The Argentine national team's scheduled warm-up match in China in March has been canceled due to the wide-ranging implications of the visit of international Miami star Miguel Mace to Hong Kong, and it has been reported that the team will play in the United States instead. Cudi's Coffee, one of the sponsors of the Argentine national team, has also cut its ties with Mez, and the 36-year-old footballer's face is covered with the Chinese character "福字挥春" in its promotional posters.
Cudi Coffee, a Chinese coffee chain founded in 2022, signed a deal with the Argentine FA in June last year to become the global sponsor of the Argentine national team in a bid to boost brand awareness. The large Argentinean posters in Cudi Coffee stores originally featured Meis, Dirobao and Ansel Fernandes, but the mainland media found that Meis' face has recently been covered by the Chinese character "福字挥春", which is believed to be the coffee shop's fear of being affected by the "Zaizi sitting" incident.
