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FIFA World Cup champion Argentina beat El Salvador 3-0 in the first match of the stadium at Lincoln Financial Field on Friday night, after announcing that 6 matches will be played in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The tournament has ended due to the absence of Argentina’s captain, world superstar and arguably the best player of all time, Lionel Messi. Messi had to withdraw from the team after suffering a bone injury. Since you came. The American player is going to play for the Major League Soccer team Inter Miami. Messi’s presence could bring his home closer to where he was when he met the Philadelphia Union in Chester last year.
It’s no surprise that the play attracted around 15,000 viewers. Events such as Messi not coming, the match being announced four weeks ago, Argentina’s scheduled match in China being cancelled, the weather being 41 degrees and rainy, Joe Coy from the audience taking the stage opposite the Wells Fargo Center, March Madness and March Madness. . Questions over the past few days about whether ticket prices should be reduced may have had less impact.
Despite Messi’s absence, the world champions have fielded a team of world-class players who often play for the world’s biggest teams such as Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid.
Argentina beat El Salvador 3-0 as Philadelphia prepares for the 2026 World Cup
- It’s good for us to have a player in Philadelphia who understands world-class football,” 2026 Philadelphia City Manager Meg Kane previously said. – Also, of course, Argentina is the reigning country in the world. Cup champion. –
- I think we’re all very happy to be able to address the talent panic at Lincoln Finance,” he said.
Argentina beat El Salvador 3-0
Kane said the board had been working with FIFA on key areas of the city’s plans since the World Cup was announced in February, focusing on transport, policy affairs and safety and security.
Tailgates in the stadium parking lot were busy before Friday’s game, but it was a far cry from October, when 62,284 people tuned in to watch Mexico play Germany.
Voter turnout in El Salvador is quite high compared to October. Argentinian fans flocked to the tailgate.
Argentina beat El Salvador 3-0 as Philadelphia prepares for the 2026 World Cup
“We thought we were going to represent El Salvador for sure,” said 25-year-old Penn State law student Sofá Vega and her Salvadoran-born boyfriend Christian Navas. Navas watched the match together. – But we saw a lot of it in El Salvador and heard some cumbia playing. That’s why it’s nice to hear the Culture play. “
To be fair, the game was one-sided – Argentina were the best team in the world, while El Salvador were ranked 81st in the latest FIFA rankings – but that was not the case when the game started. It didn’t take long for Argentina to score with Cristian Romero’s header in the 16th minute.
- Jairo Henriquez’s shot went out in the minute and El Salvador almost equalized. During the kick, the shot went over the goal.
Argentina doubled the difference in the 42nd minute. Enzo Fernandez was entitled to $132 million when he was transferred to London club Chelsea in January 2023. and on to Fernandez’s path.
After the halftime break, Argentina scored the third goal with Lo Celso’s shot in the 52nd minute.
From there it’s a road trip to Argentina. Opposition has softened at times due to a few changes to a friendly presentation like this. El Salvador goalkeeper Mario Gonzalez also made a couple of good saves to keep the score low.
The second half ended immediately, with no stoppage time of 90 minutes. Argentina will face Costa Rica on March 26 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. El Salvador will face Honduras on the same day.
The next football match for Lincoln will be between Premier League giants Liverpool and Arsenal on July 31, for which a large number of tickets have already been sold.
– Lincoln Financial Field sold out in July, only Philadelphia in the 2026 World Cup,” said Kane.