May 26, 2002

NARAHA, Japan (Reuters) - Argentina will play two one-hour matches against Japanese club sides on Tuesday as they prepare to meet Nigeria in their opening World Cup group F match in Ibaraki on June 2.

The tournament favourites will field two different sides in consecutive games against J-League first division FC Tokyo and second division Niigata, press officer Coco Ventura said on Saturday at Argentina's training camp in the J-Village 200 km north of Tokyo.

Argentina also meet England in Sapporo on June 7 and Sweden in Miyagi on June 12 in the Korea/Japan tournament's first round.