Hong Kong vs. Argentina: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview

Argentina will be looking to bounce back from their 2-0 friendly loss to Brazil on Tuesday when they take on Hong Kong in the Far East.

The beaten World Cup finalists were downed by a good Brazil side in Beijing but will be eager to up their performance against such relative minnows at the Hong Kong Stadium.

For Hong Kong's part, they beat Singapore 2-1 on Friday but cannot have any realistic hopes of taking down the South American powerhouses.

Read on for full scheduling, television and live streaming information, as well as a preview of the encounter.

Date: Tuesday, October 14

Time: 1 p.m. BST, 8 a.m. ET

TV Info: beIN Sports (US only)

Live Stream: beIN Sports Connect

Argentines Mixed Post World Cup 

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Since they were beaten 1-0 in extra time by Germany in the World Cup final in the summer, Gerardo Martino's side have had one impressive win and an underwhelming defeat.

Back in September they beat Germany 4-2 in a very strong performance, including a masterclass from Manchester United's Angel di Maria, per 101 Great Goals:

However, in their second encounter since the summer's tournament on Saturday they were downed 2-0 by Brazil as Lionel Messi missed a penalty. 

The Hong Kong encounter—while hardly likely to be at all competitive—gives Argentina an opportunity to weigh in with a number of goals, as well as trying out some fresher faces.

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The likes of Di Maria, Messi, Sergio Aguero and Pablo Zabaleta all started against Brazil but may potentially play a smaller role against Hong Kong.

Javier Pastore could be given a starting berth on Tuesday with the Paris St. Germain midfielder likely to want to prove himself having been left out of the 11 for the Beijing match.

Whatever team Martino puts out, Argentina will likely cruise to an easy win on Tuesday.

East Asian Cup Preparation

Tuesday's hosts return to competitive action next month for the second preliminary round of the East Asian Cup when they will face Guam, Taiwan and North Korea in a round-robin qualifier, per Alvin Sallay in the South China Morning Post.

The winner of the qualifier will join Japan, South Korea and China in the 2015 tournament and the Argentina encounter presents Kim Pan-Gon's side with a great opportunity to pit their wits against the very best.

If they can at least hold their own against Argentina at the Hong Kong Stadium they will take a huge amount of confidence into next month's crucial matches.

Their recent win against Singapore was their first victory since September last year—against the same opposition.

Although they are highly unlikely to triumph against Argentina they will no doubt take some invaluable experience away from playing against such a high-profile side.