{"id":16695,"date":"2025-12-13T08:36:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T03:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=670878"},"modified":"2025-12-13T08:36:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T03:06:46","slug":"what-time-will-lionel-messi-arrive-in-hyderabad-full-schedule-for-uppal-stadium-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/what-time-will-lionel-messi-arrive-in-hyderabad-full-schedule-for-uppal-stadium-event\/","title":{"rendered":"What time will Lionel Messi arrive in Hyderabad? Full schedule for Uppal Stadium event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"450\">Argentine football icon Lionel Messi is set to arrive in Hyderabad as part of his much-anticipated <strong data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"212\">GOAT Tour of India 2025<\/strong>, a whirlwind three-day visit covering four major Indian cities. The tour begins today, <strong data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"317\">December 13 (IST)<\/strong> and marks Messi\u2019s second visit to India, his first being in September 2011 when he captained Argentina against Venezuela in Kolkata.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"827\">Fans searching for <strong data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"522\">what time Lionel Messi will arrive in Hyderabad<\/strong> should note that while the exact landing time in the city has not been officially disclosed, Messi is scheduled to travel to Hyderabad after completing his Kolkata engagements earlier in the day. His Hyderabad programme is expected to unfold smoothly in the evening, culminating in a major stadium event.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"1213\">The main attraction in Hyderabad will take place at the <strong data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"938\">Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Uppal<\/strong>, where the event is scheduled to <strong data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"996\">begin at 7:00 pm IST<\/strong> and continue for approximately three hours. This stadium appearance is the centrepiece of Messi\u2019s Hyderabad visit and is expected to draw massive attention from football fans across Telangana and neighbouring states.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1568\">A key highlight of the evening will be a <strong data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1286\">20-minute exhibition match<\/strong> featuring <strong data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1341\">Singareni RR-9 vs Aparna Messi All Stars<\/strong>, offering fans a rare chance to see Messi participate in a football showcase on Indian soil. Telangana Chief Minister <strong data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1477\">Revanth Reddy<\/strong> is also expected to join the event towards the closing stages, adding to its significance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1890\" data-end=\"2162\">Local authorities have already issued <strong data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1963\">traffic and security advisories<\/strong> ahead of Messi\u2019s arrival, anticipating large crowds and heightened movement around Uppal Stadium and key city routes. Fans are advised to follow official guidelines and reach venues well in advance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentine football icon Lionel Messi is set to arrive in Hyderabad as part of his much-anticipated GOAT Tour of India\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":37523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[487],"class_list":["post-16695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-lionel-messi"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}