Weeks after the World Cup, the fallout over racist incidents has sparked a global conversation about Argentina’s long history of anti-Blackness and racial erasure.
By Asheea Smith
Argentina may not have won the 2026 FIFA World Cup trophy, but weeks after the final, the country is still making headlines for something far less worth celebrating: racism. What started as disturbing moments caught on camera has since snowballed into a much larger conversation online about anti-Blackness, fan culture and Argentina’s long-documented history with race.
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