I saw Messi play for the first time live last year when I was in Barranca-Bermeja, Colombia. My daughter and I marveled as Leo scored the opening 2 goals and led Barcelona to a European Cup victory over A.C. Milan. What a special player Messi is.
It is going to be a true cultural experience watching Argentina live and die by his every move. What enormous pressure must be on such individuals. In Argentina, soccer is closer to religion than sport. An Argentine friend once told me that if you don't play soccer at least once during the week, they won't let you into church!!!
Argentina will play their opening round World Cup matches on the following dates:
June 15 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 21 - Iran
June 25 - Nigeria
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