The firm step of the Argentine National Team in the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup consolidated the team Lionel Scaloni as one of the top favorites for the title, after sealing their classification to the round of 32, leading Group J. With a solid base of players and a Lionel Messi At a plethora of levels, the national team resolved its first matches on North American soil with authority, transforming the pressure of the two-time championship into a display of football hierarchy.
The collective operation of the “Scaloneta” remains oiled, combining the freshness of the new relays with the experience of the historic champions of Qatar.
As usual, the fervor of the fans in the streets and on social networks was accompanied by the inflexible folklore of the cabalsa ritual rooted in Argentine popular culture where repeating outfits, keeping the same companions or complying with strict routines seeks to “ensure” the team’s fortune and avoid the dreaded “mufa.” The footballers themselves respect these codes, as evidenced by the classic walk of Rodrigo De Paul and Leandro Paredes eating candy in the middle of the field before warming up.
This social phenomenon is not foreign to the political sphere, where public figures seek to associate themselves with national identity. After the victory against Algeria, Senator Patricia Bullrich He joined the celebrations by publishing a photograph on his social networks where he was wearing the Albiceleste shirt and tallying the team’s three goals by showing three fingers of his hand, accompanied by the phrase “What an incredible night… Let’s go Argentina!!!”
The publication generated a strong digital impact, since various users of platforms such as X and Facebook attributed secondary intentions and political chicanery due to the government situation. Later, after the success against Austria, the official legislator repeated the methodology by uploading a similar image in which she made the number two gesture with her fingers.
This action reignited, once again, the controversy in the political arena, given that the public associated his gesture with the traditional “V for victory” historically linked to Peronism. Beyond the intention of the senator from La Libertad Avanza was to demonstrate the annotations of those led by Scaloni, many Internet users remembered Bullrich’s time in the Peronist Youth in the 70’s.
Beyond all controversy, for the moment, the cabal created by Patricia Bullrich is giving results and it will remain to be known on Saturday, June 27, how many fingers she will show on her X account at the end of the national team’s third match, in which she will face the team from Jordan.
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