WATCH: Lionel Messi & Argentina World Cup heroes receive emotional homecoming ovation | OneFootball

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·24. März 2023

WATCH: Lionel Messi & Argentina World Cup heroes receive emotional homecoming ovation

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Argentina's World Cup heroes were met with a stunning ovation from Albiceleste fans on their first outing since the triumph in Qatar.

The South American outfit took on Panama in a friendly in the early hours of Friday morning, before which they were treated to a firework show and serenaded by a huge crowd of supporters.


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Lionel Messi was visibly emotional by the display and a number of Argentina's stars were left teary eyed as a result.

"I want to thank you for all the love we have been receiving, not only for being world champions but also for the Copa America beforehand," said Messi after the game, which Argentina won 2-0. "We had said that we were going to do everything possible for this.

"I have always personally dreamed of this moment, to be able to celebrate with you, to come to my country, to Argentina, to lift a Copa America, the Finalissima and the greatest thing, which is the World Cup.

"I know it's our day, where the champions are celebrating, but I don't want to forget all the teammates who came before us, who also did everything possible to achieve this and came very close in the Copa America and World Cup. They deserve all the recognition of the Argentine people, because they also gave up everything for this shirt.

"Let's enjoy this. It took a long time to win it again and we don't know how long it will take for it to happen again, hopefully not so many years. It has been shown that it is very difficult to win the World Cup. It depends on many things, not just a great group and a great team. Sometimes, for whatever reason, it cannot be achieved, so let's enjoy this third star."

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