A Dutch government spokesman has revealed which team Máxima Zorreguieta will support on Friday

Máxima Zorreguieta has a divided heart Argentina and Holland: She grew up in Recoleta, but has been queen consort of the Netherlands since 2013. Though she shows her love for both nations, there are times when she has to take sides. She happened to him in the group stage of the 2006 World Cup in Germany and in the semifinals of Brazil 2014, and she will also happen this Friday, in the quarterfinals of Qatar 2022.

The last time this dilemma occurred to her, in 2014, when the European country was still officially called the Netherlands, Máxima was far from any screen to watch the match: she was in Paris, in the midst of presenting the PISA reports on education, before the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

At that World Cup, he was in Porto Alegre to support his Netherlands against Australia in the group stage. He watched that match from the penalty area, wearing a striking orange jacket to match his scarf and celebrated the three goals in the 3-2 win.

But his position was first made clear in 2006 when both sides drew 0-0 in Frankfurt. “The royal couple support the Netherlands team,” anticipated the royal family’s press service, ahead of that crossing, valid for the third date of group C of that tournament. Later, Máxima stated: “Argentina’s results are important to me, but I’m Dutch“.

With these premises, the same question as always came up again in the face of this Friday’s clash between Lionel Scaloni’s team and the one led by Louis van Gaal. Who will support Máxima? The answer came, again, from the Dutch Government Information Service (RVD): “As a Dutch woman and Queen of the Netherlands, she is pro-Netherlands.”.

However, he won’t be supporting his team from the stadium. And this the kings of the Netherlands made the decision not to travel to Doha attend the World Cup in Qatar, due to reports of human rights violations falling on that country.

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“The royal couple takes great care of the image. They are very precise and have a lot of tact on matters that can be sensitive or damage relations with other countries,” journalist Etienne Glebeek told the BBC.

For this reason, Máxima was unexpectedly absent from the match between the Netherlands and Las Leonas in the semi-finals of the XIII Women’s Field Hockey World Championship 2014which was held in The Hague in June 2014. Although the Queen watched the entire event, she was not in the stands to celebrate her country’s title, which they won 4-0.

However, the Monarch was encouraged to be present at the quarter-final clash Rio 2016 Olympic Gameswhen the Netherlands eliminated Argentina 3-2.

Even there was controversy: the cameras caught her celebrating the Dutch team’s second goal. On social media they have not forgiven her and many have complained about that gesture of the queen.

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