The next July 3Argentina will be measured with Cape Verde in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup.
The team led by Lionel Scaloni arrives after completing a perfect group stage, winning all their games, added to the outstanding performances of Lionel Messi, who has scored six goals and leads the tournament’s scoring table.
Shortly after the Albiceleste plays its match, a moment starring the players of Argentina that caused Lionel Messi to laugh out loud.
It all started when the players, before boarding their flight to Miami, They had to undergo airport security checks.
According to VML Global, airport authorities detected that one of the Argentine players, Cristian “El Cuti” Romero carried a peculiar object in his luggage.
It was, according to the media, a Magiclick, a manual spark lighter.
After the authorities showed the lighter, the rest of the team took the situation with humor, to the point that Lionel Messi laughed out loud as soon as he realized it.
The moment not only went viral on social networks due to the peculiar scene, but also because it showed that the players of Argentina must go through security checks like anyone else.
“Watching Argentina board their flight out of the office is a good reminder: next time you get annoyed by TSA, just remember, Even Messi goes through the metal detector,” said Josh Chavis, creative director of VML Global.