Irish pubs go berserk over Argentina World Cup win with hopes 'local' hero will return with trophy
There were cries of “Vamos Argentina” last night as an Irish town saluted the new World Cup champions.
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“It’s been busy since we opened but today’s crowds have been absolutely off the scale as regards business.” “It was an unbelievable game. It was one of the best world cup finals ever. That’s my position but I’m no soccer pundit.“The atmosphere up here is unreal, just unreal. It’s packed. It’s all local people here and it’s absolutely brilliant.
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