Messi mania grips crowd at China’s Workers’ Stadium

2023-06-16 01:22

Fans paid between $400 and $680 to see the world's greatest player line out in Beijing.

On a hot summer night in Beijing, Lionel Messi scored against Australia just 90 seconds into the game, sending tens of thousands of Chinese fans into raptures.

It was a sea of blue and white Argentina jerseys in the Chinese capital on Thursday night - and nearly all of them had the name Messi on...