Argentina’s president will not travel to Qatar for the World Cup final

Argentina’s head of state, Alberto Fernandez, announced on his social media on Saturday that he would not travel to Qatar on Sunday (4 p.m.) for the World Cup final between France and Argentina.

Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez said on Saturday that he would not go to the Argentina-France final, unlike his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, suggesting between the lines a superstition factor, by which he would not want to jinx the selection.

“Like millions of compatriots, I will enjoy the World Cup final at homethe center-left president wrote in a tweet. I will live this fantastic moment as I have done until now, with mine. The best of our people will be on the field, and in the stands of glorious supporters. And then, the cabals are the cabals”he concludes with a wink, referring to the « cabala »these superstitious rites, extremely prevalent among Argentines in football, which consist in scrupulously reproducing a formula, a gesture, a habit, which has been associated with victory, in this case the five consecutive successes of the Albiceleste.

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