As European national teams are set to contest the UEFA Nations league, Argentina will face Iraq in Riyadh as part of a tournament that also involves Saudi Arabia and Brazil.
Iraq has been given the all-clear by FIFA to host their first international matches in three decades in specific parts of the country, and also played a series of fixtures in Basra earlier in the year.
A high-profile fixture against Argentina will give Iraq ample preparation ahead of their participation in the 2019 Asian Cup, though several key members of interim coach Lionel Scaloni's side – such as Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain – will not feature.