Tag: 2022 World Cup

Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 10:55 UTC
The Argentine World Cup victory song has references to the Falklands war and the lads killed in combat

The unofficial song Argentina adopted to celebrate victory in the 2022 Qatar World Cup has become the top global viral song and has been streamed 1,5 million times on Spotfy.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 10:57 UTC
Over 4 million people celebrate chopper-borne world champs in Buenos Aires

Over four million Argentine football fans needed in the end to look up to see helicopters carrying the national team players overfly the Obelisk Square area and other parts of Buenos Aires because the bus could simply not get through the crowd along the highway from the Football Association's training camp in Ezeiza.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Ex UK ambassador Mark Kent celebrates Argentina's World Cup but regrets Carmona's attitude

The head of Argentina's Malvinas, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands, Guillermo Carmona had a Twitter exchange with former UK ambassador in Buenos Aires Mark Kent, who congratulated and celebrated the Argentine team's win of the Football World Cup in Qatar.
Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 20:11 UTC
Over 4 million pack Buenos Aires streets for uncertain World Cup celebrations

Over four million Argentine fans were still baffled Tuesday afternoon as to where the national football team would be celebrating last Sunday's 4-2 win on penalties over France at the Qatar 2022 World Cup final.
Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 09:17 UTC
World Champions land in Buenos Aires, have a busy partial holiday ahead

Aerolíneas Argentinas' Flight AR 1915 landed at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport at around 2am Tuesday. First to step off the Airbus 330-200 was world football champions captain Lionel Messi holding the much-coveted World Cup won in Qatar o er France on penalties.
Monday, December 19th 2022 - 20:44 UTC
No politicians at World Champs celebration in Buenos Aires

The Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus 330-200 carrying the champions of the world back home from Qatar has already departed from its Rome stopover and is expected to arrive at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport at around 2 am Tuesday, according to data collected by MercoPress from the flightradar24.com website.
Monday, December 19th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Multiple celebration scenarios await world champions in Argentina

Argentine President Alberto Fernández and Security Minister Aníbal Fernández have been discussing the national football team's return from Qatar with the World Cup in the bag. But neither of them knows exactly what to expect or prepare for.
Sunday, December 18th 2022 - 19:21 UTC
Messi's Argentina win Qatar World Cup on penalties

Lionel Messi's Argentina toppled France as reigning football world champions with a 4-2 win on penalties at the Qatar 2022 final after a 2-2 regular time draw that became a 3-3 parity in extra time.
Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 10:27 UTC
Ronaldo finds successor as Portugal crush Switzerland in Qatar

In what seemed to be a generational transition, Portugal quashed Switzerland 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals at the Qatar 2022 football World Cup.
Monday, December 5th 2022 - 23:21 UTC
South Korea no match for Brazil at Qatar 2022

Five-time champions Brazil Monday advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar 2022 football World Cup with a 4-1 rout of South Korea giving Uruguay some comfort that had they not been eliminated earlier they would have most likely had to endure a similar disgrace.