Messi Mania: Telangana To Stay Up On July 20

Article by Kumar Published on: 4:43 pm, 17 July 2026

Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy has this inclination towards the sport of football as he enjoys indulging in the game whenever possible. He is often seen playing football with kids and athletes and also enjoying the sport like he did recently with the Argentina and Egypt game.

Now the Telangana administration has taken a pretty big call with regard to the upcoming FIFA World Cup final, which will be played on July 20.

This happens to be one of the most anticipated games of the season with Argentina coming up against Spain. The biggest superstar in the sport Lionel Messi will be in action on that night, and this is adding to the expectations as well.

In accordance with this, the Telangana government has permitted commercial operations till late in the night on July 20.

The Telangana Government has decided to allow hotels, restaurants, pubs and other commercial and private establishments screening the Argentina vs Spain final to remain open from Sunday evening until the match ends on Monday.

This comes shortly after the Karnataka government had passed a similar order in Bengaluru. It appears that the messy Mania is catching up in South India as well, considering the recent decisions of the respective state governments.

This will be the last and final FIFA World Cup for Messi, and this is the reason why there is a lot of anticipation on the same. This game is going to start on the midnight of July 20 – 12:30 AM on Sunday night.