Messi opened Argentina’s goal book in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Argentina started the World Cup qualifiers by facing Ecuador in Buenos Aires this morning Bangladesh time. The last time world champions got off to a good start with a 1-0 win scored by Lionel Messi. Messi scored the goal from a free kick in the 78th minute.

Argentina get off to a good start in their new World Cup campaign under the magic of Messi

Ecuador’s midfielder Moises Caicedo fouled Lautaro Martinez in front of his own box in the 77th minute and Argentina got a free kick. Messi’s curling free kick from about 20 yards out was seen by Ecuadorian goalkeeper Hernán Galindez into the net. The ball curled into the net near his right post so perfectly that Galindez moved a little to jump, but it was as if by magic!

The last time South America scored a free kick in a World Cup qualifier was 16 years ago. Colombia’s Ruben Dario Bastos scored the goal against Venezuela in 2007. Messi took his record a little further by scoring the first goal in the match in the history of World Cup qualifiers. Messi scored the first goal 14 times in the World Cup qualifying match. The previous record was held by former Guatemalan striker Carlos Ruiz. Argentina remained undefeated for 22 consecutive matches in the World Cup qualifiers.

Leo: “I came out because I was a bit tired. It’s probably not the last time that will happen [come out during the last minutes of the game]. It’s all good, I’m fine.”

Argentina dominated Ecuador by keeping possession of the ball throughout the match. But the attack could not benefit in that way. Finishing suffers. In the 70th minute, as Rodrigo de Paul and Messi exchanged the ball between themselves, they created a scoring opportunity past some Ecuadorian defenders. But Messi’s shot was blocked by Galindez. Until then it seemed that the match was going towards a draw.

But Argentina won the fifth consecutive match after winning the World Cup in Qatar last December with Messi-Magic. Lionel Scaloni’s team has also kept a ‘clean sheet’ in these five matches. Argentina scored 14 goals in these 5 matches. And Messi has also touched Luis Suarez’s record for scoring in the qualifying round of the South American region. The Uruguayan star (29) held the record for the highest number of goals in this continent’s qualifiers. Messi equaled his friend’s record by scoring against Ecuador.

🗣Leo Messi: “Everyone wants to beat Argentina and even so when we are the World Champions. This group is not going to relax despite everything we won, we have to raise the demand and we will go game by game.”#Messi #Argentina@AlbicelesteTalk pic.twitter.com/Hjd4ySYxoj

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Argentina got the first goal chance in the 16th minute of the match. Messi received the ball in a corner of the box. But could not take the shot properly. Hit the ball outside the post. A minute before the end of the first half, Lautaro Martinez hit the ball on Ecuador’s post. Galindez also blocked a shot by Rodrigo Di Paul, who played brilliantly throughout the match.

Argentina will face Bolivia in their second match in La Paz on Wednesday.

Paraguay were held to a goalless draw by Peru in the other South American qualifier. Colombia beat Venezuela 1-0. Each team will play 18 matches in the qualifiers from this continent. Out of the 10 participating teams, the top 6 teams will directly qualify for the 2026 World Cup. The seventh team has to play in the intercontinental play-offs.

Lionel Messi suddenly announced to join Inter Miami amid many rumors. However, no formal agreement has been reached yet. An announcement may come soon. But before that, the Major Soccer League club announced the date of his return to the field. If everything goes well, the Argentinian captain will take the field for the club on July 22.

Jose R. Mas the owner of Inter Miami announced the day of Messi’s debut in the USA. If everything goes well, Argentine captain Lionel Messi will enter the field for Inter Miami on July 22.

On Tuesday, George Maas, the owner of the majority of Miami shares, told local reporters about Messi’s debut. Miami will take on Mexican club Cruz Azul in a League Cup match at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. George Mas said that Messi will play in that match.

The league competition is held annually between clubs in the US MLS and Mexico’s Liga MX. This time 29 clubs of MLS and 18 clubs of MX will participate in this competition. The top three teams will qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions League.

