Can't believe it? Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar! And the Argentinian supporters are not ready to forget it.
Indeed, they launched an online petition entitled "France stop crying" which quickly collected more than 650,000 signatures!
According to Valentin Gomez, the initiator of the petition, "Since we won the World Cup final, the French have not stopped crying, complaining and refusing to accept that Argentina are the champions. of the world". He added: "This petition is for the French to stop crying and accept that Messi is the best player in history and that Mbappé is his son!"
The 2022 World Cup final between France and Argentina was played at Lusail Stadium, a state-of-the-art stadium with a capacity of 80,000. The match ended 3-3 after regular time and was decided on penalties, where Argentina eventually won 4-2!
France's defeat drew strong reactions from their supporters, who accused Szymon Marciniak 's refereeing of being biased and lamented the lack of elegance of some Argentine players , in particular goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez , who was accused of over-celebrating. The president of the FFF, Noël Le Graët, even wrote a letter of complaint to his Argentinian counterpart, Claudio Tapia , to be moved by the "excesses" of the albicélestes celebrations.
But despite all these tensions, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was a huge success! The games were exciting and the crowds from all over the world to support their national team were amazing. The next FIFA World Cup will take place in 2026 and will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. So stay tuned!