Argentina sing ‘I don’t care what the f*****g journalists say’ in front of media

Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates celebrated their 2022 World Cup victory by singing “I don’t care what the damn journalists say” in front of the media in Qatar.

Argentina won the World Cup for the third time, and the first since 1986, when they defeated France on penalties in a thrilling final on Sunday.

And, after receiving the trophy, the squad moved their celebrations from the locker room to the mixed zone, which is an area of ​​the stadium where journalists wait to interview the players.

There the Argentine national team sang: “Support the national team, support it until death because I love Argentina, because it is an emotion that I carry in my heart. And I don’t care what those damn journalists say!”

Argentina’s players were first heard singing the song before the national press at last summer’s Copa América, following a penalty shootout win over Colombia.

There has often been a tense relationship between the Argentine team and the written press, which has intensified in recent years.

The national team has had to take on the high expectations of the media, with Messi often compared unfavorably to Diego Maradona, who helped Argentina win the 1986 World Cup.

Since then, the song has become something of a badge of honor for Lionel Scaloni’s Argentine team, who have continued to sing it after victories.

Argentina beat France on penalties in arguably the best final in the tournament’s history on Sunday.

Messi opened the scoring for Argentina and his team looked headed for glory when Ángel Di María doubled their lead before half-time.

But Kylian Mbappe struck back from the spot and then took the game to extra time after scoring a stunning volley.

Messi scored again for Argentina after extra time, only for Mbappé to complete his hat-trick minutes before the end of the game. Argentina prevailed on penalty kicks, however Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni missed from the penalty spot.