Meanwhile, after Messi’s announcement, the ticket prices for the Miami match started to increase. All tickets for the entire season have been sold out, not to mention his potential debut match. There are no tickets left for away matches. All in all, Messi madness is going on in American football. Therefore, the club is working to increase the number of seats in its stadium. The capacity will be increased by 3 thousand to 22 thousand.

But the discussion is going on about Messi’s security issue. Although there will be a problem with this, Jorge Maas thinks, ‘We saw that he was here with the Argentina team before the World Cup. He handled himself very well. We had the chance to see Messimania every day during practice. So we are very ready. We are preparing for it.’

Barcelona football club beat Japanese club Vissel Kobe by 2 goals. Barcelona signed off the 2022-23 season with a comfortable win over Vissel Kobe in Japan.

River does not loosen up and this Sunday achieved its fifth consecutive victory by easily beating Huracán 3-0 at the Tomás Adolfo Ducó stadium in a match that corresponded to the tenth date of the 2023 Professional League. Thus, it reached 24 points and commands the standings alone with four units more than San Lorenzo, which achieved a great victory in Tucumán against Atlético 3-1.

For the rest of the so-called ‘big’ clubs it was not a prosperous day. Independiente lost 2-1 against Estudiantes in Avellaneda and Racing moved away from the leaders because they were beaten 3-1 by Gimnasia in La Plata. Boca, for its part, closed the schedule with a 2-1 loss at La Bombonera against Colón, cast who won for the first time in the contest.The main attraction was the Rosario classic between Newell’s and Central, which ended 0-0 without too many chances created by both teams to unbalance. The result did not go down badly with anyone because they remain in the front lot of the classification.

Professional League Table

On matchday nine, 40 goals were scored in 14 games, an average of 2.85 for each one. The tournament’s top scorer is Mateo Retegui (Tigre) with eight goals. It is followed, with six, by Nicolás Fernández (Defense and Justice). The podium is completed, with five each, Matías Rojas (Racing), Pablo Vegetti (Belgrano) and Michael Santos (Workshops).

The eleventh day will be held between Tuesday, April 11 and Thursday, April 13. The classic between San Lorenzo and Boca Juniors stands out. They also play Racing vs. Newell’s, Rosario Central v. Independent, River vs. Gymnastics and Institute vs. Vélez, among other comparisons.

This is how the Professional League 2023 is played
28 clubs participate in the championship, including Belgrano and Instituto de Córdoba that recently rose from the First National and joined Boca, River, Racing, San Lorenzo, Independiente, Vélez, Argentinos Juniors, Rosario Central, Defensa y Justicia, Huracán, Gimnasia and Students of La Plata; Arsenal, Tigre, Talleres, Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero, Platense, Newell’s, Colón and Unión de Santa Fe; Lanús, Sarmiento de Junín, Atlético Tucumán, Barracas Central, Godoy Cruz and Banfield. Buenos Aires is the province with the most teams with 11, above the City of Buenos Aires, which has seven. Santa Fe has four and Córdoba, 3.

The teams face each other in one wheel and, after 27 games, whoever scores the most points will be the champion and will qualify for the 2024 Copa Libertadores. Taking into account that the last day will be played on the first weekend of August, there are few more than seven months of competition.

Games are broadcast live on ESPN Premium and TNT Sports. In both cases it is necessary to contract the ‘football pack’ to access all the matches of the competition on television or through the Star+ digital platform. Both can also be tuned online on Flow, DGO and Telecentro Play, although this also requires being a client of the cable operator.

The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, known as Khaleeji Zain 25 for sponsorship reasons, is the 25th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament is being hosted in Iraq for the first time since 1979, in the host city of Basra.

The first time Iraq has hosted the tournament since 1979. Basra, Iraq – A few hours ahead of the opening match of the 25th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup in Iraq’s southern port city of Basra, thousands of Iraqis have already headed towards the city’s Basra International Stadium.

Arabian Gulf Cup 2023 Schedule and Live Match Center

Group A	Live Match Center	Group B	Live Match Center
9 Jan 2022	Oman v Yemen	10 Jan 2023	UAE v Kuwait
9 Jan 2022	Iraq v Saudi Arabia	10 Jan 2023	Qatar v Bahrain
12 Jan 2022	Iraq v Yemen	13 Jan 2023	UAE v Qatar
12 Jan 2022	Saudi Arabia v Oman	13 Jan 2023	Bahrain v Kuwait

What is about Gulf Cup?

