Lionel Messi has now come to Beijing to play an international friendly match. The team led by Messi will play a friendly match against Australia.
Messi`s tour of Asia was already scheduled during the FIFA window. With at least 6 more days to go before the friendly match, they set foot in Beijing this morning. Next Thursday`s match against Australia is at the Beijing Workers` Stadium.
Scaloni has already announced a 27-man squad for the upcoming two games, with Messi serving as captain. While there are a few surprises in the announced team, there are also a few recognized characters missing. Messi`s next match will be against Indonesia on June 19 in Jakarta.