Rosalía reposted a video of Mia Khalifa celebrating Spain’s victory in the 2026 World Cup final. ‘La Perla’ plays in the background, along with text that says: “What life sounds like after the pearls have been defeated”. For many Argentinians, that phrase was a direct jab at La Albiceleste.
The outrage did not stay in the comments. Users began offering their tickets for Rosalía’s concerts at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires, scheduled for August, and others started the process of requesting refunds. Agencia Noticias Argentinas even published a step-by-step guide to request a refund. On the other side, the show’s organizers only offer to transfer or resell the tickets.
What began as a repost ended up on an Argentine television program, La Trinchera, where panelists insulted Rosalía with discriminatory slurs and called for a boycott of her shows by singing songs by La T y La M. The debate escalated to comments about immigration that had nothing to do with the World Cup. How far can sports rivalry go?
