- Argentina's President Javier Milei has announced he will not attend the World Cup final, attributing his decision to superstitious beliefs known as "cábalas."
- Milei intends to watch the highly anticipated match between Spain and Argentina from his presidential residence in Olivos, maintaining a ritual he has observed for the team's preceding seven games.
- He will also don a specific "lucky" heavy jacket, recounting an incident where removing it during a previous game coincided with the opposing team scoring, prompting him to keep it on thereafter.
- Despite earlier expectations that he might travel to New Jersey to watch the final alongside US President Donald Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Milei confirmed he would remain at home.
- This choice aligns with a prevalent cultural practice in Argentina where "cábalas" carry considerable importance, reinforced by a historical precedent from 1990 when President Carlos Menem was labelled a "mufa" (jinx) after attending a match that Argentina subsequently lost.
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