He did it again. There was a world championship trophy, waiting to be held aloft at the same gargantuan stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. There was Gianni Infantino, waiting alongside the US president. And there was that same US president, Donald Trump, fresh off a round of stadium-wide booing and jeering, handing off the trophy with Infantino and then staying stubbornly in the frame as another team enjoyed the pinnacle of their professional careers with an octogenarian standing awkwardly in the shot.

Tristeza es tener que trabajar con el dolor, organizar la mente, acomodar de nuevo los estantes, poner las prioridades arriba, bien visibles, y decir, por ejemplo, se hizo un buen Mundial, se ratificó la jerarquía del fútbol argentino, Messi fue un genio, el país estuvo levitando muchos días y se perdió con un equipo fabuloso, de momento invencible, como pocas veces se ha visto en el fútbol, quizás nunca.

Mantuvieron la expectativa en esos minutos finales y se llegó a creer que el empate era posible, porque sí, porque Dios es argentino, porque se llegó tres veces con peligro al final y la definición de Simeone pudo igualar en el último suspiro.

United States President Donald Trump was booed loudly by fans at Sunday’s World Cup final alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino before taking part in the post-game trophy ceremony.

Trump, who watched Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina next to Infantino in a suite at MetLife Stadium, waved to the crowd as he walked on to the field, but as cameras cut to him, boos and whistles began to drown out the music filling the stadium. They were audible on the television broadcast and even more so in the stadium.

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