Eric Garcia has established himself as one of Barcelona's key players, demonstrating excellent form throughout the season, making himself an 'omnipresent' figure in Flick's Barcelona.
The Argentina Football Association (AFA) scheduled the last-minute game after the official cancellation of the Finalissima. The match between Argentina, the winners of the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024, and Spain, the champions of the UEFA EURO 2024, was originally scheduled to be played in Qatar on March 27 before being canceled due to the ongoing conflict in the region.
It's in the nature of a tournament played only every four years that the participating teams are at the mercy of timing. And right now, the fickleness of form and injuries and minutes, and every other variable that will go some way in determining how the World Cup co-hosts fare in June, all favor the USMNT.
FIFA on Wednesday finalized a one-time switch to Canada from Mexico for winger Marcelo Flores, thereby making the 22-year-old eligible to be selected by coach Jesse Marsch for this summer's World Cup. Revealed on FIFA's Change of Association Platform, the switch for the now former Mexico international cements a recent effort by Canada to include Flores following an unofficial call-up as a training player last November.