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1.5 million tickets have been applied for this match at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires - old news. Even the number of journalists applying to cover the match is a record number.
The match against Panama, ranked 61st in FIFA rankings, may not be a big deal in international football, but it means a lot to the Argentines. The Argentina team will enter the field for the first time in this match with three stars recognized as three-time world champions in jersey.
Argentine media reported that the Argentine team will display the World Cup trophy before the start of the match at the Monumental Stadium with a capacity of 83,000 spectators. After winning the World Cup after 36 years in Qatar, this is a reunion of the world-winning Argentina team.
The first match after winning the World Cup, that too from Argentina's home ground, this is actually the main attraction of the match. Argentina's La Nacion newspaper reported that Argentina's opponents in this match, Panama, have come to play this match without several of their key players.
The Argentina team was given a huge reception in Buenos Aires after the World Cup. Messi-Di Maria paraded in an open-top bus amid a crowd of millions. He returned to his own house. All the receptions and celebrations took place there. Then he went to his respective 'work place', that is, to the club where he plays. The past three months have been busy with professional football.
But they have practiced the happy memories of the World Cup even in this. The match against Panama in the FIFA window is very much the rest of the Argentinean's 'incomplete' festival. It is understood that during the international break, the players took leave from their respective clubs and returned to Argentina. The 'rest' of the festival has started since then.
Messi went to eat at a restaurant in Argentina with his family. There, they had to leave the food incomplete under the pressure of a large number of devotees. Messi why others are also suffering the torture of happiness. There was also a festive touch in training under Lionel Scaloni. Messira laughing, killing; As if in the afternoon neighborhood friends have gathered to play football. There is no rush. No pressure. Looking at the photos of Argentina team's practice session published by international photo agencies or on social media, it is natural to think that they are the happiest people in the world.
The whole picture emerges in an interview of Di Maria given to La Nacion, 'The coach said that day, it is great to see the Argentines happy after winning the World Cup. We are enjoying and celebrating being world champions every day. Now back in Argentina enjoying it even more. Hopefully, the day of the match will be great.
