The champions of the world will play at 8 a.M. In the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China (9 a.M. In Buenos Aires) this Thursday. The Argentine National Team is preparing to face Australia in their first match of the double-header in their FIFA tour in Asia. They will travel to Jakarta, Indonesia for the second leg, where they will have a match against the local team.
The victory that day was a 2-1 for the South Americans with goals from Julián Álvarez and Lionel Messi, third star of the World Cup. This first duel has a special ingredient because it was the last time the Australian and Argentine faces saw each other in the final of the round of 16 of the Qatar World Cup, which took place on December 3, 2022.
In 2016 and 2019, Leo Messi, the forward who played for FC Hebei in China, concluded his career and played in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He received a visit from his good friend and former player of the national team, Ezequiel Lavezzi, at the team’s training ground, where they will play their next match.
The called up players are the complete list of this, the starting team that the coaching staff is waiting for. Julian Alvarez, who is coming after a well-deserved celebration as the champion of the Champions League with Manchester City, said “you will see” about how he is. Lionel Scaloni, the coach of the national team, said in a press conference that the team is almost the same as the one that played in the World Cup, but it is not confirmed yet.
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa goalkeeper).
Gerónimo Rulli (Ajax).
Walter Benítez (PSV) remains the same.
Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
Germán Pezzella (Betis).
Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
Facundo Medina (Lens).
Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
Marcos Acuña (Seville).
Leandro Paredes (Juventus).
Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis).
Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton).
Facundo Buonanotte (Liverpool).
Thiago Almada (Atlanta United).
Giovani Lo Celso (Villareal).
Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla).
Ángel Di María (Juventus)
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain).
Julián Álvarez (Manchester City).
Giovanni Simeone (Naples).
Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United).
Nicolás González (Fiorentina)
The technical team also called up Independiente’s goalkeeper Mateo Morro as a sparring partner during the tour.
These are the schedules for Argentina vs. Australia in different countries:
Argentina: 9:00 a.M. (Buenos Aires time).
Mexico: 6:00 a.M. (Mexico City time).
Colombia: 7:00 a.M. (Bogotá time).
United States: 8:00 a.M. (Miami time).
FIFA International Friendly – Thursday, June 15th.
En Argentina, el partido será televisado por la Televisión Pública y TyC Sports, que también lo transmitirá en su plataforma de streaming.
The match will be televised and broadcasted on TyC Sports Play streaming platform in more countries across Latin America, Colombia, Mexico, and the United States.
Without Messi present, the match will take place on Monday, June 19th at 9:30 a.M. In Buenos Aires (8:30 a.M. In Miami). Argentina will travel to Indonesia to play against the local team in the capital after the game with Australia.
