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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Outside the front door of Argentino Las Olas, a seven-year-old restaurant serving empanadas and other Argentine dishes, is a large poster of Lionel Messi palming the World Cup.
"Bienvenido Capitan," it reads. Welcome Captain.
The inside walls are nearly entirely covered by pictures and signs honoring the nation from which the restaurant draws its inspiration. Soccer memorabilia is everywhere, and Messi's presence looms large.
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When Messi guided his country to its first World Cup triumph since 1986, Argentino Las Olas was packed.