In the flood of time, on April 22, a heavy news came from Beijing - the Argentine soccer team led by Lionel Messi is expected to set foot in South Korea in the height of summer in June to start a fierce battle with the South Korean national team.
Argentina's media has long been revealing that the team will depart for the east in June, a warm-up game that incorporates the World Depository Returns program. The kings of last year's Copa America, Argentina are expected to kick off their global tour on June 1, with their first encounter against Europa League glory-hunters Italy in a unique match. Immediately following that, on the 11th schedule, they will face South American powerhouse Brazil in a make-up match that was originally scheduled for June 4 in Europe but was called off due to a schedule change in Brazil.
South Korea's showdown with Argentina, scheduled between the Italy-Brazil showdown, is likely to feature all of South Korea's starters, allowing South Korean fans to get a glimpse of Son leading the home side against a strong Brazilian-Argentine rival.
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, the Korean Football Association (KFA) has planned a series of World A matches in which Brazil and Argentina will be the main protagonists, while other South American and African countries are also being evaluated. A KFA official revealed, "We are indeed discussing a warm-up match against Argentina in June, but the exact schedule has not yet been finalized."
