
Pete Watson
Dr Pete Watson, Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Leeds, researching Colombian football history and nation-building.
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Sep 28, 2026
The Legacy of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Latin America
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Chris LeeHOST
I got a lot of pushback from Argentinians, I think, who were partly smarting from A, the final defeat, i didn't get a shot on target and b sort of global schadenfreude that seemed to have got pretty hit um tell us about argentina came so disliked uh since 2022 um despite having one of the world's most popular players leo messi on his side and in four

Pete WatsonGUEST
I think the first thing, I mean, if we kind of pick up the various strands that have made Argentina public enemy number one, I think we've got a few things that are potentially off the pitch.

Pete WatsonGUEST
You know, we have a president in Javier Millet, who is, you know, a virulent right wing kind of libertarian Trump supporter, also very supporter of Israel.

Pete WatsonGUEST
So you have that kind of political aspect of a political left that would immediately feel some kind of antipathy towards him.

Pete WatsonGUEST
So that kind of Trump you know, and Trump's allies, Trump's friends, maybe gives one aspect.
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Chris LeeHOST
Is this the worst Brazilian side in a century? And what's that kind of implication for, again, a country where football means so much to them and their national identity?