Behind the scenes of “I was born in Argentina”, milestone of the Argentina national team in Qatar 2022: how is the complete text

Every World Cup has that song that identifies Argentinian fans. Four years ago he was the one who started by saying “Come on Argentina, you know I love you”; eight years ago, in Brazil 2014, the famous “Brazil tell me how it feels”; and now it’s “Muchachos” that plays in Qatar and resonates all over the world.

This success, loaded with emotion for the reference to “boys from the Malvinas” Already Maradona what “in the sky we can see it”is felt in every corner of the Arab country and even reaches the changing rooms of the players of Lionel Scaloni. It was also heard during the match between France and Poland and in the already famous (and almost Argentinian) Bangladesh.

Fernando Romero, a 30-year-old teacher who lives in the western suburbs of Buenos Aires, is the author of this popular song and is thrilled that it will be immortalized as the third world title for the albiceleste.

He shouted the goals of euphorically Messi Y Giuliano Alvarez which secured Argentina’s place in Friday’s quarterfinal against Holland, and he was moved while watching TV when he heard that a stadium with more than 40,000 people and the footballers themselves sang the verses of the song that he himself had written.

“Telenoche”, El Trece’s newscast, interviewed him at the parish of the Sagrada Familia in Haedo, where he works, and he recounted the genesis of this number.

In the first place, he says, it was clearly influenced by his fanaticism for racing club, since Academy fans have a song with the same tune. She changed “Guys, bring wine, play the Acadé” to “Guys, now we’re excited again”.

“It’s the first World Cup since Diego died I wanted to make a song that leaves aside that constant confrontation and competition that has existed for so long between Messi and Maradona. They’re both ours,” Romero continued.

‘I was born in Argentina, land of Diego and Lionel’on the one hand, and “And Diego, we can see him in heaven, with Don Diego and La Tota, cheering Lionel”on the other, they respond to that premise of placing these two icons at the same height.

After the consecration in the Copa América 2021, the first title in 28 years with the addition of having won it against Brazil at the Maracana, the staggered He celebrated at the Monumental: 3-0 victory over Bolivia in Qualifying with Messi’s hat-trick, qualification on the track and partying in front of the entire crowd.

Fernando Romero wanted to be there and sing for Messi, moved as rarely before the ovation of the fans, but he didn’t get the ticket. Likewise, he stood outside Nuñez’s stadium and sang his song about him in front of the cameras of a sports television channel. This is where this beautiful story began.

“Recently I was moved by some kids who sang it on the street after the match against Australia. Or when I hear it in squares, at celebrations… Not to mention when I see the players sing it,” he told Telenoche. And he dreams that the singing will continue until November 18.

the full song

I was born in Argentina, land of Diego and Lionel,

of the boys from the Malvinas that I will never forget,

I can’t explain it to you, because you won’t understand

the finals we lost, for how many years did I mourn them,

but it ended, because in the Maracana,

dad won the final again with the brazucas

Guys, now we’re excited again,

I want to win the third, I want to be world champion

And we can see Diego, in heaven, with Don Diego and La Tota,

encouraging him to Lionel.