The Arabian Gulf Cup, often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nations. The history of the competition has also seen it held every three to four years due to political or organisational problems.

When Gulf Cup Established?

Arabian Gulf Cup Established 1970

Which team are the Current champions?

Bahrain is the Current champions of Arabian Gulf Cup.

Which the most successful team?

Most successful team(s) are Kuwait which won 10 titles.

Where and how to watch match live?

Sportklub 2 Slovenia, ESPN+, ESPN App here any one can get watch all matches.

• Iraqi sports channel.
• Al-Rabaa Iraqi sports channel.
• SSC Saudi Channels.
• bein sports channels.
• Country Cup Channels.
• Abu Dhabi Sports Channel.
• Dubai Sports Channel.
• Kuwait Sports Channel.
• Oman Sports Channel.

 

The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. As of the 2020–21 season, it is ranked the sixth-best league in Europe by UEFA. The Eredivisie consists of 18 clubs.

Live stream the Eredivisie 2022 for free With Mola, viewers in the UK can watch 2022–23 Eredivisie live stream for free—as well as weekly highlights packages on demand. The service also has apps for mobile, and a selection of movies and TV to stream. The Dutch Eredivisie league is live on Mola TV for the 2022/23 season in the UK. Ajax are the current Dutch champions and are regularly broadcast as well as other major clubs PSV, Feyenoord, FC Twente and Utrecht.

Date	Live Match Center	Time (ET)
8 Jan 2022	NEC Nijmegen vs Ajax Amsterdam	8:30 AM
8 Jan 2022	SC Cambuur vs FC Volendam	8:30 AM
8 Jan 2022	Excelsior vs FC Groningen	10:45 AM

About Dutch Eredivisie

Founded: 1956
Current champions: Ajax (36th title); (2021–22)
International cup(s): UEFA Champions League; UEFA Europa League; UEFA Europa Conference League
Level on pyramid: 1
Most appearances: Pim Doesburg (687)

Where to watch Dutch Eredivisie highlights?

On YouTube

When are 2022–23 Dutch Eredivisie matches played?

The 2022–23 Eredivisie season will begin on August 5, 2022, and end on May 23, 2023.

Like every European league, the Dutch Eredivisie has most of its games on the weekends and a few mid-week. Typical match times (in Eastern Time) are:

• Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m.
• Sundays at 6:15 a.m., 8:30 a.m., and 10:45 a.m.
• Fridays at 2 p.m.

KNVB Cup 2022–23 fixtures and results

FA Cup is the oldest and perhaps most popular national club knockout tournament on the planet. Composed of teams all the way down in the 10th level of the English football league pyramid. The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men’s domestic English football.

First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competition in the world. It is organised by and named after The Football Association. Follow all the latest English FA Cup football news, fixtures, stats, and more on Cloudsportek.

FA Cup Match center:

Date	Live Match Center	Time (ET)
8 Jan 2022	Cardiff City vs Leeds United	9:00 AM
8 Jan 2022	Hartlepool United vs Stoke City	9:00 AM
8 Jan 2022	Norwich City vs Blackburn Rovers	9:00 AM
8 Jan 2022	Stockport County vs Walsall	9:00 AM
8 Jan 2022	Aston Villa vs Stevenage	11:30 AM
8 Jan 2022	Manchester City vs Chelsea	11:30 AM

Live FA Cup games on TV are shown on BBC and ITV in the UK. BBC’s FA Cup fixtures on TV include up to 18 live matches and ITV show more than 20 live FA Cup TV games each season. The FA Cup final is shown live by both BBC and ITV. Both broadcasters screen FA Cup replays on TV.

 

How to watch the FA Cup 2022-23

As far as devices go, ESPN+ can be streamed on your computer, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android phone, Android tablet, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire tablet, Roku, Chromecast, PlayStation 4/5, Oculus Go, Samsung Smart TV and XBOX One/Series S and X.

