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    Men's International Friendly
    ARG
    ArgentinaArgentinaARG
    2
    FT
    AUS
    AustraliaAustraliaAUS
    0
    Lionel Messi - 2'
    Germán Pezzella - 68'

    Argentina v Australia

    • Gamecast
    • Recap
    • Commentary

    Formations & Lineups

    Soccer pitch
    Mac Allister
    20
    Messi
    10
    1
    González
    15
    Di María
    11
    Fernández
    24
    De Paul
    7
    Acuña
    8
    Molina
    26
    Otamendi
    19
    Romero
    13
    Martínez
    23
    Substitutions
    #6G. Pezzella
    #19N. Otamendi
    45'
    68'
    #21G. Lo Celso
    #11Á. Di María
    59'
    #9J. Álvarez
    #20A. Mac Allister
    59'
    #28A. Garnacho
    #15N. González
    74'
    #5L. Paredes
    #24E. Fernández
    74'
    #18G. Rodríguez
    #7R. De Paul
    79'
    Bench
    #17L. Ocampos
    #2F. Medina
    #1W. Benítez
    #16T. Almada
    #14E. Palacios
    #25L. Balerdi
    #12G. Rulli
    #22G. Simeone
    #3N. Tagliafico
    Soccer pitch
    Maclaren
    9
    Duke
    15
    McGree
    14
    Leckie
    7
    O'Neill
    6
    Baccus
    20
    Bos
    5
    Atkinson
    3
    Rowles
    4
    Souttar
    19
    Ryan
    1
    Substitutions
    #10A. Hrustic
    #9J. Maclaren
    45'
    #11B. Borrello
    #15M. Duke
    63'
    #13D. Genreau
    #6A. O'Neill
    63'
    #8C. Metcalfe
    #14R. McGree
    73'
    #21A. Robertson
    #7M. Leckie
    73'
    #2R. Strain
    #3N. Atkinson
    73'
    Bench
    #23A. Circati
    #22G. Stensness
    #12T. Glover
    #17C. Devlin
    #18J. Gauci
    #16J. King

    Match Leaders

    ARGAUS
    Total Shots
    10
    5
    L. MessiF
    2 SOG, 1 G
    5
    Total Shots
    5
    2
    J. BosD
    0 SOG, 0 G
    2
    Accurate Passes
    --
    None
    --
    Accurate Passes
    --
    None
    --
    Saves
    26
    1
    N. MolinaD
    0 GA
    1
    Saves
    1
    3
    M. RyanG
    2 GA
    3

    Game Information

    Crew Member:Ma Ning

    Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

    Messi nets fastest career goal in Argentina win

    Lionel Messi delighted Argentina fans in Beijing when he scored the fastest goal of his international career as the world champions beat Australia 2-0.
    Jul 1, 2023, 12:39 am - Reuters

    Match Timeline

    ARGARG
    KOHTFT
    AUSAUS
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    Head-To-Head

    ARG
    ARG
    Last 4 Matchups
    AUS
    AUS
    2
    2022 FIFA World Cup, Round of 16
    FT
    @ ARG
    1
    1
    2008 Olympic Men's Soccer, Group Stage
    FT
    @ ARG
    0
    1
    International Friendly
    FT
    @ AUS
    0
    4
    2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, Group Stage 2005
    FT
    @ AUS
    2

    Men's International Friendly News

    Australia friendly with Jordan relocated due to player security concerns

    Australia friendly with Jordan relocated due to player security concerns

    Australia's friendly with Jordan has been moved from Amman to Doha, after Socceroos players voiced their reservations about travelling to the Jordanian capital.

    3h

    Socceroos camp in 'good spirits' as call to play in Jordan looms

    Socceroos camp in 'good spirits' as call to play in Jordan looms

    Socceroos coach Tony Popovic has declared players are comfortable as administrators work behind the scenes to proceed with a friendly against Jordan.

    13h

    Football Australia boss flies to Amman for crisis talks over Jordan friendly

    Football Australia boss flies to Amman for crisis talks over Jordan friendly

    Football Australia has told ESPN it remains confident the Socceroos will play two games during the November international window, after chief executive Martin Kugeler flew to Amman on Wednesday for crisis talks with the Jordan FA.

    1d

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