PANAMA players were spotted fighting over Enzo Fernandez’s shirt while others got Lionel Messi to sign their tops after their defeat to Argentina.
The World Cup winners are still flying high after their glorious triumph in Qatar back in December.
Following a thrilling 3-3 draw with France, Argentina held their nerve in the shootout to win the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
A huge party back in the South American nation ensued for several days after they returned home with the trophy.
However, last night was the first time that they had actually taken to the pitch since their World Cup win and the scenes were INCREDIBLE at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires to celebrate.
As the Argentine national anthem rang out from the 80,000-plus crowd, fireworks soon began to light up the sky while Messi struggled to contain his emotions while Emi Martinez broke down in tears.
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Martinez did go on to keep a clean sheet as Argentina capped the night off with a victory – although they left it late against Panama.
Thiago Almada finally broke the deadlock with just 12 minutes remaining to get the crowd rocking once again.
And then in the dying seconds it was Messi’s turn to celebrate as he fired home his 800th career goal, and his 99th for Argentina, with a brilliant free-kick.
After the final whistle, despite suffering a loss, excitable Panama players were caught on camera almost wrestling each other to try and get Chelsea’s new £106m British record signing Fernandez’s No.24 shirt.
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And another Panama player, Ivan Anderson, also managed to get himself a precious memento as he pulled out a pen in front of Messi and got him to sign his jersey.
Martinez then recreated his X-rated World Cup celebration last night – leaving his wife red-faced before she eventually joined in.
He was awarded the individual accolade for being the best goalkeeper in Qatar and when he was handed the trophy, Martinez reacted in an unique way.
The 30-year-old shook hands with Fifa representatives, including Gianni Infantino, before holding the gold award in front of his privates while leaning back and pulling an odd face.
That led to a massively split reaction from fans and pundits, with Graeme Souness branding him a “vulgar clown”.
But that did not stop Martinez, along with several team-mates, reenacted his infamous celebration while his wife, Mandinha, covered her face with her hand.
However, she didn’t take much persuasion to copy her fella’s antics as she shared a snap of her and several other Argentina WAGs pulling the same stunt on the pitch.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
