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Argentina's President speaks about the events of the World Cup

Javier Milei

Argentina's President Javier Miel has said that people are "jealous" because Argentines are "good at almost everything." 

There was a lot of criticism about the behavior of the Argentines after the World Cup. Argentina was defeated 1:0 by Spain in the final. 

President Milei watched the final from home, due to a superstition he has. According to him, this brings Argentina luck in the tournament. 

Milei has been President of Argentina since 2023. 

"The problem with Argentina is that we are attractive, we stand out, people are jealous of us because we are good at almost everything. I'm sorry, but someone had to say this," Miley declared, among other things, on social media on Friday.