Confirming the development, the Victoria state government on Wednesday said바카라 웹사이트that Argentina vs Brazil바카라 웹사이트‘Superclasico’ will be played at the MCG on June 11.
"To have two of the most successful football teams in the바카라 웹사이트world return to the MCG to continue their long-standing rivalry reinforces our position as one of the world라이브 바카라 great sporting cities and Australia's event capital,” Victoria라이브 바카라 Sports Minister Martin Pakula said.
The MCG will also host the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 final,바카라 웹사이트scheduled for November 13. The T20 World Cup in Australia starts on October 16.
It's worth noting that in 2017, some 95,000 fans witnessed바카라 웹사이트a바카라 웹사이트friendly between the South American giants at the same바카라 웹사이트venue. Then, a Messi strike helped Albiceleste beat Selecao 1-0.
"Football is known as the world game and a match of this calibre will put millions of eyes on Melbourne and attract thousands of visitors to Victoria," Pakula added.
But the last time the teams met, in a FIFA World Cup 2022,바카라 웹사이트South American qualifying match, the game was바카라 웹사이트sensationally abandoned.
After only a few minutes into the game, Brazilian health바카라 웹사이트authorities invaded the field to deport four Argentine바카라 웹사이트players accused of violating coronavirus quarantine regulations.
That suspended September 2021 match in Sao Paulo match바카라 웹사이트has not been replayed. Buth the Brazil and Argentina have바카라 웹사이트qualified for the World Cup in Qatar.
And the MCG match could provide Paris Saint-Germain바카라 웹사이트stars, Lionel Messi and Neymar with an opportunity for바카라 웹사이트pre-World Cup action.
Now known as Superclasico de las Americas, Argentina vs Brazil is probably the most-followed international fixture. FIFA, the game's governing body, even termed the fixture between the two South American giants as the "essence of football rivalry".
Argentina lead Brazil 49-40 in the head-to-head record, with 26 others ending in draws.
The FIFA World Cup 2022 kicks off on November 21. The바카라 웹사이트final is scheduled for December 18.
Argentina, the two-time winners (1978, 1986), are in바카라 웹사이트Group C along with Mexico, Poland and Saudi Arabia. They바카라 웹사이트play their first match on November 22 in Lusail against바카라 웹사이트Saudi Arabia.
Brazil, the most successful side, are in Group G along with바카라 웹사이트Cameroon, Serbia and Switzerland. The five-time바카라 웹사이트champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) start their바카라 웹사이트campaign against Serbia on November 22 in Lusail.