Times Square, New York. Where it normally smells of hot dogs and expensive perfume, this time the air filled with wood smoke and beef fat.
A group of Argentine fans arrived with their own grill, set it up right on the asphalt, and lit a rack of ribs on fire while thousands of people watched the scene in disbelief. All this in the lead-up to the big World Cup final against Spain this Sunday, with Manhattan painted sky blue and white from end to end.
It was not just a flag-waving rally: it was a complete Argentine embassy, set up at one of the most photographed intersections on the planet, with fire as its flag.