HomeNewsBrazil To Lock Horns With Argentina In Glamour Friendly At Melbourne Cricket...

Brazil To Lock Horns With Argentina In Glamour Friendly At Melbourne Cricket Ground In June

Published on:

Brazil and Argentina is set to lock horns with each other in a glamour friendly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in June.

According to reports, the Brazilian Federation (CBF) announced that the match will take place on June 9 at the Cricket stadium, which has a capacity of holding up to 100,000 spectators.

The South American giants are the two top ranked teams according to the FIFA World rankings – with Argentina having sealed the top spot followed by Brazil in the second.

An official statement from the CBF read: “The fourth official match of the Brazilian national team in 2017 is confirmed.”

“The team trained by coach Tite will play against Argentina in the city of Melbourne, Australia, on June 9 at 07:05 (Brazilian time).”

“The stage of the game will be the Melbourne Cricket Ground, an arena with a capacity of 100,000 people.”

(courtesy- @Abiodinho)

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi had guided his nation to a victory against Australia ten years ago.

Over 95,000 people saw Liverpool take on Melbourne Victory at the MCG in 2013.

And a friendly between Liverpool and Melbounre Victory in 2013 had drawn a footfall of 95,466 spectators.

Anirban Das
Anirban Das's journey to Delhi via Kolkata involves football, music, curiosity (which one day can kill the cat) and food. Following global football opens up an infinite space within him in both the conscious and subconscious self, away from the din and bustle of the madding crowd. Supports Manchester United & Barcelona

also read