Argentina s Chinese tour was cancelled for two consecutive years, Messi is the core figure of the incident

Several Argentine media have successively confirmed that the Argentine national team has canceled the tour to China, which was originally scheduled for October this year. Arab media "Knock" pointed out that this is the second time that the Argentine team has stopped the trip to China in the past two years.

reported that although the trip to China can bring generous economic returns to the Argentine Football Association, it will also bring many inconveniences, especially for players playing in Europe, and for Messi and DePaul who play in the United States.

Therefore, the coaching team led by Scaloni and the management team led by Football Association Chairman Tapia decided to change the itinerary and cancel the trip to China.

This is not the first time that the Argentine team has stopped the trip to China. In 2023, the Argentine team set off a craze in Beijing, but a year later, the plan to return to China was stranded due to the storm in Hong Kong. Messi, the 38-year-old Blue and White Army team leader, was the core figure of the incident.

Messi was absent from the Miami International vs. Hong Kong star team during that trip to China. The impact of the incident continued to spread: Hangzhou, China immediately announced the cancellation of the original warm-up match between Argentina and Nigeria. This game was originally planned to be the beginning of Argentina's preparations for the 2024 Copa America, and Argentina finally won the Copa America championship that year.