Argentina, world champion
Two million people took to the streets of Buenos Aires, with its epicenter in the Obelisk, to celebrate the triumph of the albiceleste in Qatar
It was the biggest celebration in the history of the country: never before had Argentina seen so many people in the streets and so much joy shared. Cathartic relief, unlimited happiness, the third world title for the soccer team also turned Lionel Messi in an undisputed idol and sent to the attic of memories the insistent comparison with Diego Maradona.
“Thank you, Leo, thank you, Messi!” The cry was repeated on Avenida 9 de Julio, a gigantic artery that connects the north and south of Buenos Aires and that Argentines present as the widest in the world. The interesting thing about this gratitude to the former Barcelona player was that his biggest fans are young people, children and adolescents who are not under the influence of Maradona and live in awe of being world champions.
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The ‘bisht’, the honorable Arab cape that they put on Leo Messi and left Adidas without a historic photo
The ‘bisht’, the honorable Arab cape that they put on Leo Messi and left Adidas without a historic photo
At the beginning of Monday, the festivities calmed down in Buenos Aires and the rest of the cities of the country, waiting for the arrival of the selection on Monday night. But between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, two million people took to the streets of the Argentine capital, with the epicenter at the Obelisk, the emblematic monument in the heart of the city.
The titles in Argentina 78 and Mexico 86 generated a popular commotion, but not celebrations of the magnitude of those experienced this time. They were also joyous celebrations, without violence.
By the ledge of the Obelisk
The anecdote was that a man climbed to the top of the Obelisk and went over the ledge, 678 meters high, to take a selfie.
The tragedy struck in Baha Blanca, 700 kilometers south of Buenos Aires. There, a man was hanged with the Argentine flag that he had tied around his neck when part of it got into the wheels of his motorcycle.
The question is why he will make the selection once he is in Argentina. If in 1986 the Argentina of Maradona celebrated on the emblematic balcony of the Casa Rosada, on the Plaza de Mayo, this time things could be different: the local media insist that the players want to depoliticize the celebration, so they will go to the Casa Rosada might not be an option. The festivities are scheduled for Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the positive profile of the national team and of Messi contributed to the usual resentment towards the Argentines fading away: in the final, Chileans, Brazilians, Uruguayans and other residents of the region mostly supported the albiceleste, who returned South American football to the highest of the World Cup, something that has not happened since Brazil’s title in Korea / Japan 2002.
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