{"id":24110,"date":"2022-12-25T09:09:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T09:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/how-muchachos-became-argentinas-unofficial-world-cup-2022-anthem"},"modified":"2022-12-25T09:49:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T09:49:52","slug":"how-muchachos-became-argentinas-unofficial-world-cup-2022-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/how-muchachos-became-argentinas-unofficial-world-cup-2022-anthem","title":{"rendered":"How Muchachos became Argentina\u2019s unofficial World Cup 2022 anthem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>It has been Argentina\u2019s unofficial anthem during World Cup 2022: \u201cMuchachos, Ahora Nos Volvimos a Ilusionar\u201d (Boys, we have our hopes up again) has been sung with much fervor inside the stadiums, at Doha\u2019s labyrinthine Souq Waqif and by players in Argentina\u2019s dressing room.<\/p>\n

The lyrics make reference to Argentina\u2019s football legend, the late Diego Maradona, to the team\u2019s current superstar Lionel Messi, to previous heart-breaking losses at the World Cup, to last year\u2019s Copa American triumph, and the hopes now pinned on winning a third World Cup trophy in Qatar.<\/p>\n

The song\u2019s popularity surged on social media last year after Argentina defeated Brazil 1-0 in the Copa America final. Earlier this year, Messi said that it was his favourite football chant and a video of him singing some of the words went viral online.<\/p>\n

But what the fans and players are singing is an adapted version of the 2003 tune Muchachos by the Buenos Aires punk band La Mosca. The lyrics have been rewritten by Argentina supporter Fernando Ramos. Translated into English, the song goes something like this:<\/p>\n

I was born in Argentina land of Diego and Lionel, of the kids of Malvinas, that I will never forget. I can\u2019t explain it to you because you won\u2019t understand<\/p>\n

the finals we lost, How many years have I mourned them But that\u2019s over because in the Maracana, the final with the brazucas, dad beat them again. Boys, now we got excited again,<\/p>\n

I want to win the third I want to be world champion and Diego, in the sky we can see him, with Don Diego and with la Tota, encouraging Lionel. Buenos Aires resident Martin Montalto told Al Jazeera that every Argentine recognises the song.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes me so emotional when I hear it, I get goosebumps,\u201d the 23-year-old said. \u201cThe energy in the stadium just reaches a crazy level when people start singing Muchachos. You almost feel like crying… but with happy tears.\u201d<\/p>\n

Juan, another Argentina fan, said the song gave him \u201cchills\u201d every time he heard it. The reference to the Malvinas was \u201cspecially moving\u201d, he said, explaining that it is an ode to the Argentinian soldiers who fought against British forces in 1982 in what is commonly referred to as the Falklands war \u2013 the name the United Kingdom gave the islands located some 480km (300 miles) off the southern tip of South America.<\/p>\n

The memories are still fresh for many people back home. Those who died are like heroes we can never forget,\u201d said Juan, a 46-year-old from Buenos Aires who now lives in New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t speak Spanish, neither do many people I know, but we know the words. That\u2019s how popular it\u2019s become,\u201d the UK-based sports writer told Al Jazeera. \u201cI think of it as one of my favourite chants.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tejwani, author Glorious Reinvention: The Rebirth of Ajax Amsterdam, said the lyrics also encapsulate the ups and downs of Messi\u2019s international career.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt mentions how the fans grew to love him and it seems as though after years of criticism, they finally hold him in the same regard as Maradona,\u201d he said. \u201cFor Argentina, this World Cup, the context and the Messi factor, the song is brilliant and it goes beyond just football.\u201d<\/p>\n

Argentina fans shout in celebration towards their players after Argentina scored their third goal of the match. The World Cup in Qatar is Messi\u2019s last and the final shot at global supremacy, lifting the trophy that has eluded him during his illustrious career. The Albiceleste last won the World Cup in 1986, when Maradona led the team to victory.<\/p>\n

Argentina play reigning champions France in the World Cup final on Sunday and the sound of thousands of Argentinian fans signing Muchachos is certain to reverberate throughout Lusail Stadium.<\/p>\n

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