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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Natalie Alcoba

‘We’re going to win’: Argentina waits in hope for World Cup title

Argentinian football football fans at the Buenos Aires obelisk, a day ahead of the World Cup final against France, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 17, 2022 [Matilde Campodonico/AP Photo]

Buenos Aires, Argentina – A day before kickoff for the World Cup final in Qatar, Mayerlin Díaz Iglesias and her eight-year-old son Jose Alberto took a selfie in the heart of Buenos Aires.

Decked out in Lionel Messi jerseys on Saturday afternoon, they were standing before the soaring Obelisco de Buenos Aires, a monument that – since it was erected in 1936 – has stood as a national symbol of Argentina’s greatest successes.

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