President of Argentina says he will watch the game at his official residence and wears a jacket from the oil company YPF as an amulet
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei (La Libertad Avanza, right), said on Thursday (16.Jul.2026) that he will not travel to the United States to see the 2026 World Cup final out of superstition.
The match between the football teams of Argentina and Spain will be held on Sunday (Jul 19), at 4 pm, at the MetLife stadium, in New Jersey.
Milei told the radio The Observer 107.9 who will remain in the country to watch the final at Quinta de Olivos, the official residence of the Argentine Presidency, where he watched the previous games. Asked on the radio if the decision to stay in Buenos Aires was due to superstition, Milei replied: “Sim”.
The Argentine president said he will wear the jacket of the oil company YPF (Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales), which has become an amulet.
“As it’s cold and I don’t turn on the heating, I’m wearing an oil company jacket [a empresa argentina YPF]”he declared. “On the day of the game against Switzerland, I felt very hot. I took off my jacket, we conceded a goal, I put it back on and never took it off.”these.
The King of Spain, Felipe the Sixth, will go to the USA for the World Cup final. He will be accompanied by Queen Letizia and her daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, informed the Royal House on Wednesday (July 15).
US President Donald Trump (Republican Party) will also go to the stadium on Sunday (Jul 19), White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Thursday (Jul 16).
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Source: https://www.poder360.com.br/poder-internacional/milei-diz-que-nao-vera-final-da-copa-nos-eua-por-supersticao/
