NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - Multi-champions Brazil, Argentina and Germany all won their preparatory games for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Saturday, although by small margins, with former champion England and hopeful Portugal also securing victories.

Here's what the scene looked like at Sporting Kansas City's practice facility as Lionel Messi and Team Argentina had a training session.

Lionel Messi sat out Argentina's friendly match against Honduras as he manages muscle fatigue and a mild hamstring strain.

The world champions are making a few changes to protect their injured players against Honduras with World Cup coming soon.

Hinchas Argentinos and La Banda Argentina, along with other Argentina supporter groups, are scheduled to host a rally at Kansas City's Mill Creek Park. See when, and other details.

Four years ago, Matteo Rodriguez was diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He beat cancer, and on Wednesday, he got to meet Lionel Messi and the Argentina soccer team in Kansas City, Kansas.

Argentina beat Honduras 2-0 on Saturday in their second-to-last friendly before the FIFA World Cup begins on June 11. A raucous Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, cheered Argentina loudly throughout the match, but were likely disappointed as the team's talisman Lionel Messi remained on the bench as he recovers from muscle fatigue.

Members of Argentina arrived in Kansas City on a Lionel Messi-decorated plane and were escorted to their hotel ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

The three friends from Argentina were still looking for tickets after cycling through 17 countries.

The other centre-backs on Argentina’s preliminary list are Lucas Martínez-Quarta (River Plate), Germán Pezzella (River Plate) and Luciano Di Lollo (Boca Juniors). Argentina has until Monday the 15th to notify FIFA of a replacement, one day before its World Cup opener against Algeria.