FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Argentina’s national soccer team departed its Fort Lauderdale hotel for practice on Thursday as a couple dozen fans gathered outside hoping to catch a glimpse of the World Cup favorites.
Video showed the players boarding the buses. Fans were kept at a distance, making it difficult to see the players as they headed to practice.
Loyal Argentina fans came from all over to see the team.
One father and son, who had just been in Dallas to watch Argentina, are now in Miami. They came to get a glimpse of the players and hope to get a jersey signed at some point.
Fans shared what they were hoping to see.
“I hope they’re going to wave,” one fan said.
When asked if they had been surprised by the team, another fan said there was no pressure, so “you don’t know what he’s going to do now.”
Another fan, Bruno Martinez, said he wasn’t surprised by how well Argentina has looked.
“There are too many strong teams in the World Cup,” Martinez said. “If you want to beat Argentina, you need to fight a lot -- you need to fight, fight a lot.”
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