Brazil celebrates rival Argentina's World Cup defeat

AFP ^ | July 13, 2014 | Chris Wright and Claire de Oliveira Neto

[C19fan]

Brazilians bitter about their team's disastrous World Cup celebrated Argentina's defeat to Germany in the final Sunday by dancing and launching fireworks, relieved that their arch-rivals failed to triumph on their soil. In Brasilia and Sao Paulo, fireworks exploded after Mario Goetze scored in extra-time to give the Germans a last-gasp victory at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium. At a bar near the stadium, Brazilians chanted "Cry! Cry! Argentina!" in a nod to the song "Don't cry for me Argentina."

[C19fan]

Brazil and Argentine the Auburn-'Bama of soccer. Before the Great War the two countries basically bankrupted themselves in a battleship arms race.

[C19fan]

The contest to be the biggest minnow in a small pond.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Half the population of Argentina has purchased tickets on the “refusee” express to America to seek refuge from all the violence there. “Children” and gangbangers first!

[dfwgator]

I think Mexico-USA is that Auburn-Bama of Soccer now.

[latina4dubya]

"If Argentina had won, they would have made fun of us for years," said Ferraz, who wore the jersey of Rio club Flamengo, whose red and black stripes match Germany's away jersey.

sheesh... admirable sportmanship...

at least Argentina made it to the final cup... and didn't get their butts kicked by Germany like Brazil did...

[Ouchthatonehurt]

Couldn’t help but notice that both Brazil and Argentina players sported a lot of tats and dyed punk hair cuts. The German players for the most part were, well, normal - or at least the kind of people I’d hang out with.

[CSM]

Ah, the joy of living in a collectivist dictatorship, when celebrating failure is all you have left....

[dfwgator]

No World Cup, and No Falklands for you, Argentina.