The president of Argentina announced a national holiday in honor of the national team, despite...

The President of Argentina, Javier Millay, announced that the country will receive a national holiday in honor of the national team's performance at the 2026 World Cup. Despite the overtime, the players and coaching staff will be honored at the state level. Miley, who was not present at the final in New Jersey due to his own superstitions, left an emotional message on the social network X (formerly Twitter). "In view of the great interest in the celebrations to mark the achievement of the national team of Argentina, I would like to inform the public: depending on the decision made by the players and the coaching staff regarding the date, this day will be declared a national holiday," the president wrote. Meanwhile, the Argentine Football Association has published the timetable for the team's return home. Part of the delegation, including individual players and coaching staff, will arrive in Buenos Aires on Monday at approximately 17:00 local time. At the same time, other footballers will leave the USA directly to the location of their clubs or on vacation. We will remind you that Argentina had a historic chance to become the first team since Pele's Brazil (1958, 1962) to win two World Cups in a row. However, the Spaniards had the initiative and created more dangerous moments. The fate of the tournament was decided in the 106th minute when striker Ferran Torres' close-range strike gave the Europeans their second ever World Cup title. The situation for the Argentines became critical in the 93rd minute after Enzo Fernandez was sent off. Left in the minority, the Albiceleste created their first dangerous chance in extra time only in the 117th minute, but Lionel Messi's effort was blocked. Despite such a dramatic finale, Javier Miley praised the team's efforts: "Thank you very much players...!!! Fight until the very end. Argentina always held their heads high." We will remind that