Thanks to China, Australia is the only team left standing. They can now have a rematch with Argentina.
“The Australian soccer team expressed their gratitude for the opportunity to play Argentina in China,” China’s ‘Zibo.com’ reported on Feb. 22 (KST).
Argentina, winners of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, will visit Asia during the June A matches. They will first face Australia in a friendly on June 15 in Beijing.
Immediately following the match, Argentina will travel to Jakarta, Indonesia to face Indonesia. It”s literally a friendly tour of Asia.
Interestingly, the opponent on June 15 at the Beijing Workers’ Stadium is not the Chinese national soccer team, but the Australian national soccer team.
The Aussies aren’t exactly a force to be reckoned with in a game that’s typically played for the purchasing power of the Chinese soccer market. Even the Chinese national soccer team has games in China during the same period.
First, they will face Myanmar on June 16 at the Barracuda Bay Stadium in Dalian. On June 20, they will face Palestine, who will be competing at the 2023 AFC Qatar Asian Cup, at the same venue.
Within China, the Chinese national soccer team has avoided facing stronger opponents in order to maintain points for FIFA rankings.
to maintain their FIFA ranking.
In fact, the Australia-Argentina match was reportedly organized thanks to the support of the Chinese Football Association. Chinese soccer fans will be able to watch the match from the comfort of their homes.
Australia will be looking for revenge after losing to Argentina (1-2) in the round of 16 at the last World Cup in Qatar. “The game against Argentina shows Australia’s status in world soccer,” said Football Association of Australia president James Johnson.메이저놀이터
The Socceroos last played in China in 2008, during the second round of the 2010 South Africa World Cup in Beijing. “We are grateful to the hosts for hosting Argentina and to the city of Beijing, the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese government for their support,” Jones said.