You perhaps already know that another Argentina vs Brazil match is going to take place and this world cup qualifying match is now the most attractive event to the football fans across the world. They are the two arch rivals in football and whenever they face each other, it becomes a big occasion in world football. The upcoming match, which will take place on 5 September 2009, is important for both Brazil and Argentina for points. Brazil is currently leading the point table with 27 points, while Argentina is in the fourth position with 22 points. So, a victory over Brazil would be a confidence booster for the Maradona boys. For Brazil, a defeat to Argentina might affect to their confidence level, but their qualification possibility would not come under any threat. Now, let me tell you about the time and venue of the much-anticipating match of the world cup qualifying round:
Time
The match between Argentina and Brazil will take place at 21:30 local time (UTC-3) on 5 September 2009 (Saturday). According to GMT, the match will start at 00:30 am (ultimately it becomes 6 September). The match kicks off at 5:30 am on 6 September.
Venue
The match will be held at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, a stadium located in Rosario, Argentina. Rosario Central football team uses this stadium as its home ground. The ground has a long history in world football. Built in 1929, the stadium went through three phases of renovation dated in 1957, 1963 and 1968. Then the stadium was modernized during 1974 and 1978 ahead of the 1978 world cup during which the stadium held three second round matches of Argentina. Gigante stadium has a capacity of 41,654 people, but not all of them have seating arrangement.
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