World Cup 2022: Argentina’s Infectious "Muchahos" Chant Explained

• The lyrics of the passionate chant make reference to Maradona, Messi, World Cup heartbreaks, Copa America triumph, and hopes for a third World Cup
• Argentina’s unofficial anthem during World Cup 2022 “Muchachos" continues to take centre stage at the Mundial
• The song’s popularity flooded social media last year after Argentina defeated Brazil 1-0 in the Copa America final

Argentina's contagious and passionate chant, "Muchachos" has resonated from the dressing room to the country's capital, Buenos Aires and to a larger extent the ends of the world.

The South American giants are in the hunt for a third world title which has proved elusive since winning the 1986 edition, spearheaded by the legendary Diego Maradona.

Despite playing several kilometres away from Buenos Aires, La Albiceleste have made the Lusail Iconic Stadium a fortress, thanks largely to the vociferous crowd at the 88,966 capacity grounds, per Buenos Aires Times.

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The sea of blue and white supporters serenade the venue with the "I was born in Argentina, land of Diego and Lionel" chant.

The chant is not only sung by the supporters as the playing body and technical staff join hands to sing along with the crowd after games and even continue in the changing room, Al Jazeera notes.

Considering the infectious nature of the chant, which reverberates in games involving Argentina, Sports Brief has translated the song, which is originally in Spanish, to English via Juan Arango and Juliet Bawuah.

"I was born in Argentina, the land of Diego and Lionel, of the boys from Malvinas that I will never forget.

"I can't explain it to you, because you won't understand. The finals we lost, for how many years I cried for them. But that ended because at Maracana, "Daddy" won the final against the brazucas again.

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"Fellas, now we are excited again, I want the third, I want to be the world champion and we can see Diego in heaven. With Don Diego and La Tota, encouraging Lionel."

Standing in Messi and Argentina's path to eternal glory is Kylian Mbappe's France, who are also chasing a third world crown and back-to-back titles for the first time in six decades.

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Sports Brief earlier reported that Argentina celebrated wildly for over an hour in the dressing room at the Lusail Stadium following their vital 2-0 win over Mexico on Saturday night.

The South Americans suffered a shock defeat at the hands of minnows Saudi Arabia in their 2022 World Cup opener.

The result invariably ended Argentina's 36-game unbeaten run dating back to 2019, thus putting overwhelming pressure on La Albiceleste in their second group game against Mexico.