In the early morning of June 6, Beijing time, the Argentine Football Association announced that the warm-up match between Argentina and Israel, which was originally scheduled to be played this weekend, was cancelled. It also means that Argentina, which is currently preparing for the World Cup in Barcelona, will not fly to Jerusalem, Israel. The reason for the cancellation of this warm-up match was simple: the personal safety of the players was not guaranteed.
According to the original plan, Argentina will play a warm-up match with Israel in Jerusalem, which is Argentina's last training opportunity before the World Cup. Of course, this warm-up match can also bring a huge income to the Argentine Football Association. According to the "National Newspaper", the contract of the two football associations stipulates that the Argentine Football Association will receive 1.4 million US dollars in appearance fees for this warm-up match, and if Messi is absent, the appearance fee will be reduced by 300,000 US dollars. For the Argentine Football Association, which is in financial difficulty, this money can solve the urgent need.
The Argentine Football Association is a complete pit cargo, the tension between Israel and Palestine, and the warm-up match is arranged in malha in the southwest of Jerusalem, which is of great significance to the Palestinian-Israeli issue. The president of the Palestinian Football Association declared: "Messi should be the representative of peace, if Messi appears in this game, Palestinian fans will burn Messi's shirt and photos, and our fans will no longer like him." ”
At present, the argentine team is preparing for the game in Barcelona, and there are already Palestinian fans protesting at the Argentine hotel station. As the big man of the team, Messi and Mascherano, the two superstars, directly talked to the senior level of the Argentine Football Association, under pressure, the Football Association decided to cancel the warm-up match with Israel, and the Argentine team will not go to Jerusalem.
Obviously, if Argentina forcibly goes to Israel to play a warm-up match, it will anger the whole of Palestine, and all the players, including Messi, will become the enemy of the whole people, and their personal safety will be threatened. Messi also knows that if Argentina goes to Jerusalem to play a warm-up match, will he not become a tool to be used and cause greater contradictions?
After canceling the warm-up match with Israel, will Argentina have a warm-up match before the World Cup? Fox Sports Argentina revealed that Argentina is urgently looking for new warm-up opponents, and some European fish belly teams, such as San Marino, Malta, Moldova and Liechtenstein, may be potential warm-up targets for Argentina.