Lionel Messi and the Argentine national team escaped Hurricane Milton, flying out of South Florida for a match in Venezuela.

Argentina's national team will face Venezuela this Thursday in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. While Lionel Messi will be available for selection, coach Lionel Scaloni continues to receive bad news with the loss of several key players.

Manchester United’s Lisandro Martinez’s preparations for Argentina’s fixture versus Venezuela have been thrown into chaos by Hurricane Milton.With Alejandro Garnacho’s injury, Martinez is the

Argentina visits Venezuela looking to maintain the top spot in the CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Manager Lionel Scaloni announced his 27 man squad for the upcoming games, unfortunately for him a number of players were ruled out with injuries.

Lionel Messi returns for the defending FIFA champions Argentina as the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying leaders hit the road to visit Venezuela hoping to retain their slim advantage atop the standings.

The Argentine national team is currently training in Miami as a result of a political conflict between Venezuela and Argentina, but the emergence of Hurricane Milton leaves doubt that the match could even take place.

Lionel Messi has re-joined the Argentina squad in training in Miami as the team remain aware of Hurricane Milton.

Lionel Messi returns to the Argentina national team as the Albiceleste get set for a pair of CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers in October, the first being a road trip to Venezuela on Thursday.

Scaloni's team based themselves near Miami to prepare for their South American qualifier. In theory, Argentina's national team based themselves near Miami to give themselves the best possible circumstances to prepare for their upcoming South American qualifier against Venezuela.