Published: February 13th, 2024,
Last updated: May 30th, 2025

The football associations in Beijing and Hangzhou have decided not to host two international matches for world champions Argentina. The South Americans were supposed to play against African champions Ivory Coast in the capital and Nigeria in Hangzhou as part of a China tour in March. The associations were reacting to Messi’s injury during a friendly for his club Inter Miami in Hong Kong last week.