There was a sense of inevitability for Argentina in Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal against England. It hung in the hot and stuffy Atlanta air hours before kickoff and had nothing to do with Lionel Messi.
Thousands of Argentinian fans crowded the city streets, belting out the lyrics to “Vamos Argentina.” They made up the overwhelming majority, so much so that the few English fans trying to walk by were forced to the outskirts, left squished against the buildings lining the sidewalk.
