Overview
- The Argentine Football Association said the team will train in Spain and play a single friendly against Angola on November 14, excluding any India fixture.
- Event sponsor Anto Augustine announced the Kochi match is postponed due to pending FIFA approval and said organisers will seek the next international window.
- Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman said all documents for FIFA clearance were submitted and approval remained pending despite earlier inspections in Kochi.
- Football Australia confirmed November friendlies in the United States against Venezuela and Colombia, ending talk of an Argentina–Australia game in India.
- Organisers are exploring March 2026 for a new date, though timing faces World Cup and election constraints and stadium renovation costs are disputed; Messi’s separate December four-city ‘GOAT Tour’ in India is still scheduled.