Argentina President Javier Maile posted a series of posts on social media following his country’s defeat to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final. After Lionel Scaloni’s side lost to Spain, the president declared a national holiday to celebrate the victory, calling the team the best in the world on social media.
President Milli’s first post on social media was seen after the final match between Argentina and Spain. “We fought until the last moment. Argentina will always be on top. Many thanks to the players,” he said in the post. Initially, the post was not controversial or unusual.
But after about two hours, another post from the President’s social media surprised everyone. “There will be global celebrations. The entire country will celebrate this achievement. I have declared a public holiday to ensure that no accidents occur during the celebrations. The celebration of the victory and the declaration of a national holiday despite the defeat in the final has created a lot of humor on social media.
The confusion is believed to be due to President Mill’s overconfidence in Messi’s team’s victory. Therefore, he probably wrote the post in advance, scheduled it for publication and later forgot to cancel it after the match result changed.
President Milli’s prejudices about football have been exposed before. According to the President himself, he enjoys the game by sitting in a certain place in the house and wearing a special jacket. Argentina scored while taking off the jacket because it felt hot on the day of the match against Switzerland, and after putting it back on, the team won. Since then, he has worn the jacket regularly and enjoyed all of Argentina’s games. He refused to go to New Jersey to watch Messi play after Argentina reached the final.
In the current situation, there has been no official response or clarification from Argentine government circles regarding the president’s confusing announcement.