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For the second time in a matter of days, the kick- off of a Brazil vs Argentina match had to be put back , with the quarter-final meeting between the two nations at the Under-17 World Cup suffering the same fate as the CONMEBOL World Cup 2026 qualifier. Messi intervenes as violent scenes overshadow World Cup 2026 qualifier Tuesday’s full international in Rio de Janeiro, which was won 1-0 by the world champions, was marred by ugly scenes in the stands in the run-up to kick-off. Scuffles between rival fans, some of whom were seated next to each other at the Maracanã, were followed by baton-wielding Brazilian police charging at Argentine supporters , some of whom were left battered, bloodied and bruised. Lionel Messi has spoken out against the violence that delay ed the start of Brazil vs Argentina 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/ZDgy5AvRGq — ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 22, 2023 The disturbances took place before and as the teams emerged from the tunnel, with Albiceleste captain Lionel Messi...

Real Madrid have finally been informed by FIFA that the delayed 2022 Club World Cup will take place early next year - in February 2023. The com Pet ition, which sees the winners of each continental confederation's Champions League tournament go up against one another, traditionally takes place in December. However, that wasn't possible this time due to the fact that the main World Cup for national teams has taken place in November and December rather than in the summer. As a result, the Club World Cup was moved to the start of 2023, and Real Madrid have now been informed of the specific dates. According to AS , it will be held from February 1 to February 11 and will most likely take place in Abu Dhabi rather than Qatar and Morocco, with the two latter also bidding to host. Abu Dhabi has previously hosted Game s in 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018 and 2021, with Qatar the hosts in 2019 and 2020, while Morocco previously did the honours in 2013 and 2014. Real Madrid most likely won't...