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Play the world champion team. Argentina and Australia will face each other on Thursday, June 15th at Workers' Stadium in Beijing for an international friendly in FIFA date. The match is scheduled to be played from 7:00 a.m. (Peru time, 9:00 a.m. in Argentina). It will be important to draw conclusions for the South American qualifiers. Lionel Scaloni would continue to give playing time to the players who were champions in Qatar 2022.
The 'Albiceleste' had a list of called-up players composed of those who made history in Arab lands, but also has players who will be key in the upcoming process, such as Alejandro Garnacho or Facundo Medina, who hope to have minutes in any of the two scheduled matches.
However, one of the players who will not be there is Gonzalo Montiel, author of the goal that gave the Argentine national team the World Cup championship. The Sevilla player will miss the matches due to injury. Although 'Scalo' has not yet announced the starting eleven to face the Australians, it is known that Lionel Messi will be a starter, but after the match he will leave the concentration to start his vacation.
Scaloni's only doubt is due to the absence of Lautaro Martínez and the late arrival of Julián Álvarez, who was delayed due to Manchester City's consecration in the Champions League. The 'Araña' will only join training on Wednesday. Giovanni Simeone could start against Australia.
Argentina vs. Australia Lineup
The 'Scaloneta' would field the following eleven against the Australians: Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Lionel Messi, Ángel Di María and Julián Álvarez or Gio Simeone.
Argentina: List of Called-Up Players by Scaloni
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa), Walter Benítez (PSV Eindhoven) and Gerónimo Rulli (Villarreal).
Defenders: Germán Pezzella (Betis), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Nahuel Molina (Atlético Madrid), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique de Marseille), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique de Lyon), Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) and Facundo Medina (Lens).
Midfielders: Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United), Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), Guido Rodríguez (Betis), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Rodrigo De Paul (Atlético Madrid), Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton), Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) and Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla).
Forwards: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Ángel Di María (Juventus), Julián Álvarez (Manchester City), Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) and Nicolás González (Fiorentina).
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