Argentina won their previous friendly match against Australia 2-0 as Messi and German Pezzella scored the goals. This will be the first meeting between the two teams in international football.
Indonesia vs Argentina: Live Updates
06:11 PM
9 mins: IDN 0 ARG 0
Giovani Lo Celso has made a good start. The midfielder has been at the heart of the two chances for Argentina and looking lively.
06:06 PM
4 mins: IDN 0 ARG 0
Argentina have most of the possession in the first four minutes. Indonesia concede a corner.
06:03 PM
Kickoff
We have started. Argentina are playing in their traditional sky blue and white kit, whereas the home team is playing in all Red
05:47 PM
Seven players in the Indonesia starting XI are 23 years or younger, and it is quite surely the biggest match in their career. Young striker Rafael Struick will be the main man up front. Struick plays for ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie.
05:45 PM
Argentine manager Lionel Scaloni has handed a start to Brighton winger Facundo Buonanotte, who just turned 12 five days after Argentina’s World Cup win in Qatar last year.
05:43 PM
We are around 15 minutes away from kick-off. The temperature in Jakarta is around 26-degree celsius and there is a slight chance of rain during the match. The stadium looks set to be jam-packed for the match.
05:31 PM
Indonesia Lineup
Ari; Ramadhani, Amar, Baggott; Bahar, Pattynama, Ferdinan, Jenner, Klok; Drajad, Struick
05:29 PM
Argentina Lineup
Martinez; Molina, Romero, Pezzella, Medina; Palacios, Paredes, Lo Celso; Buonanotte, Alvarez, Gonzalez
05:09 PM
Indonesia will wear red in the match against Argentina. The World Champions are expected to wear their traditional sky blue and white though.
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04:51 PM
Probable Argentina XI
Emiliano Martinez; Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Leonardo Balerdi, Marcos Acuna; Leandro Paredes, Guido Rodriguez, Giovani Lo Celso; Julian Alvarez, Giovanni Simeone, Alejandro Garnacho
04:48 PM
There will be no Lionel Messi in the match, much to the disappointment of the crowd. Messi, along with Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi – have left after the last match for holidays.
04:46 PM
Referees
Referee: Mohamad Usaid Bin Jamal (Malaysia)
Assistant 1: Mohamad Mu’azi Bin Zainal (Malaysia)
Assistant 2: Nadziran Bin Eziz (Malaysia)
Fourth official: Aprisman Aranda (Indonesia)
04:46 PM
We are currently an hour and fifteen minutes away from kick-off at the Utama Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. The craze in the capital city of Indonesia is high as fans are anticipating to watch some of their favourite stars in flesh.
04:44 PM
FIFA Rankings: Argentina and Indonesia
Argentina are ranked 1 in FIFA Rankings, whereas Indonesia are sitting 149th in the FIFA Rankings.
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04:42 PM
Hello and Welcome to the Live Blog and Updates for the international friendly match between Argentina and Indonesia. The World Champions are hoping to continue their winning run against the Asian minnows.
148 ranking places separate the two sides as Argentina are ranked 1, whereas Indonesia find themselves at the 149th position in FIFA Rankings. Argentina, who are three-time world champions, play their final friendly of this international break.
Los Albicelestes will be taking on Ecuador next in the World Cup 2026 qualification match in September.
This is the last friendly for Indonesia as well in this international break. They played Burundi in March and managed a 2-2 draw there. The island country has qualified for the upcoming Asian Cup in 2024 and are in the same group with Iraq, Japan and Vietnam.
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