A freezer, some stickers and a lot of faith. That is how Argentine fans sum up their plan to beat England: putting the opposing players’ stickers among the ice, as if the cold could paralyze them on the pitch too.
The video is circulating everywhere and shows something you probably recognize if you are one of those who believes in lucky rituals: faces painted light blue and white, improvised rituals and that mix of humor and desperation that can only be explained in the lead-up to a World Cup semifinal.
No one promises that the freezer will work. But in football, when it comes to winning, no ritual is unnecessary.