The Selection Argentina arrived in Beijing last Saturday where they will meet their Australian counterparts for a FIFA international match date. Game in which Lionel Messi, called up by DT Lionel Scaloni for friendlies, will obviously take part. However, the current Inter Miami player faced a small problem upon his arrival in the Asian country.
It happens that the football player and world champion was detained by local police officers for several hours because of a problem with his passport. According to the images, which soon went viral on social networks, the “flea” was completely confused by what had happened, but they eventually let him go.
Why was Lionel Messi detained at Beijing airport?
Hours later, the Chinese Consul General in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, told Wang Jialei what happened to the former PSG and FC Barcelona player. It happens that Messi “arrived in China with his Spanish passport but without a visa, so he had to wait two hours at the airport for the migration to issue him a visa as a special and urgent case.”
When does Messi’s Argentina play Australia?
The international friendly match between Argentina and Australia will be played this Thursday, June 15th at 7:00am (Peruvian time) and 9:00am (Argentina time) at Workers Stadium.