Cirque du Soleil wants audiences to relive Messi's World Cup party

A woman attends the launching of the show Messi10 by Cirque du Soleil, inspired by the life, values ​​​​and career of Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in this photo released and distributed to Reuters on August 3, 2023. Cirque du Soleil/Handout via REUTERS

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A Cirque du Soleil production inspired by the life ​​and career of Argentine soccer legend Lionel Messi, will be staged in Buenos Aires in October, where Argentina's World Cup glory in Qatar still lives strong.

The performance titled 'Messi10', after his favored jersey number, showcases the rise of the striker from his early childhood in Rosario to his iconic moment as world champion.