Belgian club Union Saint Giroise drew 1-1 with Mechelen this Sunday in round 14 of the Belgian Pro League. Although they maintain their lead in the league, this result was met with disappointment in the locker room. Until Argentina’s Kevin Mac Allister was called up to the Argentina national team for the first time and his teammates praised him.
The club, who were Belgian champions last season and compete in the Champions League, published on their social networks ahead of the next FIFA fixtures the moment the former Argentinos Junior informed his teammates that he would be joining the world champions.
“Kevin Mac Allister’s historic first call-up to Argentina’s national team! You deserve it!” the club posted.
Along with the message, the magazine also published a video of the midfielder and occasional defender addressing the rest of the squad in the locker room: “I want to thank you all. Today, two hours before the game, I received a phone call and tomorrow I will be traveling to Alicante (Spain) to join the Argentina national team.”
Our Kevin Mac Allister is called up to the Argentina national team for the first time in history! 🥹🇦🇷💙💛
you deserve it, @KMacallister30 ! 😍 pic.twitter.com/3njjb4NblK
— Royale Union Saint Gilloise (@UnionStGilloise) November 9, 2025
“It will be so my first time I know it’s not just me, it’s the same for everyone in this locker room. So I would like to thank everyone for giving me this opportunity,” added the younger brother of Alexis, the 2022 Qatar World Champion.
Then, alone with the Belgian team’s press department, he said, “I’m very happy, and my family is also very happy.When I called my wife, she was crying.I feel very good.”
Mac Allisters will spend several weeks training in the Spanish city and will be part of the squad heading to Luanda, Angola to play against local teams in a friendly warm-up for the 2026 World Cup.
His father Carlos and his third brother Francis, a footballer currently at Cordoba Institute, will follow in their footsteps on television.
A series of factors came together for the Union Saint Giroise midfielder to receive his first call-up. In addition to his performance and the fact that the coaching staff often watches and calls players off the radar, two other factors paved his way.
The first is an agreement between AFA president Claudio Tapia and the coaching staff led by Lionel Scaloni. Don’t mention local soccer players Towards the decisive stage through which the Clausura tournament will pass. If this had not happened, there is no doubt that Leandro Paredes, who is currently celebrating Boca’s victory over River in the Superclásico, would have taken that spot.
Another reason is Enzo Fernandes recently resigned voluntarily. That’s because the Chelsea player claimed he was exhausted midway through the season at the English club and needed time to recover. Because the Club World Cup was held between seasons, and it was a tournament that the Londoners won in the United States.
The game against Angola will be Argentina’s only match in this double schedule. The rest of the day will be spent training and fine-tuning the details. Meanwhile, European teams, unlike South America, are now facing a decisive date that will determine who will play in the World Cup.
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