‘Rifts began to appear’: Why many Latin Americans want Spain to beat Argentina in the World Cup final

A history of racism and ongoing footballing rivalries have made the choice of which team to get behind in Sunday’s final a charged topic The Brazilian journalist and columnist Julia Duailibi usually writes about politics in her weekly column for the leading...

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What happened: A history of racism and ongoing footballing rivalries have made the choice of which team to get behind in Sunday’s final a charged topic The Brazilian journalist and columnist Julia Duailibi usually writes about politics in her weekly column for the leading...

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Source attribution: The Guardian Football via theguardian.com. Original report: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/18/argentina-spain-latin-america-support-world-cup-final