League of their own: Argentina World Cup ads
“Argentina has already won the 2010 World Cup. It’s just that the rest of the world doesn’t know it yet,” so wrote blogger Gringo Starr recently in great post about Argentinian television.
Their World Cup adverts are certainly something else. Here are a few worth sharing… (Sorry, there are no subtitles.)
First, there’s this particularly dramatic one where god talks directly Argentinian people.
It reminds me of that old joke:
Why do Argentinians go outside during a thunderstorm?
Because they think God is taking their photo.
Then there’s this one that suggests the rest of the world is in awe of Argentina’s love of football:
Meanwhile if the foreigners aren’t already in awe, they can soon be brainwashed:
And feminists turn away before watching this one, entitled Women and the World Cup:
(I admit that last one did make me laugh.)
I have loved watching the Argentinian games in this tournament. The enthusiasm has been thoroughly entertaining (see my footage from Miami) and since England limped out, I’ve been backing them all the way. Here’s hoping they get past Germany today…
