Argentina match schedule 2024: Lionel Messi national football team next games, fixtures before Copa America

As reigning champions on both the continental and global stage, 2024 will be an important year for Argentina as they hope to secure one major title and set themselves up to defend the other down the road.

Lionel Messi continues to add milestones and silverware to his legendary career, leading Argentina to new and greater heights almost every time he takes the field.

However, that has built expectations to nearly unmatched heights, and the team will have the weight of trophies on their shoulders as they progress forward in each and every match in the coming year towards the Copa America in the United States.

With uncertainty at the head coaching position thanks to questions regarding Lionel Scaloni's future, Argentina enter 2024 with much to gain but also plenty to lose.

Here is a breakdown of their coming games, including warm-up matches for the Copa America and the tournament itself, over the course of 2024.

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Lionel Messi and Argentina will have their sights set on defending their Copa America title in 2024, as they contest the CONMEBOL championship in the United States this coming summer. Their opponent for the tournament's opening match has yet to be determined, as Canada and Trinidad and Tobago must contest their playoff qualifier to earn a place in Group A.

Argentina also must continue to navigate a competitive 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament, sitting atop the standings but under pressure from a resurgent Uruguay and Colombia.

As of now, the Argentine federation has not confirmed any matches prior to the Copa America beginning in June. It can be expected that Messi and company will play a pair of international friendlies in March, as