I live with a Porteña. Her kid was born here, but is more Argentine than the rest of her family. Idolizes Messi and La Albiceleste (the nickname of the team "the white and sky blue'). He's home from college, and was so devastated yesterday, you'd thought there was a death in the family.
I am meh about soccer. Hell, the last time, I didn't even know the US team was in the tournament. I was having dinner, and noticed a huge racket coming from a brew pub next door. I went in to see what was going on, and one of the 20-somethings screamed, "We just tied Costa Rica!!"
Celebration of ties.