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‘Like paradise’: Argentina erupts in celebration of World Cup win

‘Like paradise’: Argentina erupts in celebration of World Cup win

Streets of central Buenos Aires are a cacophony of yelling and horns after shootout victory against France

If there’s one thing Argentina fans have learned in this World Cup, it’s that you can’t rest on your laurels when you’re 2-0 up. But after a dramatic penalty shootout, there was delight in Buenos Aires that Argentina will be bringing home football’s most coveted trophy.

In La Puerta Roja, a bar in the downtown San Telmo district, so many people packed in early to watch the final that there was a queue outside an hour and a half before kickoff. The air smelled of adrenaline and the commentators could barely be heard over the din of yelling, hands banging on tables, and the occasional glass smashing.

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