India, March 15 -- The blockbuster opportunity to watch Lionel Messi go head-to-head with Lamine Yamal was scrapped on Sunday after UEFA cancelled the Finalissima between Spain, the UEFA Euro 2024 winners, and Argentina, the Copa America 2024 champions, which was scheduled to be held in Doha later this month. The decision was announced following extensive discussions between UEFA and the organising authorities in Qatar. The match was cancelled due to the conflict in the Middle East.

Spain and Argentina were slated to face each other on March 27 in Doha, where the two generational greats would have locked horns for the first time. But following U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, Qatar was deemed unsuitable to host the match.

"After much discus...