A security surveillance leaked the passport details of every player in Argentina’s squad for Tuesday’s World Cup friendly against Iceland, including Lionel Messi, media reports said.
The passport numbers, listed on the official team sheet, should have been blurred before being released to the media and public. But at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Alabama, they were distributed without editing.
Reuters has contacted the Argentine Football Federation and FIFA for comment.
Argentina won the match 3-0 in front of more than 88,000 spectators as Messi marked his return from a hamstring injury by scoring within two minutes of coming on in the second half.
Lautaro Martinez was fouled in the penalty area after receiving a through ball from Messi.
Messi calmly converted the resulting penalty to give his team a 2-0 lead. He became Argentina’s oldest goalscorer at the age of 38 years and 11 months, two months older than Angel Labruna, who had held the previous record since 1957.
Argentina will kick off its title defense on Tuesday with a Group J match against Algeria.
Published on June 10, 2026
