When is Argentina vs Australia June friendly 2023? Date, time, TV channel, live stream of World Cup rematch

Joel Sritharan

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Australia will seek revenge against Argentina for their 2022 World Cup exit as the two nations get set to meet in June.

Argentina beat the Socceroos 2-1 in the Round of 16 thanks to goals scored by Lionel Messi and Man City forward Julian Alvarez. And Argentina went on to lift the trophy, becoming world champions for the third time.

The two will go head-to-head again in an international friendly, which will take place in June 2023 in Beijing, China. It will mark the third match that the Albiceleste have played since lifting the trophy back in December.

The Sporting News looks at the key details before the match between Australia and Argentina.

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When is Australia vs Argentina?

The international friendly will be held on Thursday, June 15, at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China.

The time of the match will be at 8 p.m. local time (10 p.m. in Sydney and 9 a.m. in Buenos Aires). Here is how that translates to time zones in different regions around the world.

  Date Kickoff time
USA Thurs, June 15 8 a.m. ET
Canada Thurs, June 15 8 a.m. ET
UK Thurs, June 15 1 p.m. BST
Australia Thurs, June 15 10 p.m. AEST
India Thurs, June 15 5:30 p.m. IST
Hong Kong Thurs, June 15 8 p.m. HKT
Malaysia Thurs, June 15 8 p.m. MYT
Singapore Thurs, June 15 8 p.m. SGT
New Zealand Fri, June 16 12 a.m. NZST

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Australia vs Argentina live stream, TV channel

  TV channel Streaming
USA Paramount+, ViX+
UK Viaplay Sports 1
Australia 10 Paramount+, 10 Play, 10 Bold
Canada
Hong Kong
India
Malaysia Astro SuperSport 3 Astro Go, sooka
New Zealand
Singapore

USA: The match will be streamed in the USA on Paramount+ and CBS Sports Golazo on Pluto.tv. A Spanish-language stream will be available to ViX+ subscribers.

Australia: The game will be televised on 10 and can be streamed on Paramount+, 10 Play and 10 Bold.

UK: The international friendly will be shown on Viaplay Sports 1.

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Australia vs Argentina history head to head

This matchup will be just the ninth time that Argentina have faced Australia in their footballing history, and the fourth friendly fixture between the two sides.

La Albiceleste have won the last five meetings since a 1993 World Cup playoff, and that includes the game in Qatar in December 2022. Juan Riquelme scored in a 4-2 win over the Socceroos in the 2005 Confederations Cup.

The only time Australia avoided defeat in a competitive match was the first leg of an intercontinental playoff for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. That first leg ended 1-1, but the reverse leg saw Argentina advance with a 1-0 victory on home soil.

Date Competition Score
July 14, 1988 Bicentennial Gold Cup
(Sydney)
Australia 4-1 Argentina
June 18, 1992 Friendly
(Buenos Aires)
Argentina 2-0 Australia
Oct. 1, 1993 FIFA World Cup Playoff
(Sydney)
Australia 1-1 Argentina
Nov. 17, 1993 FIFA World Cup Playoff
(Buenos Aires)
Argentina 1-0 Australia
June 30, 1995 Friendly
(Quilmes, Argentina)
Argentina 2-0 Australia
June 18, 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
(Nuremberg, Germany)
Australia 2-4 Argentina
Sept. 11, 2007 Friendly
(Melbourne)
Australia 0-1 Argentina
Dec. 4, 2022 FIFA World Cup
(Qatar)
Argentina 2-1 Australia

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Joel Sritharan is a freelance writer for Sporting News UK.