Postpublished at 13:41 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2022
Argentina v France (15:00 GMT)
Andy Cryer
BBC Sport in Qatar
The giant video screen in the Lusai Stadium has just shown footage of the Argentina players getting off the team coach. There seemed to be a lot of singing and dancing among the players - and the vocal fans already in here needed no excuse to join in.
And the loudest cheer was reserved for the first glance of Lionel Messi.
What a noise for more than an hour away from kick off...