Rest period isn't ideal: Argentina head coach on FIFA WC schedule

Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni opined that sides should be given more rest in the final stages of the FIFA World Cup 2026, saying, "It's challenging...the travel, the heat, the pitches." He added, "You need more rest, yet the opposite is happening...The rest period isn't ideal." Notably, if Argentina reach the final, they will play five matches in 17 days.