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Draw on Thursday for 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup, Argentina in Pot 2 for draw

The draw for the 2025 U20 World Cup takes place on Thursday with Argentine in Pot two for the draw.

Argentina are one of five South American teams that are in the U20 World Cup. With Chile as hosts, Brazil and Colombia are in Pot 1 with Argentina in Pot two. Here are the pots for the draw which will take place in Santiago on Thursday:

Pot 1:
Chile (hosts)
Italy
United States
South Korea
Brazil
Colombia

Pot 2:
New Zealand
France
Ukraine
Argentina
Nigeria
Mexico

Pot 3:
Japan
Spain
South Africa
Australia
Panama
Norway

Pot 4:
Saudi Arabia
Paraguay
Egypt
Cuba
Morocco
New Caledonia

The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Round of 16 as will the four best third place teams. The U20 World Cup will take place between September 27 and October 19 in Chile.

Lionel Messi reaches 863 career goals, makes Inter Miami history

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Lionel Messi has reached 863 career goals and has made Inter Miami history.

Messi continues to break records. After scoring two goals for Inter Miami in their 4-2 win against Montreal, the Argentine has now scored 863 career goals.

He is also the first Inter Miami player in history to have 50 goal contributions in regular season. He has 29 goals and 21 assists in the league.

Lionel Messi scores twice and assists for Inter Miami in 4-2 win vs. Montreal

Lionel Messi had two goals and one assist for Inter Miami in their 4-2 win against Montreal.

Messi made it eight goals and three assists in 12 matches for Inter Miami this season. With the score at 0-0, Messi would cut inside from outside of the penalty area and score from distance to give Inter Miami the 1-0 lead.

At 1-0, he would dribble inside the penalty area and play a cross to Luis Suárez who would score. Messi would get his second goal.

With Inter Miami leading 2-1, the Argentine would receive the ball inside the penalty area and he would chip the ball over the goalkeeper and score.

Enzo Fernández scores and wins the Conference League with Chelsea

Enzo Fernández scored for Chelsea in their 4-1 win over Real Betis in the Conference League final.

With the Spanish side leading 1-0 and the English team desperate to equalize, the Argentine midfielder found the back of the net in the 65th minute, heading in a cross from Cole Palmer inside the box—sending the Chelsea fans into celebration.

After that crucial goal from the former River Plate player, Chelsea took control and overpowered Betis in the closing minutes, scoring three more goals to claim the first Conference League title in the club’s history.

With this victory, Enzo Fernández has now won all five international finals he has played in:

  • Copa Sudamericana 2020
  • Recopa Sudamericana 2021
  • FIFA World Cup 2022
  • Copa América 2024
  • UEFA Conference League 2025

On the other hand, Argentine midfielder Giovani Lo Celso came on for Real Betis in the 85th minute of the final held in Poland.

Enzo Fernández or Giovani Lo Celso to win the Conference League

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Enzo Fernández or Giovani Lo Celso will win the Conference League.

At least one Argentine player will be lifting a trophy on Wednesday. Enzo Fernández and Chelsea play Giovani Lo Celso and Real Betis in the Conference League final in Poland.

For Chelsea, Enzo has one goal and five assists in five Conference League matches this season. They eliminated Copenhagen, Legia Warszawa and Djurgården to get to the final.

Giovani Lo Celso has one goal in the Conference League this season with Real Betis. They eliminated Vitória SC, Jagiellonia and Fiorentina to get to the final.

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