Argentina 1-0 Brazil ( Lionel Messi)
Lionel Messi’s late goal, his first ever for Argentina against Brazil, gave Sergio Batista’s side a win over their bitter local rivals in an international friendly in Doha, Qatar on November 17, 2010.
It was an excellent individual strike from the little Argentine, who scored in second half stoppage time.
Indonesia 1-7 Uruguay ( Full Time)
The Indonesia vs Uruguay friendly took place on October 8, 2010 at the Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno (Jakarta) and saw the hosts get demolished 7-1 by 2010 World Cup semifinalists Uruguay. Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez both got hattricks for Uruguay.
Final score :- Indonesia 1-7 Uruguay ( Boas Salossa/ Edinson Cavani*3, Luis Suarez*3, Sebastien Egueren)
Indonesia took a shock lead in the 18th minute through Salossa, but once Cavani equalised for Uruguay, La Celeste never let their foot off the pedestal.
The Japan vs Argentina international friendly on October 8, 2010 ended in a stunning 1-0 win for the Japanese. Shinji Okazaki’s goal, scored midway through the first half, gave new Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni his first win as Blue Samurai boss.
Argentina were at full strength for the friendly and their squad included stars like Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and co.
The two sides were meeting after a gap of six years. Japan had previously never won an international friendly against Argentina.