Yes kolkata is ready for the high profile historical match between Argentina and
Venezuela at the YBK also called Salt lake stadium today at the evening of 7 pm.
The scheduled match Federation Internationale de Football Association(FIFA)
international friendly match between the national footbal teams of Argentina and
Venezuela.
Football superstar Lionel Messi reached in india's football craziest city kolkata
as yesterday over 2,000 fans sang ,danced waited througout the night outside the
airport.
But the fans failed to get a glimpse of Messi as the match organisers whisked him
and team-mate Javier Mascherano into a vehicle on the airport and drove them
away for the safety purposes.
Since 1967 this two sides have clashed 17 times, with Argentina winning on every
occasion.In FIFA listings, Argentina are 9th, while Venezuela stand at 44th position.
But Venezuela could take heart from their recent performance in the Copa America
where they finished fourth. Argentina went out of competition in the quarter final.
Venezuela, which 12 years ago lagged even behind India in the FIFA rankings, have
risen like the proverbial Phoenix to become a major South American footballing nation.
The Venezuela soccer team, which was 110th in the 1999 FIFA rankings - four rungs
below India - has since then vastly improved.
"It's going to be a very tough match. Venezuela are a very good team," said the
Manchester City player.Venezuelan coach Cesar Farias concedes that the individual
brilliance of the Argentines could put to test his side's resilience.
"You can't hide the fact that Messi is a great player. But football is a team game, we
have been working to be a cohesive unit. We have our attention on the strengths of
Argentina. But we are focussing more on our strengths."
For these 90 whole india will stop and all football fans eyes on the Salt lake stadium
which has the capacity of about 1.20 lakh people.On tv screens this match will be
displayed on ESPN.This is one of the biggest deals in indian history for a 90
minute match which will cover 152 countries all over the world.
So get y for this dazzling game and ofcourse superstar Messi.
All set for this game,so take your seats to enjoythis game to your fullest!!!!!
which has the capacity of about 1.20 lakh people.On tv screens this match will be
displayed on ESPN.This is one of the biggest deals in indian history for a 90
minute match which will cover 152 countries all over the world.
So get y for this dazzling game and ofcourse superstar Messi.
All set for this game,so take your seats to enjoythis game to your fullest!!!!!
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