Argentina have been left stranded in Atlanta after adverse weather conditions halted their flight to the World Cup final.
Lionel Scaloni’s side remain at the scene of their semi-final triumph over England on Wednesday despite there being just 48 hours until the final.
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The reigning world champions had planned to fly to New York on Thursday to begin their preparations for Sunday’s final against Spain at MetLife Stadium.
But the delay in arriving in the Big Apple is likely to serve as a huge disruption.
Reports claim that the Argentina squad and delegation have been stranded until flights have been given the green light to resume following severe thunderstorms that ravaged the city.
As a result, training schedules ahead of the final are likely to be impacted.
Argentina are now expected to make the two-and-a-half hour flight to New York on Friday morning.
And that means they will have just Friday evening and Saturday to complete their physical preparations for the final.
More weather chaos
Meanwhile, New York is under a level red air quality alert due to smoke from the wildfires in Canada.
Residents were seen in masks as a smoky haze clouded over the city on Thursday, with the World Cup final now just three days away.
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La Albiceleste staged yet another incredible last comeback to book their place in the final at England’s expense.
After seeing off Egypt late on in the quarter-finals, Argentina were five minutes away from elimination until they finally broke England’s resolve.
Enzo Fernandez’s long-range effort cancelled out Anthony Gordon’s opener before Lautaro Martinez headed home the winner in the second minute of added time.
Argentina took full advantage of an England team that appeared to retreat to a low block once they had taken the lead.
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Their reward for a bold approach to the final 30 minutes is a spot in the final and the opportunity to win back-to-back World Cups.
However, standing in their way is a Spain side that swept aside favourites France 2-0 in Dallas on Tuesday.
Goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro were enough to put Les Bleus to the sword while preserving the tournament’s best defensive record against a free-scoring France side.
Luis de la Fuente’s side have conceded just one goal across seven games at this summer’s World Cup.
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And their preparations for the final have so far proved far smoother than their opponents having already trained at the Gotham Training Facility in New York City.
The World Cup final will be broadcast live on eSPORTY from 8pm on Sunday evening.
Adrian Durham is on presenting duties with commentary coming from Jim Proudfoot and former England captain Stuart Pearce.
