BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina’s upcoming friendly promptly sold out Thursday immediately after much more than 1 million individuals formed an on the net queue for tickets to see the Globe Cup champions play at house for the initially time because Lionel Messi’s group lifted the trophy in Qatar.

Argentina’s soccer association place 63,000 tickets up for sale for the March 23 match against Panama at the Monumental de Nunez Stadium in Buenos Aires with rates ranging in between $57 and $240.

The rates triggered a debate in the South American nation, which has suffered from higher inflation and a lengthy-standing financial crisis. Nonetheless, the match sold out in only two hours.

The frenzy amongst Argentinian fans was predictable. Much more than five million individuals took the streets of Buenos Aires to welcome the planet champions in December immediately after their penalty shootout win against France.

Members of the squad have been arriving at Argentina’s capital because Monday.

Argentina will play one more friendly on March 28 against Curacao in the province of Santiago del Estero. Tickets for that match are not but offered.

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