Both sides were previously involved in friendlies in March with La Albiceleste thrashing Curacao 7-0, while the Socceroos suffered a 2-1 defeat against Ecuador.
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World champions Argentina will take on Australia in an international friendly at Workers Stadium in Beijing on Thursday. Both sides were previously involved in friendlies in March with La Albiceleste thrashing Curacao 7-0, while the Socceroos suffered a 2-1 defeat against Ecuador. Meanwhile, these two nations had faced each other in the last-16 stage of the World Cup in Qatar back in December last year. Goals from Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez gave a 2-0 lead to the South Americans before Enzo Fernandez’s own goal made the score 2-1. Although the AFC outfit fought hard for a equaliser, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez’s heroics helped Argentina prevail.
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Since beating France on penalties in probably the most entertaining World Cup final ever, Argentina celebrated the success on home soil with back-to-back friendlies against Panama and Curacao in March, winning both fixtures, scoring nine goals and conceding none in the process. On March 28, Lionel Scaloni’s men demolished Curacao 7-0 at Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades thanks to Messi’s hat-trick and one goal each from Nicolas Gonzalez, Enzo Fernandez, Angel di Maria and Gonzalo Montiel. The result extended their winning run to eight games across all competitions, while La Albiceleste have lost only one of their last 45 international matches.
Australia, on the other hand, surprised many by progressing from their World cup group along with France, eliminating Denmark and Tunisia. Although Socceros couldn’t get the better of Argentina in the knockout round, they gave a good account of themselves in Qatar, progressing to the last-16 stage of the global event for only the second time in their history. Three months after their efforts in middle east, Australia returned to action in March, playing two fixtures against Ecuador, winning the first one 3-1 at CommBank Stadium thanks to goals from Jackson Irvine, Awer Mabil and Garang Guol, before losing 2-1 at Marvel Stadium, despite taking the lead through Brandon Borrello’s 16th-minute effort. Graham Arnold’s men are set to compete in the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar in January, 2024 and will be looking to sharpen their skills before the continental competition.
Argentina probable starting lineup: E. Martinez, Montiel, Otamendi, Romero, Acuna, De Paul, Fernandez, Mac Allister, Messi, Simeone, Garnacho
Australia probable starting lineup: Ryan, Atkinson, Souttar, Rowles, King, McGree, Metcalfe, Hrustic, Leckie, Maclaren, Borrello
Argentina
| Opponents | Score |
| Curacao | 7-0 (W) |
| Panama | 2-0 (W) |
| France | 3(4)-(2)3 (W) |
| Croatia | 3-0 (W) |
| Netherlands | 2-3 (W) |
Australia
| Opponents | Score |
| Ecuador | 1-2 (L) |
| Ecuador | 3-1 (W) |
| Argentina | 2-1 (L) |
| Denmark | 1-0 (W) |
| Tunisia | 0-1 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Argentina beat Australia | 2-1 |
| Argentina beat Australia | 0-1 |
| Argentina beat Australia | 2-4 |
| Argentina beat Australia | 1-0 |
| Australia draw Argentina | 1-1 |
The international friendly between Argentina and Australia will take place at Workers Stadium on Thursday at 5:30 pm IST.
| Argentina vs Australia | Key Details |
| Date | Jun15 |
| Venue | Workers Stadium, Beijing |
| Kickoff time in China | 7:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in Argentina | 9:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in Australia | 10:00 pm |
Football fans in Argentina can watch the match on DIRECTV Sports App, TYC network and Televisa Publica.
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