Soccer-Argentina to face Honduras and Iceland in World Cup warm-ups


Soccer Football - International Friendly - Argentina Training - Ezeiza Training Complex, Buenos Aires, Argentina - March 30, 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi during training REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

BUENOS AIRES, ⁠April 9 (Reuters) - Argentina will ⁠wrap up their World Cup ‌preparations in June with friendly matches against Honduras and Iceland in ​the United States, the ⁠Argentine football ⁠federation said on Thursday.

World champions Argentina ⁠will ‌face Honduras on June 6 at Kyle ⁠Field in College Station, Texas, ​before ‌taking on Iceland three days ⁠later ​at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.

In the World Cup, which ⁠begins on June 11 ​and will be held in the United States, Mexico, and ⁠Canada, Argentina will be in Group J alongside Austria, Algeria, and Jordan.

Argentina begin their ​title defence on ⁠June 16 against Algeria.

(Report by ​Ramiro Scandolo, ‌writing by Janina Nuno ​Rios, edited by Javier Leira and Christian Radnedge)

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