Messi team's passport information leaked
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Just days before the World Cup, an embarrassing security breach has leaked the passport information of the entire Argentina national team. In a pre-World Cup friendly match against Iceland, the team sheet containing passport numbers was released to the media without redaction, and several local news outlets subsequently published the information.
Team sheets sent to match officials, usually about an hour before kickoff, occasionally contain passport numbers. However, these are typically blurred before being released to the media. But during Tuesday's match between Argentina and Iceland, that precaution was not taken. As a result, the passport numbers of Lionel Messi, Lisandro Martínez, Enzo Fernández, and the entire squad were exposed.
The starting eleven and substitute players for the match, held at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama, in front of 88,000 spectators, all had their information leaked in this manner. This has raised questions about FIFA's management. Iceland escaped this danger by not including passport numbers on their team sheet.
The match was organized by 'Road to '26,' a company sponsored by Turkish Airlines, which has organized several other preparatory matches before the World Cup.
On the pitch, Argentina defeated Iceland 3-0. Messi, introduced in the 70th minute, quickly earned a penalty and converted it himself. He also contributed to the third goal — Messi passed to Rodrigo De Paul, who assisted Thiago Almada's goal. Valentín Barco scored the team's first goal.