Courtesy of World Soccer Talk, download a complimentary copy of The Ultimate Soccer TV And Streaming Guide, which features details on where to watch all of the leagues from around the world on US TV and streaming.

Where to watch the FA Cup on US TV if you don’t have ESPN+?

If you rather interact with other fans while watching these FA Cup matches, you could always find a local pub in your area. Many club websites provide a list of official pubs here in America that show most, if not all, of that team’s matches. Plus, many teams from all over the world have official supporters clubs in the United States that can guide you in the direction of recommended pubs.

Europe

Albania – Digitalb
Balkans* – Sportklub
Belgium -Eleven Sports Network
Bulgaria – Nova
Germany, Austria and Switzerland – DAZN
Denmark – Discovery
Cyprus – CytaVision
Czech Republic & Slovakia – TV Nova
France – beIN Sports
Greece – Cosmote TV
Hungary – TV2
Iceland – SYN hf
Israel – Charlton
Italy – DAZN
Kazakhstan – Megogo
Malta – Multiplus (GO Malta)
Moldova – Pro TV
Netherlands – Liberty Global (Ziggo)
Norway – NENT
Poland – Eleven Sports
Portugal – Sport TV
Romania – Pro TV
Russia – MatchTV
Scandinavia – NENT
Spain – DAZN
Turkey – DigiTurk
Stans ** – Saran
Ukraine – Setanta

* Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia
** Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Middle East and North Africa* – beIN Sports

* Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, Yemen, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia  

Asia

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka – Sony Pictures Networks
Brunei, Malaysia – Astro
China -BiliBili
Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Philippines – beIN Sport
Japan – DAZN
Korea – Eclat
Macau – Macau Cable TV
Malaysia – Measat / Astro
Mauritius – Mauritius Broadcasting Company
Mongolia – SPS Television
Myanmar -Sky Net
Singapore – Singtel TV
South Asia – Sony
Taiwan – ELTA
Vietnam – FPT

Asia-Pacific

Australia – Paramout+
Fiji – Fiji TV
Hong Kong – My TV Super
New Zealand – Sky NZ
Pacific Islands -Digicel

Americas

Central and South America (including Brazil) – ESPN
Canada – Rogers Sports & Media
USA – ESPN

Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa* – Supersport

*Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo Democratic Republic, Congo Republic, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, St. Helena, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

French Ligue 1 & Super Cup 2022 live stream, where to watch on TV across the globe. The TV schedule has been confirmed by broadcasters BBC and ITV, with all games to be shown live on free-to-air TV, split between the two traditional homes of international tournament football. But just when will the match kick off and where can fans watch it?

This tournament represents quite a challenge for Ligue 1 teams, as many find it difficult to travel to face their lower-tier rivals, according to the rules established by the French Football Federation. That difficulty has seen two amateur teams reaching the final in the 21st century.

The tournament consists of 14 rounds, with top-tier teams entering the competition in the Round of 32. All games are played in a single-game format, with the winner being determined by extra time or penalties if necessary. The competition’s final is played at Stade de France.

United States: Fanatiz USA, beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Español, fuboTV and beIN SPORTS CONNECT.
United Kingdom & Ireland: BT Sport 1, BTSport.com and BT Sport App.
Germany: DAZN
Canada: beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN Sports Canada, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, fuboTV Canada and Fanatiz Canada.
France: Amazon Prime Video

 

How did Paris Saint-Germain and FC Nantes qualify for the 2022 French Super Cup?

The winners of the French Ligue 1 will play the winners of the French Cup.

Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the 2022 French Super Cup as league champions of the 2021/22 season. FC Nantes are the reigning champions of the French Cup. Nantes defeated Nice in the final of the 2021–22 competition.

The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly referred to as Coupe de France, is the most important cup competition run by the French Football Federation. The cup’s name pays tribute to Charles Simon, a French sportsman who died serving his country in World War I.

This competition is open to all amateur and professional football clubs in France, including those coming from their overseas departments and territories. More than 8,000 teams have the chance to play in this tournament.