Argentina World Cup party ends in violence and chaos as riot cops are pelted with missiles in Buenos Aires, stars are evacuated by helicopter, a fan dies and a five-year-old is left in a coma

UK Daily Mail ^ | December 21, 2022 | Jack Newman, Nathan Salt, Alastair Lockhart, Liam Morgan, and Nataliz Penza

[C19fan]

Argentina's euphoric World Cup celebrations descended into chaos yesterday as violence broke out on the streets of Buenos Aires between fans and riot police after their star players were forced to evacuate to safety by helicopter.

Officers armed with shields and batons were pelted with missiles at the Obelisco monument in the country's capital hours after fans tried to jump into the bus during the victory parade to meet Lionel Messi and his teammates.

The World Cup heroes were met with a heaving crowd of an estimated five million fans who blocked their path to the Obelisco, then had to abandon the route and escape in helicopters.

[C19fan]

And one wonders why Argentina went from one of the richest countries in 1900 to the poster child of an economic basket case. Argentina shows race has nothing to do with economic success as Argentina is whiter than the United States. It is all about culture and Argentina seems to embody all the worst stereotypes of Mediterranean culture.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Is this a case of “I went to a riot and a soccer game broke out”?

[KierkegaardMAN]

It’s part of the cult of sport ritual. Unleash the demons of fanaticism.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I’ve never understood it. A bunch of grown men in a city or country kick or toss a ball around, they win a game or two, and people living there start rioting. Call me Dr. Spock.

[Alberta's Child]

I’ve said for years that one of the biggest obstacles soccer faces to attracting wide support in the U.S. is its reputation as a Third World sh!t-hole sport.

[Levy78]

Men use to revolt. Sports took care of that.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Argentina World Cup party ends in violence and chaos as riot cops are pelted with missiles in Buenos Aires

Now Argentina is out of missiles.

[bray]

Is soccer a sport?

[Tell It Right]

Argentina shows race has nothing to do with economic success as Argentina is whiter than the United States. It is all about culture and Argentina seems to embody all the worst stereotypes of Mediterranean culture.

That is probably the most illuminating post on FR today! We can't let the left bait us into defending whites so much against their racist attacks on whites that we forget to win the spiritual war and culture war.

[Socon-Econ]

There’s something about that sport that incites fan violence.

[2nd Amendment]

I think fans of ankle kickers are just bored

[SunkenCiv]

I'm waiting for the media spin on this -- reminding the sheep about that 'racist' incident in 2016 Olympics, even though that was across the border in Brazil.

[dfwgator]

"You call this a soccer riot? Come on boys, let's take 'em to school!"

[dfwgator]

Guess it’s about time to invade the Falklands again.

[1Old Pro]

Argentina shows race has nothing to do with economic success as Argentina is whiter than the United States. It is all about culture and Argentina seems to embody all the worst stereotypes of Mediterranean culture.

Lots of the failures are a function of rampant corruption in both the public, and especially the government sector. This is the same road America is on.

[Vaduz]

It takes a special type of idiot that goes nuts over a stupid game no wonder they gas people.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

When fanatics get excited...

[Wuli]

Soccer fans have to be the most hooligan oriented of all the sports in the world.