Football fans still have a chance to see Lionel Messi and his teammates in Abu Dhabi thanks to an open training session three days before the match on November 16.

The open training at Al Nahyan Stadium on November 13 has tickets available for sale now. Residents of the UAE and visitors to the nation can view the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 preparations of Messi, the seven-time winner of the Ballon d'Or, and his legendary colleagues, including Angel Di Maria of Juventus, Lautaro Martinez of Inter Milan, and Julian Alvarez of Manchester City.

According to the General Secretary of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Aref Al Awani, Argentina is among the favorites to win the World Cup in December.

List of the countries banned by FIFA over third-party interference

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Not the first time

FIFA has recently banned AIFF, All India Football Federation, over third-party interference. FIFA follows a strict policy when it comes to third parties interfering with football.This is, however, not the first when a country got banned by the governing body. Here is the list of countries banned by FIFA besides India over third-party interference.

Iraq (2008)

Iraq was banned ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifier of 2010 against Australia. This happened after the Iraq government dissolved their National Olympic Committee and national sports federations. The ban was, however, lifted in May 2008.

Nigeria (2014)

Nigeria experienced a similar crisis in 2014 following a poor performance at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) decided to sack the executive committee and a Nigerian court summoned a civil servant to run the Federation. After this , FIFA immediately suspended the NFF on July 9, 2014 The ban was lifted in July 2014.

Guatemala (2016)

Guatemala was banned in October 2016. The decision was taken after the Directors of the Football Federation refused to recognise the committee saying it is against the country's laws. The ban was finally lifted in 2018.

Kuwait and Indonesia (2015)

Kuwait and Indonesia were banned by FIFA in 2015. The action was taken after FIFA found out that Kuwait's administration was interfering with the work of football associations present in the country. However, Indonesia was banned after its government decided to abolish the Football Association in 2015. The country then replaced it with its own football committee.

Awani said that they want to make sure that everyone who didn't get tickets for the match against the UAE can still see the players up close as they train in Abu Dhabi in preparation for their bid for a third World Cup victory. As a result, the prices for the open training are pretty reasonable.

FAQs:

Will Argentina match the record international unbeaten run by Italy?
The 2021 Copa America champions will match the record held by Italy if they win their match against Al-Abyad of the UAE and do not lose their initial World Cup encounter against Saudi Arabia on November 22.

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FIFA World Cup 2022: Tickets for Argentina's November 13 training session at Al Nahyan Stadium are now available. Details here

With Argentina versus UAE match tickets sold out in less than 24 hours, it could be your golden chance to see Lionel Messi, Alvarez, and Di Maria live.

List of the countries banned by FIFA over third-party interference

Not the first time

Iraq (2008)

Nigeria (2014)

Guatemala (2016)

Kuwait and Indonesia (2015)

FAQs:

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FIFA World Cup 2022: Tickets for Argentina's November 13 training session at Al Nahyan Stadium are now available. Details here

With Argentina versus UAE match tickets sold out in less than 24 hours, it could be your golden chance to see Lionel Messi, Alvarez, and Di Maria live.

List of the countries banned by FIFA over third-party interference

​Not the first time

​Iraq (2008)

​Nigeria (2014)

​Guatemala (2016)

​Kuwait and Indonesia (2015)

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Not the first time

Iraq (2008)

Nigeria (2014)

Guatemala (2016)

Kuwait and Indonesia (2015)