According to reports, the Saudi Football Association recently announced through official channels that the Saudi team plans to play an international warm-up match with Colombians from South America in Spain on June 5 in preparation for the final stage of the World Cup in Qatar. According to Saudi coach Renard's preparation plan, the Saudi team will arrange at least three warm-up matches during the international competition window from May 30 to June 14.
Saudi Arabia is looking for Colombia to warm up in order to simulate group stage rivals Argentina. As we all know, due to the fierce competition in the South American World Preliminary Round, Colombia has missed the World Cup, but Colombia's strength is still very strong. In last year's Copa America semi-finals, Colombia only lost to Argentina in a penalty shootout. Saudi Arabia's use of Colombia as an "Argentine stand-in" is obviously very appropriate.
In fact, in the round of 12 matches, the results of the national football team and Saudi Arabia were 1 loss and 1 draw, first 2-3 away to Saudi Arabia, and then in the home (actually the neutral position) 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia, two games, the Chinese team only lost to Saudi Arabia 1 goal. The think tank of the Argentine national team must have also watched the 2 matches between China and Saudi Arabia, and if the Chinese Football Association took the initiative to contact the Argentine Football Association to find a warm-up with Argentina during the international competition window from May 30 to June 14, the Argentine Football Association, Messi and Scaloni should all agree.
The reason why Argentina will be willing to warm up with the Chinese team, of course, is that the national football team and Saudi Arabia are both Asian teams, and the strength is relatively close. As early as 3 years ago, at the press conference of the Argentine Football Association's China tour, the president of the Argentine Football Association, Tapia, threw an olive branch to the national football team: "In terms of the national team, we are looking for the right time, such as the last international matchday of this year or next year, let the two teams have a warm-up match." "Unfortunately, due to various factors, this warm-up match could not be carried out.
The national football team chooses to warm up with Argentina, and the comprehensive benefit is even greater. First of all, international footballers can learn from Argentine stars face to face; secondly, Chinese fans must be particularly excited to see the national football team communicate with top stars such as Messi and Di Maria, which is conducive to changing the current depressed and dull atmosphere of Chinese football. In fact, from the historical record, the national football team still maintains a total victory over Argentina - in the 1984 Nehru Gold Cup in India, with Zhao Dayu's 86th minute kill, the Chinese team defeated Argentina 1-0! And this game is the only match between the two adult national teams of China and Argentina.
Of course, the only disadvantage to the national football team is that this summer, if the Two Teams of China and Argentina really play a friendly match, then the national football team's record of total victory against Argentina is very likely to be ended, and Argentine forwards such as Messi, Angels, Lautaro, Correa and other Argentine players are likely to use this game to score goals for the national team.