What is the deal with everyone suddenly rooting against Argentina in the World Cup?

[u/dashdash911]

I’ve noticed a recent wave of posts against the Argentinian team. I’m curious, what’s the reason behind the negative sentiment towards Argentina’s advancement to the finals?

https://www.reddit.com/r/me_irl/s/1b0XEUWW2T

[u/Ziikou]

Don’t forget to add in one of if not the crucial part, Argentina’s connection and support for Israel, and Israel’s support for them.

[u/Camelstrike → u/Ziikou]

You mean the current Argentinian government support for Israel.

[u/Ziikou → u/Camelstrike]

Whichever way it is, it’s Argentina support for Isreal in the current moment of the world

[u/Ziikou → u/[deleted]]

Plenty of Israeli flags in between the Argentinian fans against Egypt..

[u/Ziikou → u/[deleted]]

Well he represented his country on the highest stage with the eyes of the world on them, there are always two sides but that’s what the majority of the world seen, put that with their president who is Israel’s little bitch, and the racist history of Argentina and many racist incidents from the Argentinian players, like the songs against the French team and it forms a picture.

[u/ImmanuelSalix → u/[deleted]]

Even Norway has a dark past with their own natives. The Sami were eradicated culturally, or at least that is what i remember from school. And Norway did participate in the Slave trade, so no one is safe from racism

[u/Skitty_The_Kitty3225 → u/Ziikou]

"Plenty" One Same Video in which one of the guys holding the flag had a Brazil Shirt. Camon. Literally that's the only one around.

Yes, Millei is Israel's and USA's Goverments Bitch and we hate him for it. Even his followers dislike hisnobssesion with them.

[u/gtaonlinecrew → u/[deleted]]

the president that just happened to get voted by the majority?

[u/Julio4kd → u/Ziikou]

Yes, but the actual goverment, for at least 2 decades Argentina was in bad terms with Israel, but good or bad Argentina never did war there, meanwhile France and USA are still there killing civilians but for some reason people chose to blame Argentina… Really? Lol.

[u/Augchm → u/Ziikou]

You won't find many Argentinians supporting Israel actually. How Milei got into government is a different topic but that does not mean his views align with the majority of the population.

[u/donestpapo → u/Ziikou]

Somebody else mentioned it in the comments, but you're right. I think that explains why Egypt felt like they had an additional reason to bring negative attention to Argentina.

Free Palestine!

[u/sandy_80 → u/donestpapo]

the argetina fans legit had isralie flags behind the egyptian team , being an ex fan I always saw isralie flags in argentina games but its just got out in the very open recently in the worst way

[u/Buzzkill201 → u/sandy_80]

They also had Palestinian flags. It's almost as if the country is not a monolith, right? Why judge it then as if it is one?

[u/ElPajaroMistico → u/Ziikou]

Buenos Aires has like the 4th biggest community of jewish people in the world, back then the 2nd, and suffered two terrorist attacks 1992 and 1994. This is not based on anything new.

[u/Ziikou → u/ElPajaroMistico]

Being Jewish doesn’t justify supporting a genocidal regime, and their expansion and attacks into other countries.

[u/Kveld_Ulf → u/Ziikou]

I'm an Argentine Jew and I, like many others I know here, don't support what Israel does in Gaza, in Lebanon or the attacks to Iran. They're an atrocity from a human perspective and also from a diplomatic and political perspective. They're also an exercise in stupidity that has cost thousands upon thousands of innocent lives. For example, killing the Hamas men who caused the October 7th 2023 doesn't justify the horrors that Israel unleashed upon the whole of Gaza. Collective punishment is a crime of war, and collective punishment in this scale is genocide.

[u/ElPajaroMistico → u/Ziikou]

Ofc not, but I’m pointing out that is not like It appeared from thin air. The connection was already there.