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Well, we are a little surprise here because its not the first time someone of North America did a jorunalistic note about this, like argentinian i have to say this: 1) I lived in 5 diferents cities in my life and NEVER meet or even listen about a black argentinian, with the time i presume i will meet someone. 2) When you see a black person here, you have 3 options: 1) they are inmigrants from Senegal, 2) from another country of Latin America, 3) if they are male and tall, VERY probably they are american basketball players. 3) The first time i see a black person (in person) was when i travelled to Rio Of Janerio in 1997, the same for all my family except mi father. 4) According the journalist, is like an obligation to have black players in your national team, it doesnt matter their level. 5) It is fair to say that all the historical information she mention about Argentina is true but, strangely, she answers herself: the reason for there arent a black players in Argentina is basically for "whatever reasons" there arent black argentinians, or at least they are less than 1% of the population, in a country which the football is clear the most popular sport. P.D: what woke you have to be to make an ethnic investigation of a country because you dont see players from some ethnicity P.D 2: For this mentality in some west countries, i asked about the existance or dont of "ethnic quota" in national teams i only receipt agresive answers, here the racism is not a big problem but it is in another countries.

I have distrust when is from the same Union, nothing particular with this referee but at least is not with a local european team, like in 2006 with Germany, what a partial referee our team had i that occasion.

LDOG explain well and i agree with him, so i only "expand" his concept: here the fans can make, say etc "close" to what ever they want to but is all the contrary with coachs and players: if you say something "negative" even it is totally true like Van Gaal says about Messi: you are "boqueando" (provoking), like LDOG sayed: here the players and coachs only says things like "they are a good team, with good players but we trust in us/i think we can win", here it calls "the cassette" (say all the same about all teams), imagine i was less than 10 years and i ask my father "why always the same respect even with very bad teams" and he explain me this "stricted honor football code" .

Another european with an european rival....ok.

Is part of the argentinian culture of football to the fans make songs, some for supporting your team and anothers to make jokes abouts rivals, is a very common thing here, the song about France and Mbape was an "average" song, far away from the real agresives.......but yes, for our culture, i dont expect "understanding" from anothers where those things arent normal, for example: a spanish guy in twitter "try" to make a similar song against Argentina and it wanst a good thing, a guy from here post "i will teach you how to make a football song" and made a good one about Spain. Before thepharaoah, i see many people from many countries doing the same coment in the page of the Fifa, it isnt original or wire at all.

Its a normal problem to this teams, low substitutes level.

When Lautaro Martinez go to kick the penalty

Messi use Riquelmes goal celebration against Van Gaal like he did originally.

I really ever listen something about what you say in the final of 1978, the players had that behaviour in that match?, im one of the very few fans of River who is anti-Ortega.

Van Gaal sayed things like "Messi doesnt do nothing in defense" and "we are clear candidates to win the penalties", here the cultural diferences: in Argentina we call this actions like "boquear", a big provocation and coming from the coach is even worse, Weghorst, acording the players, says many things in the match, for that reason Messi sayed to him when he was with the press "que miras, bobo" (what are you looking at?, dumb).

Is not my intention to defend this behavior but i can explain the reasons: the declarations of Van Gaal before the match were considerer provocative and the same with the player who score the two goals, how many times did you see Messi doing things like this?

Imagine our suffering after knowing that he will be who kick the last penalty.....

What a suffering......but finally in semifinal, always a dificults matchs with the fathers of total football. Im like this after the match.

Oh my god

Not penalty for me.

Vamossssss!!!

Off course not, it was a little "hidde" joke, that match its impossible to be forget.

Biggest surprise of the WC?

Croatia

Amazing "south american style" goal of Neymar, congrats brazilians

Surprising result to this moment, is a good thing for dutchs and argentinians to have a rival with an extra time

Luckily, the police arrest now to the ex peruvian president who turns in dictator........ P.D: he is communist, nothing to be surprise.

Well, 4 matchs and no suprises, what is happening to you WC?

Impresive performance of France, poor England (or Senegal) with this french level. Poland did what they can, i considerer close a miracle a french elimination in polish hands.

I expected a more dificult match for our team but, luckily, only was 15 minutes of suffering in the end..... For me, the best match of Messi, i really dont want to see anymore to "lukaku" Martinez like @hckošice well describe, what happen with Dibala Scaloni? Come on!!