Here’s the updated calendar with the scheduled activity for Argentina in the next few months:
OCTOBER
11th.
ARGENTINA vs. SPAIN
Venue: Nueva Condomina Stadium, Murcia (Spain)
16th-22th
SIX NATIONS TOURNAMENT – FUTSAL (indoor football)
Venue: Brazil (several venues)
22th-29th
UNDER 20 SOUTH AMERICAN TOURNAMENT – FUTSAL (indoor football)
Venue: San Cristóbal (Venezuela)
NOVEMBER
2nd-12th.
BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP
Venue: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
6th-19th
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL SOUTH AMERICAN TOURNAMENT (Qualifier for China 2007)
Venue: Mar del Plata (Argentina)
14th-19th
ODESUR GAMES (South American Games)- FUTSAL (indoor football)
Venue: Mar del Plata (Argentina)
SOURCE: AFA official website: www.afa.org.ar
We’ve got a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats against Spain. Our last match against them was 2-0 victory for Argentina with Kily GONZALEZ and Mauricio POCHETTINO as scorers. It was November 17th. 1999.
BASILE’s team will also play against France in Paris in February 2007 and a friendly against Italy is also being scheduled.
The friendly against Turkey in Germany has been cancelled and it looks like the World Champions could be our rivals on November 15th. The venue looks to be the Italian southern city of Bari.
It’s been a long time since I remember a list of friendly matches as impressive as this one: Brazil, Spain, Italy and France!
It’s obvious that the contract signed with the Russians is delivering the goods in this sense. I’m thrilled with the opportunity to face top teams (with great rivalry in some cases) and with the exposure our national team will get from those fixtures. The fact of facing the World Champions and the World Cup finalists is something that can’t be beaten. And only good things could come out of such encounters.
NOW BRING ENGLAND! hahaha!
