'Historic farce' - Argentinian media aghast amid friendly chaos
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What happened
Argentina hammered a Burkina Faso side made up mostly of youth players 7-0 in a friendly on Saturday and Argentina media were unrelenting in their criticism of the chaos. The World Cup runners-up were meant to play Burkina Faso's senior side but travel delays meant many players refused to fly given they would have landed in Buenos Aires only three and a half hours before kick-off.
Summary assembled by rule from the sources below