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LEQUIPE’s note on the friendlies organised by Argentina in recent years:”Maurit…
😳🇫🇷🇦🇷 LEQUIPE’s note on the friendlies organised by Argentina in recent years:
“Mauritania and then Zambia: But why does Argentina always face SMALL NATIONS in friendly matches?
If you look at it closely, Argentina is quite accustomed to playing friendlies against modest teams.
The data shows that the opponents of Lionel Messi and his teammates in friendlies rank, on average, 85th in the FIFA rankings. This is the WORST AVERAGE ON THE CONTINENT.
Argentina is also the ONLY team ON THE CONTINENT that HAS NOT FACED ANY TOP-20 FIFA RIVAL, while Brazil has played against ten and Colombia against nine.
This match, of DOUBTFUL SPORTING VALUE against the world’s number 89-ranked team, is a good example of the other reason for these strange friendlies. And we won’t prolong the suspense any longer: it’…
“Mauritania and then Zambia: But why does Argentina always face SMALL NATIONS in friendly matches?
If you look at it closely, Argentina is quite accustomed to playing friendlies against modest teams.
The data shows that the opponents of Lionel Messi and his teammates in friendlies rank, on average, 85th in the FIFA rankings. This is the WORST AVERAGE ON THE CONTINENT.
Argentina is also the ONLY team ON THE CONTINENT that HAS NOT FACED ANY TOP-20 FIFA RIVAL, while Brazil has played against ten and Colombia against nine.
This match, of DOUBTFUL SPORTING VALUE against the world’s number 89-ranked team, is a good example of the other reason for these strange friendlies. And we won’t prolong the suspense any longer: it’…
2026-04-01T03:47:13+00:00
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