Even as the players prepare for the World Cup final against France, the Argentinian fans who are privileged to be here in Qatar and who have already secured their tickets for the match are also in full preparation to ‘play’ their match. the stands.
The setting in the immense Lusail Stadium, which has a capacity of almost 90,000 spectators, will be unbeatable and La Scaloneta will once again feel as if it were playing at the Monumental or the Bombonera.
The cotillion is ready. A group of fans took over the organization. And this Friday they have already received all the material with which to paint the stands of a field that will be populated mostly by Argentina fans.
What will the support consist of? There will be 6,000 light blue and white balloons, 4,000 Argentinean flags, 2,000 scarves and about 10 suspenders of 40 meters each. And hundreds of cards have also been printed with the image of Messi celebrating Topo Gigio and the phrase “what are you looking at”which was immortalized after knocking out the Netherlands.
There will be a good atmosphere in court silver. This is the idea of the thousands of fans who are here and thousands more who are arriving right now for the decisive duel that can give the third star to the AFA championship.
Naturally the rituals will continue, beyond the color and warmth that will be provided by the Lusail seats. This Saturday there will be a new banner, the last one. It is always done one day before the matches of the team led by Scaloni. And in the same: the Souq Waqif market, in the center of Doha.
Right there then there will be the flag for the final. Also in that same area on Sunday morning there will be a Qatari rally to go to the stadium in the underground caravan. Once at the Lusail gate, the bass drums, snare drums and trumpets will keep playing for a while longer to warm up the engines. And a couple of hours before the initial whistle they will come in to find themselves behind an archway.
Argentinian fans are a phenomenon in their own right at this World Cup. Local citizens and migrants from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, among other countries, admire the Albicelestial passion and join in singing and jumping whenever they see a group of Argentines.
And for this the national team will feel local, as in all matches of this World Cup. It is that France, as has happened with most European teams, does not have a great support of fans in the Arabian peninsula. Against Morocco, in the semifinal, there were no more than 5,000 French in the stands.
On the other hand, no less than 30,000 Argentines are expected this Sunday. Many still don’t have tickets and the desperation to get a ticket is on the rise. There are claims for Claudio Tapia, president of AFA, and for Fifa, which has already warned that it will sell a remainder of around 10,000 tickets at the official price.
The party is building. The final will have an Argentinian stadium atmosphere. Breath is guaranteed. The rest will be up to the players on the pitch.
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Source: Clarin
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