Argentina will look to make it back-to-back wins following the World Cup when they welcome Burkina Faso to the Estadio Mas Monumental for an international friendly. Lionel Scalonis side cruised to a 4-0 victory over Bolivia in their first match since losing the 2026 World Cup final to Spain, while Burkina Faso arrive in Buenos Aires following a positive end to September.The result continued Argentinas remarkable record in friendly matches, with Scalonis side now winning 20 successive friendlies since drawing 2-2 with Uruguay in 2019.They will therefore be looking to extend that sequence to 21 matches before facing Benin in their final game of the international window.Lionel Messi is not expected to feature against Burkina Faso, with his involvement instead being saved for the meeting with Benin on October 6.Burkina Faso should provide Argentina with a more difficult assignment than Bolivia after producing some encouraging results of their own.Amir Abdous side picked up four points from two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in September, beginning with a 1-1 draw against Benin before beating the Central African Republic 1-0.Team news for Argentina v Burkina FasoMessi is not expected to feature against Burkina Faso, with the Argentina captain instead set to be involved against Benin in the final game of the international window.Scaloni could also be without Lautaro Martinez after the Inter Milan striker was forced off with a suspected injury against Bolivia.Matias Soule, Santiago Castro and Tomas Palacios are among those hoping to make their senior international debuts.Burkina Faso appear to have come through their recent AFCON qualifiers without any major new injury problems.Edmond Tapsoba recovered from an issue suffered against Benin to feature in the victory over the Central African Republic.There is greater uncertainty surrounding Dango Ouattara, who missed both September qualifiers through illness.Expected line-ups for Argentina v Burkina FasoArgentina: E. Martinez; Giay, Romero, L. Martinez, Vega; Paz, Palacios, Fernandez, Prestianni; Alvarez, Lopez.Burkina Faso: Koffi; Kabore, Djiga, E. Tapsoba, Kouassi; A. Tapsoba, Doucet, Ouedraogo; Bouda, Traore, Zagre.How to watch Argentina v Burkina Faso: TV channel, online streamArgentina v Burkina Faso kicks off at 1:00am BST on Sunday, October 4 in the UK. The international friendly will be shown live on Premier Sports 2, while subscribers can also watch the match online through Premier Sports Player.Recent form and stats for Argentina v Burkina FasoArgentina beat Bolivia 4-0 in their first match since the 2026 World Cup final.The Albiceleste have won 20 consecutive international friendlies.Argentina have won five of their last six matches across all competitions.Burkina Faso are unbeaten in their last three matches, winning two and drawing one.The Stallions have conceded just one goal across those three games.Burkina Faso have never qualified for the World Cup.Argentina and Burkina Faso have never previously met at senior international level.Nico Paz scored and provided an assist in Argentinas 4-0 victory over Bolivia.PredictionBurkina Faso should provide Argentina with a more competitive test than Bolivia managed, particularly given the visitors recent defensive record.However, the quality available to Scaloni remains significant even without Messi, and Argentina should control the majority of the contest on home soil.Prediction: Argentina 3-1 Burkina Faso Topics Argentina National Football Team Burkina Faso national football team Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read No Messi, no problem as Argentina crush sorry Bolivia Jon Fisher 1st October, 2026 Argentina v Bolivia: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch as post-Messi era gets underway Jon Fisher 30th September, 2026 Selfish Ronaldo needs to follow Messis lead and walk away rather than tarnish Portugal legacy Jon Fisher 30th September, 2026 Argentina to pause league matches following Messi international retirement Nicholas McGee 3rd September, 2026 BREAKING: Lionel Messi retires from international football Mitch Fretton 31st August, 2026 Man City expect Enzo Fernandez deal this week with Chelsea Ben Miller 24th August, 2026
