Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates will make a triumphant return to their homeland on Thursday when Argentina plays its first match since winning the World Cup in Qatar. More than 1.5 million fans applied for 63,000 available tickets for the match against Central American minnow Panama at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires. Soccer-mad […]
Daniel Merolla
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Argentina delirious over Messi and his wizardry, leadership and spiciness
Argentines broke out into song and celebrations after the country’s hero, Lionel Messi, inspired the team to a 3-0 victory over Croatia in Qatar on Tuesday, sending them to the World Cup final. “We won! I love you Argentina,” cried pensioner Pablo Cardozo, 74, as he stood in front of a television […]