Spain swap Finalíssima for friendly against Serbia | OneFootball

The Spanish national team, which was set to face Argentina in the Finalissima on March 27 in Qatar, will replace this match, which was canceled on Sunday, with a friendly against Serbia, announced the Spanish Federation (RFEF) this Monday (16).

The game will be played at the Estadio de la Cerámica, home of Villarreal.

Finalissima canceled due to security concerns

The holding of the Finalissima, which pits the champions of South America and Europe against each other, was in doubt due to the attacks suffered by Qatar amid the conflict in the Middle East, which began after the offensive by the United States and Israel against Iran at the end of February, and the Iranian response against countries in the region.

Finally, UEFA announced on Sunday the cancellation of the match as no agreement was reached with Conmebol and the Argentine Football Association (AFA) to find a new venue.

Other matches for Spain

Besides the Finalissima, Spain also had a friendly scheduled against Egypt in Qatar on March 30.

For now, the RFEF has not announced a second preparation match on the last FIFA date before the World Cup training camp (June 11 – July 19).

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