The 2026 World Cup arrived with an insoluble certainty for a good part of Argentines: the National Team is going to be champion. This is revealed by a special survey by the consulting firm Giacobbe carried out between June 5 and 10, 2026 on a sample of 2,500 cases with a margin of error of 2%. The survey, which combines sporting expectations, images of football figures and political-football readings, draws a portrait of a country that places an almost religious faith in the football team. Lionel Scaloni and that, at the same time, builds a wall between the playing field and the dark room.
The most compelling number in the report is the one that gives its name to this note: when asked if a victory for the National Team would influence their vote, the 93.4% He responded no, not at all. Only the 3.9% He admitted that he would be champion, he would vote for Javier Milei. The historical comparison is eloquent: in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, when the president was Alberto Fernandezthat percentage was only slightly higher, 6.2%. Football does not redeem presidents, regardless of political affiliation.
The same logic appears in the collective question: the 85.5% He believes that an eventual championship would not change the people’s vote. And most of 71.5% considers that the World Cup has nothing to do with politics. The World Cup hope is genuine—that same percentage believes that the National Team will win again—but the Argentines are not willing to let anyone charge the electoral revenue for the team’s victory.
The report also measured images of the selected figures. Julian Alvarez leads the ranking of positive image with the 93.2%closely followed by Lionel Scaloni (92.3%) and Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez (92.2%). Lionel Messi appears with him 90.9% positive, although its number fell compared to December 2022, when it registered 96.7%. The most striking case is that of Rodrigo DePaul: Its positive image went from 85.1% in Qatar to 63% today, with a pronounced increase in the average and negative image. At the antipodes, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia 42.7% have a negative image and only 14.2% have a positive image, while 44.8% consider that they should not attend the World Cup because they are being investigated by Justice.
The survey includes a question that accurately reflects the scale of priorities of the Argentine fan: if he had to choose between the National Team winning the World Cup or the country improving economically, the 48.8% would prefer economic improvement, while the 44.2% He would keep the championship even if the economy does not improve. A narrow difference that speaks of a society that, even in the midst of World Cup fever, does not lose sight of the current situation. And, in short, he knows very well that football and politics are two different fields.
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