Argentina president claims people 'jealous' after World Cup loss

Javier Milei says critics envy Argentina despite their 'shameful' final defeat.

What happened. Argentina president Javier Milei said people are 'jealous' of his country after their 1-0 World Cup final loss to Spain, and insisted refereeing decisions went against them.

• Milei accidentally published a scheduled tweet celebrating a victory.
• He claimed Argentina was 'measured' despite post-match violence.
• FIFA is investigating Argentina's conduct after the final whistle.

“The problem with Argentina is that we are flashy, we don't go unnoticed, people are jealous of us, and we are good at almost everything.”

— Javier Milei

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