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The pain of Paraguay team fans does not subside — they burned an effigy of Mbappé

For the Paraguay national team, the FIFA World Cup ended at the 1/16 final stage after a defeat by France, but the passionate South American fans still cannot come to terms with the setback.

The tension between the countries first resulted in a racist scandal involving Senator Celeste Amarilla and Kylian Mbappé — the President of Paraguay even had to apologize to Emmanuel Macron.

And now, fans have resorted to radical traditional rituals.

During folk festivities on St. John's Day in Asunción, fans burned an effigy signed with the name of the French forward.

According to Paraguayan custom, local residents annually choose a character for the role of "Judas Kái" — a doll stuffed with rags and newspapers, symbolizing the biblical traitor Judas Iscariot.

In modern interpretation, real people who have "annoyed" the people most or caused public outrage over the past year are assigned this role. This year, Mbappé was chosen as such a collective enemy.

Paraguayans considered Mbappé's behavior during the match disrespectful to their national team. After the final whistle, Mbappé refused to shake hands with Paraguayan goalkeeper Orlando Gil, for which Gil threw the ball at the Frenchman's back. However, in football circles, many believe that it was the Paraguayan players who behaved provocatively and roughly on the field, and the Frenchman's actions were merely a response to this.

Comments4

  • Жвір
    09.07.2026
    Варта было б выключыць Парагвай з міжнароднага футбольнага календара, гадоў на 5-10, як некалі выключылі футбольныя клюбы Англіі з турніраў еўракубкаў за паводзіны іх заўзятараў... А тут жа маем сітуацыю ў тым ліку й на ўзроўні палітычнага кіраўніцтва ! Футбольны сьвет ніяк не пацерпіць праз адсутнасьць такой каманды, як зборная каманда Парагвая, зато чысьціні будзе больш, а дурных прэцэдэнтаў менш.
  • 1
    09.07.2026
    Сёння французаў будуць судзіць суддзі з Аргентыны)) 5 чалавек
  • Кол
    09.07.2026
    1, да судзейства на гэтым турніры пытаньняў няма, мяркую, што й ня будзе.

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