Soccer-Argentina rest Messi for World Cup qualifiers


  • Football
  • Thursday, 20 Jan 2022

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - South American Qualifiers - Argentina v Brazil - Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina - November 16, 2021 Argentina's Lionel Messi REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Argentina have left Lionel Messi out of their squad for World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia as the Paris St Germain forward continues his recovery from COVID-19 infection.

The twice World Cup winners and current Copa America champions have qualified for the finals in Qatar and sit second in the 10-team South American group.

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