ARGENTINA: SOCCER/FOOTBALL - Argentina fans celebrate their second World Cup victory over Serbia and Montenegro.

Record ID: 447776

  • Title: ARGENTINA: SOCCER/FOOTBALL - Argentina fans celebrate their second World Cup victory over Serbia and Montenegro.
  • Date: 17th June 2006
  • Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (JUNE 16, 2006) (REUTERS) SUNRISE IN BUENOS AIRES BUENOS AIRES' STREETS EMPTY IN THE EARLY MORNING EXTERIOR OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN DRINKING MILK AND CHANTING FOR ARGENTINA IN THE SCHOOL CANTEEN CHILDREN WATCHING ARGENTINA V. SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO GAME, SOME WITH THEIR FACES PAINTED AND WEARING HATS, CARRYING FLAGS ETC CHILDREN CELEBRATING A GOAL IN THEIR CLASSROOM TEACHERS SINGING AND CELEBRATING THE GOAL, SURROUNDED BY CHILDREN (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) FRANCISCO CHANTADA, ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENT, SAYING: "It was really good (the match), we're doing well." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WATCHING THE GAME IN A BAR PEOPLE WATCHING THE GAME IN SHOP WINDOWS STREET VENDOR WHO IS SELLING ARGENTINE FLAGS CELEBRATING A GOAL IN THE STREET, AND HORNS BEEPING EMPLOYEES OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE SHOP WATCHING THE GAME AND CELEBRATING (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) AVELINO CARIATTI, FAN, SAYING: "We showed that with balls, with claws (strength) and with heart (passion), the game is won. And above all these, with a lot of football and the individual traits that every player brings, right? Like Requilme, Messi, Tevez." PEOPLE CELEBRATING AND WAVING FLAGS OUT A WINDOW PEOPLE JUMPING UP AND DOWN IN THE STREET, CELEBRATING, WEARING ARGENTINA SHIRTS FANS CELEBRATING AT THE OBELISK IN DOWNTOWN BUENOS AIRES NEAR MONUMENT /OBELISK
  • Embargoed: 2nd July 2006 13:00
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  • Location: Argentina
  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA7GLCG86L6KENW9NFAX8CR1QWA
  • Story Text: Argentines all over the country woke up on Friday morning (June 16) with hope in their hearts for a second victory in the first round of this year's World Cup tournament. From Buenos Aires to Bariloche, young and old gathered around television screens to watch the all-important match against Serbia and Montenegro in Germany. Even primary school children were glued to the game in soccer-crazy Argentina, where football is revered as a religion and the young are converted at an early age. An entire nation watched as the team played their second Group C match, praying that the disaster of the last World Cup, where Argentina was knocked out in the first round, would not be repeated.
    All over Buenos Aires, work and study were put on hold as the game kicked off at 10 a.m. local time. And fans were not disappointed, as the Argentine team shone, scoring a succession of goals that left their rivals permanently on the back foot. From Maxi Rodriguez's early goal in the sixth minute, the strikes didn't stop, with Esteban Cambiasso, a second from Rodriguez, Hernan Crespo, Carlos Tevez and 18-year-old Lionel Messi making it 6-0 for Argentina.
    Students and teachers alike were thrilled with the result, as eleven-year-old Francisco Chantada summed up the stunning display with childlike simplicity. " It was really good," he told Reuters approvingly, as his classmates leapt and sang around him. Fans on the street were less understated as they commended the outstanding performance. Avelino Cariatti was effusive about the team and players like Juan Requilme, Carlos Tevez, and wunderkind Lionel Messi who turns nineteen in just over a week. "We showed that with balls, with claws (strength) and with heart (passion), the game is won. And above all these, with a lot of football and the individual traits that every player brings, right? Like Requilme, Messi, Tevez," he said.
    And with a pass through to the second round almost in the bag, Argentina has much reason to celebrate. The South American team, who already have two World Cup championships under their belts, play the final Group C match against the Netherlands next Wednesday (June 21).
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