most recent random selection draw sales period, which closed on April 28. The first FIFA World Cup to be held in the Middle East will not lack passion and interest from the local population and region.

ooking at the current FIFA world rankings, Brazil, Belgium, and France are the top three teams, with the French coming to Qatar as defending champions, as well as former champions Germany and Spain, there is no doubt that these teams are world football’s superpower­s, and their matches should be top draw in any fixture. None of these superpower­s, however, appear on FIFA’s list of the matches that fans most want to see live at the upcoming FIFA World Cup. SpainGerma­ny, Belgium-Croatia, Brazil-Switzerlan­d, or FranceDenm­ark can all wait

“In the latest sales period, Qatari residents continued to demonstrat­e their support for the World Cup, joined among the top applicants by fans living in Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and the USA. In addition to eager applicatio­ns for the final, the most coveted matches included Argentina v. Mexico, Argentina v. Saudi Arabia, England v. USA, and Poland v. Argentina,” FIFA said in its statement.

The most popular tickets are for Argentina’s Copa America champions, led by

ionel Messi. Surprising­ly, Argentina made the most requests for three of the four group stage matchups, and many more have asked for knockout matches and finals. Following these high-demand matchups, it appears that Argentine striker ionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain is the most sought-after player in the world cup group stage. Considered, one of the favourites for the World Cup title, Argentina are unbeaten in 1 matches and this World Cup is likely to be Messi’s last, perhaps a reason for the high demand in tickets.

Matches with the highest demand for tickets in Qatar 2022 Argentina vs Mexico

The two teams will arrive at the World Cup in good shape as they both qualified successful­ly in their continenta­l qualifying matches. It is expected to a big match as both countries are among the biggest buyers of Qatar 2022 tickets and, in addition, there is a strong rivalry, which has been fueled y the Albicelest­e’s unwavering

dominance over El Tri, especially when it comes to World Cup matches. Out of meetings in this tournament, the South American team has won all of them. Mexico’s opening game in Qatar 2022 will be against Poland on November 22 before taking on Argentina four days later at the iconic

usail Stadium.

England vs USMNT

The United States and England have a rich history of meeting in the World Cup, and the two nations are developing a healthy rivalry. The two teams met in 1950 and resulted in a 1-0 U.S. win, considered one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. England entered that tournament as one of the world’s unquestion­ed giants of the game, while the U.S. was a minnow in comparison. The

result knocked England out of the 1950 World Cup in the group stage. The two teams have matched up 11 times in their history, with nine friendlies alongside the two World Cup appearance­s. The United States has won just two of those games and drawn another, with eight losses to go with it.

Undoubtedl­y a match in which English chants and American passion will spice up what happens on the field of the Al Bayt Stadium. A historical fact England has never been able to beat the United States in World Cups.

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia

Argentina and Saudi Arabia face off in their opening game of Qatar 2022. The Group C fixture evokes memories of pairs’ meeting in first

FIFA Confederat­ions Cup final, where Argentina defeated hosts -1 for the maiden title in Riyadh

Poland vs Argentina

Argentina and Poland have only played two World Cup matches in their history. Both in a short period of time, as they met in 1974 in Germany and 1978 in Argentina. The outcome favored each once, so it is now up to ionel Messi or Robert ewandowski to try to tip the balance decisively in favoUr of their respective National Teams on November 29 at Stadium 974.

FIFA will verify that the requests submitted by fans meet the sales regulation­s and household restrictio­ns before allocating the tickets. In the event that demand exceeds the number of tickets available for sale, FIFA has stated that the tickets will be distribute­d through a random selection draw. Fans who have requested tickets will be notified by email of the sale next month. Those who are successful in obtaining tickets to the 2022 World Cup will be required to apply for a Hayya Card and book accommodat­ions.

“Fans who did not apply or succeed in this random selection draw sales period will have another chance to secure some of the most soughtafte­r tickets on the planet during the next first-come, first-served period, which will launch on FIFA.com tickets in due course,” the statement added.

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Argentina’s Lionel Messi and teammates celebrate

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