Argentina’s President to Watch World Cup Final From Home
Handout picture released by Argentina’s Presidency showing Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announcing new measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, from Olivos Presidential Residence in Olivos, Buenos Aires, on April 14, 2021.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – President of Argentina Alberto Fernandez says he will not travel to Qatar for the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On Sunday, December 18, Argentina will play against France in the finals of the FIFA World Cup.”Like millions of compatriots, I will enjoy the World Cup Final at home. I will live this fantastic moment as before, together with my people. The best of ours will be on the field and glorious fans will be in the stands,” Fernandez said on Twitter on Saturday. French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he would travel to Qatar on Sunday to attend the World Cup final. On Wednesday, Macron watched the semifinal game, in which France defeated Morocco 2-0. On Saturday, Croatia won the World Cup bronze medal, beating Morocco 2-1 in the third-place playoff at the Khalifa Stadium in Qatar.
