Argentine President Javier Milei faced online mockery after tweeting a declaration of a national holiday following the country's World Cup soccer final loss. Argentina lost 1-0 to Spain in the championship match on Sunday.
Milei's post, translated from Spanish, announced a "WORLD CELEBRATION" and promised a national holiday to honor "the achievement reached by the Argentine National Team." He stated that the holiday would be declared depending on the players' and technical staff's decision regarding the celebration day.
The tweet drew skepticism from social media users who questioned whether the president had pre-written the celebratory post, anticipating a victory. Argentina had won the World Cup in 2022 and was widely expected to perform strongly again.
The post, which had garnered over 157,000 likes by Monday afternoon, remained online, indicating the planned celebration for the team's runner-up finish was proceeding.