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Messi Shines On Injury Return As Argentina Beat Iceland In FIFA WC Warm-up

By IANS News June 10, 2026 • 11:56 AM View: 83

FIFA World Cup: Football great Lionel Messi made a great return from injury with a stunning goal as the defending champions Argentina registered a dominating 3-0 win over Iceland in their last warm-up match ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, commencing on Thursday.

Competing against a strong team, Iceland showed great character at the start and almost created a goal-scoring opportunity, but Mikael Ellertsson missed the post from close range, which proved to be crucial in the match.

Argentina, however, returned to their best as Valentin Barco scored the first goal of the match from outside the box in the eighth minute to give the team an early lead.