Eight Golden Ball debut! Messi will present the Ballon d'Or for the first time in Argentina, to be witnessed by 49,000 fans

On November 12, according to Argentine media reports, in the upcoming national team match window, Messi will show his 8th Golden Ball Award in front of Argentine fans, which will be the first time in Messi's career to show the Golden Ball Award in front of Argentine fans.

According to the schedule of the South American region of the World Preliminaries, the Argentine team will sit at the Candy Box Stadium on November 16 local time to welcome the challenge of the Uruguayan team. Before the start of the match, Messi will show off his eighth Ballon d'Or trophy in front of 49,000 fans in front of the stadium.

At the recent Ballon d'Or ceremony, Messi beat Haaland and Mbappe to win his eighth Ballon d'Or, setting a new record for the number of Ballon d'Or awards he held. At the same time, he became the first player to win the Ballon d'Or in three different eras, three different leagues and three different teams.

By the time Messi won the Ballon d'Or, Inter Miami had already missed the MLS playoffs. Therefore, the upcoming match between Argentina and Uruguay will be Messi's official debut after winning the eight Golden Goals. Previously, Inter Miami had hosted a Ballon d'Or celebration for Messi and invited New York City to a friendly match.