Argentina team returns to China for the second time, still not meeting the home team

This is the second time the Argentine national team has come to China to play, after the match against the Australian national team (won 2-0) in June 2023. This was the match originally scheduled for the Chinese national team to meet the reigning World Cup champions. However, due to the continuous incidents of corruption in this country's football, the plan was changed and the Australian national team took its place.

Messi and the Argentina team are about to return to China, but still cannot meet the home team

In June 2023, Chinese football was shaken by the arrest of the president of the Chinese Football Association, Mr. Chen Xuyuan, on corruption charges. The national team coach, Li Tie, was also arrested on similar charges. Both men are now under prosecution after admitting bribery, and face lengthy prison sentences.

At the 2023 Asian Cup, the Chinese team did not play well, with 2 draws and 1 loss, not scoring any goals, and was eliminated early in the group stage. The future of coach Aleksandar Jankovic (Serbian) is still undecided, although there are many rumors that he will be fired next February.

Meanwhile, on January 31, the AFA announced that the Argentine national team had officially reached an agreement to return to China to play two international friendly matches against Nigeria and Ivory Coast in March, with the specific match dates and times to be announced later.

"This information once again made many Chinese fans very disappointed, because the Chinese team still could not meet the Argentine team even though it was the second time they came here to compete. The opportunity for the Chinese team to meet the Argentine team with the famous player Messi playing, will probably be a long time coming. There may even be no chance left," AS (Spain) expressed.

The Argentina team during their trip to China to compete and then to Indonesia in June 2023

However, there is a good reason why the Chinese team cannot meet the Argentine team in the upcoming FIFA Days. Because in March, the Chinese team will play 2 official matches in the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers, both against the Singapore team (first leg on March 21 and second leg on March 26).

These are two matches that the Chinese team must win to regain the trust of fans after their total defeat at the 2023 Asian Cup. Meanwhile, the Singapore team has just fired coach Takayuki Nishigaya and is about to appoint a new coach, Mr. Tsutomu Ogura, 57 years old, also Japanese.

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