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Facundo Iglesia in Buenos Aires and Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro

Javier Milei accuses US Democrats of financing ‘anti-Argentina campaign’ at World Cup

Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, speaks during the opening ceremony of the Palermo Rural Exhibition, the country's leading livestock and agricultural fair, on Sunday
Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, also claimed his political rivals may have ‘validated the woke movement that is now accusing us of being racist’. Photograph: Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA

More than a week has passed since Ferran Torres scored the extra-time goal that gave Spain its second World Cup, but – at least for Argentina’s president – the tournament is not over.

Javier Milei has claimed that a coordinated “anti-Argentina campaign” was behind criticism of the country’s team, accusations of racism among its fans and conspiracy theories alleging that Lionel Messi’s side was secretly being favoured by Fifa.

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