Argentines lament World Cup loss and chance to be champions again

BUENOS AIRES, July 19 : The streets of Buenos Aires slowly came back to life on Sunday evening as Argentines dressed in blue and white silently walked home from bars and viewing parties after losing the World Cup final to Spain and the chance to be back-to-back champions.Spain secured their 1–0 victory with a goal in extra time, crushing Argentina's dream in the United States of repeating their 2022 Qatar triumph and claiming a fourth title."I recognise when a team plays well, and Spain played very well," said Fernanda Ramayon, 39, a psychologist who watched the game at a Buenos Aires restaurant with her children and husband."I think it's a lot to have reached the final. I'm happy anyway." Many Argentines started the World Cup with tempered expectations, not daring to believe that their co