{"id":33063,"date":"2026-07-09T17:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/messi-on-board-passenger-streams-argentina-vs-egypt-match-mid-air-entire-flight-joins-in-watch-off-the-field-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:00:14","slug":"messi-on-board-passenger-streams-argentina-vs-egypt-match-mid-air-entire-flight-joins-in-watch-off-the-field-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/messi-on-board-passenger-streams-argentina-vs-egypt-match-mid-air-entire-flight-joins-in-watch-off-the-field-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi on board: Passenger streams Argentina vs Egypt match mid-air, entire flight joins in &#8211; Watch | Off the field News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132283922,imgsize-296394,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/vbn-23.jpg\" alt=\"Messi on board: Passenger streams Argentina vs Egypt match mid-air, entire flight joins in - Watch\" title=\"Photo\/screengrab\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>One passenger&#8217;s decision to buy in-flight Wi-Fi turned an ordinary flight into a football watch party, as fellow travellers gathered around a single laptop to watch Argentina&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/fifa-world-cup\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> round-of-16 match against Egypt.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The video was shared on X, with footage showing how one passenger&#8217;s laptop became the centre of attention during the flight.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>In the clip, the passenger stood near the front of the cabin with his laptop held above his head, streaming the Argentina vs Egypt match after purchasing the flight&#8217;s Wi-Fi service. As the game progressed, passengers seated nearby leaned into the aisle to catch a glimpse of the screen.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Within minutes, more people joined in. Some leaned forward from their seats while others stood in the aisle for a better view, turning part of the cabin into a makeshift viewing area.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The passenger continued holding the laptop throughout the match as fellow travellers watched closely. Some quietly cheered whenever Argentina created a chance.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The caption with the video read, &#8220;A guy bought WiFi to watch the Argentina vs Egypt game on the plane. And the 187 passengers ended up crowding around to listen to the live match.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>In the match, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/lionel-messi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Lionel Messi<\/a>&#8216;s Argentina scripted a miraculous comeback to register victory over the Egypt.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Trailing 2-0 against Egypt with 11 minutes of regulation time remaining on Tuesday, the defending champions scored three late goals to win 3-2 and book a place in the quarter-finals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>\u201cWe have a phenomenal group, a group that never gives up no matter the difficulties and adversity. We\u2019re always together,\u201d said Enzo Fernandez, who scored the winning goal in stoppage time.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Argentina will face Switzerland in the quarter-finals on Saturday (loal time) in Kansas City, Missouri.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"sQLTU timeline_pollWrapper_as  \" data-scrollga=\"scroll#poll_view\">\n<div>\n<p>How do you feel about purchasing in-flight Wi-Fi for entertainment purposes?<\/p>\n<div class=\"iN00Z\">\n<div class=\"eG6Oq\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div class=\"W30C0\">\n<p>3k+ users shared opinion today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5k+ users already voted today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3k+ users shared opinion today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/polls\/how-do-you-feel-about-purchasing-in-flight-wi-fi-for-entertainment-purposes\/pollopinions\/132284663.cms?src=articleshow\" class=\"pd_MH\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Share Opinion<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>For much of the match, it looked as though Lionel Messi&#8217;s World Cup journey could end in the round of 16 in what could be the sixth and final World Cup of his career.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Argentina were close to elimination, with their hopes of becoming the first team since Brazil in 1958 and 1962 to win back-to-back World Cup titles fading before producing a late turnaround.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>\u201cThe heart of Argentinians is always something that pushes, that we keep going no matter what, that we give everything until the end. <!-- -->And honestly, with the score 2-0, we looked a bit beaten,\u201d Argentina striker Julian Alvarez said. \u201cThere was little time left, but we always manage to get something more by fighting until the end.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>Cristian Romero began the comeback with a header in the 79th minute. Messi, who was seen in tears after the final whistle, equalised in the 83rd minute with his eighth goal of the tournament and a record-extending 21st World Cup goal before Fernandez scored the winner in stoppage time.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/off-the-field\/messi-on-board-passenger-streams-argentina-vs-egypt-match-mid-air-entire-flight-joins-in-watch\/articleshow\/132283767.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One passenger&#8217;s decision to buy in-flight Wi-Fi turned an ordinary flight into a football watch party, as fellow travellers gathered around a single laptop to watch Argentina&#8217;s FIFA World Cup round-of-16 match against Egypt.The video was shared on X, with footage showing how one passenger&#8217;s laptop became the centre of attention during the flight.In the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}