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🇦🇷 Argentina World Cup 2026 Chants

5 chants — full lyrics, English translations & rhythm guides

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Argentina's most famous World Cup 2026 chant is “Muchachos”. It opens with the lyric “Muchachos, ahora nos volvimos a ilusionar, which in English means “Boys, now we dare to dream again”. Sung to the melody of "Muchachos" by La Mosca. New for 2026: fans have also adopted “La Cuarta Estrella”, sung to "No me arrepiento de este amor" by Gilda.

Created by teacher Fernando Romero during the 2021 Copa América, it became the soundtrack of Argentina's Qatar 2022 World Cup victory. Below you'll find full lyrics, English translations, and rhythm guides for all 5 Argentina World Cup 2026 chants.

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Muchachos

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Throughout the match — the ultimate Argentine anthem

Lyrics

Muchachos, ahora nos volvimos a ilusionar Quiero ganar la tercera, quiero ser campeón mundial Y al Diego, en el cielo lo podemos ver Con Don Diego y con La Tota, alentándolo a Lionel Muchachos, ahora nos volvimos a ilusionar Quiero ganar la tercera, quiero ser campeón mundial Y al Diego, en el cielo lo podemos ver Con Don Diego y con La Tota, alentándolo a Lionel Soy argentino, es un sentimiento No puedo parar Dale campeón, dale campeón Dale campeón, dale campeón Muchachos, ahora nos volvimos a ilusionar Quiero ganar la tercera, quiero ser campeón mundial Y al Diego, en el cielo lo podemos ver Con Don Diego y con La Tota, alentándolo a Lionel Ya ganamos la tercera, ya somos campeón mundial Y al Diego, en el cielo lo podemos ver Con Don Diego y con La Tota, alentándolo a Lionel Muchachos, ahora sólo quiero Que llegue el Mundial Para alentar a la Scaloneta Que es mi locura, que es mi pasión Ya lo dijo el Diego desde el cielo Lo alentamos a Lionel Buenos Aires se vistió de fiesta Cuando el equipo de Scaloni Nos salió campeón Muchachos, ahora nos volvimos a ilusionar Ya ganamos la tercera, ya somos campeón mundial Y al Diego, en el cielo lo podemos ver Con Don Diego y con La Tota, alentándolo a Lionel

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Boys, now we dare to dream again I want to win the third, I want to be world champion And Diego, we can see him in heaven With Don Diego and La Tota, cheering on Lionel Boys, now we dare to dream again I want to win the third, I want to be world champion And Diego, we can see him in heaven With Don Diego and La Tota, cheering on Lionel I am Argentine, it's a feeling I can't stop Go champion, go champion Go champion, go champion Boys, now we dare to dream again I want to win the third, I want to be world champion And Diego, we can see him in heaven With Don Diego and La Tota, cheering on Lionel We already won the third, we are world champion And Diego, we can see him in heaven With Don Diego and La Tota, cheering on Lionel Boys, now I only want The World Cup to arrive To cheer on La Scaloneta Which is my madness, which is my passion Diego already said it from heaven We cheered on Lionel Buenos Aires dressed up for a party When Scaloni's team Made us champions Boys, now we dare to dream again We already won the third, we are world champion And Diego, we can see him in heaven With Don Diego and La Tota, cheering on Lionel

Rhythm Guide

mu-CHA-chos, a-HO-ra nos vol-VI-mos a i-lu-sio-NAR

Melody: Sung to "Muchachos" by La Mosca (originally a rock fusion hit by La Mosca Tsé-Tsé)

Why It Matters

Created by teacher Fernando Romero during the 2021 Copa América, it became the soundtrack of Argentina's Qatar 2022 World Cup victory. Fans sang it for 72 hours straight in Buenos Aires after the final. The lyrics reference Maradona watching from heaven with his parents — "Don Diego" is Maradona's father Diego Sr., and "La Tota" is his mother Dalma Salvadora Franco, so beloved that Argentine fans call her "the Mother of Soccer". It made grown men weep in the streets of Buenos Aires.

Brasil, Decime Qué Se Siente

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Before matches, especially vs Brazil — a taunt chant

Lyrics

Brasil, decime qué se siente Tener en casa a tu papá Te juro que aunque pasen los años Nunca nos vamos a olvidar Que el Diego te gambeteó Que Cani te vacunó Que estás llorando desde Italia hasta hoy A Messi lo vas a ver La copa nos va a traer Maradona es más grande que Pelé Brasil, decime qué se siente Tener en casa a tu papá Te juro que aunque pasen los años Nunca nos vamos a olvidar Brasil, lo que te digo Hay una mancha que no se borra nunca La final que perdiste con Alemania Siete a uno y en tu casa, qué papelón Brasil, decime qué se siente Tener en casa a tu papá Te juro que aunque pasen los años Nunca nos vamos a olvidar

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Brazil, tell me how it feels To have your daddy in your house I swear that even as the years pass We will never forget That Diego dribbled past you That Cani scored against you That you've been crying from Italy until today You're going to see Messi He's going to bring us the cup Maradona is greater than Pelé Brazil, tell me how it feels To have your daddy in your house I swear that even as the years pass We will never forget Brazil, what I'm telling you There's a stain that never comes off The final you lost to Germany Seven to one and in your home, what a disgrace Brazil, tell me how it feels To have your daddy in your house I swear that even as the years pass We will never forget

Rhythm Guide

bra-SIL de-CI-me qué se SIEN-te / te-NER en CA-sa a tu pa-PÁ

Melody: Sung to "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Why It Matters

Created during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, when Argentina reached the final on Brazilian soil. Argentine fans gleefully reminded Brazil of their 7-1 semifinal loss to Germany. The chant weaponized CCR's classic rock melody into pure football provocation.

Dale Campeón

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After goals and in the closing minutes when victory is near

Lyrics

Dale campeón, dale campeón Dale campeón, dale campeón Dale campeón, dale campeón

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Go champion, go champion Go champion, go champion Go champion, go champion

Rhythm Guide

DA-le cam-pe-ÓN, DA-le cam-pe-ÓN (clap-clap, clap-clap-clap)

Melody: A rolling terrace riff — the same "dale campeón" refrain that closes "Muchachos"

Why It Matters

The simplest and loudest weapon in the Argentine songbook — three words fans hurl at the reigning world champions. It predates Qatar 2022 as a club terrace staple, and since the third star it doubles as a statement of fact: Argentina ARE the champions.

La Cuarta Estrella

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The new anthem of WC 2026 — sung before kickoff, after goals, and long into the night after wins

Lyrics

Soy hincha de la Selección La aliento con el corazón Ganamos la tercera con Lionel Queremos ser campeones otra vez Y 32 años después La Scaloneta va a vengar La Copa que le robaron al diez La que no nos dejaron levantar Quiero ver la cuarta estrella Brillar en la camiseta Soy argento de la cuna hasta el cajón Por Malvinas, por el Diego Por la última de Leo Argentina quiero verte bicampeón

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I'm a fan of the national team I cheer her on with all my heart We won the third one with Lionel We want to be champions again And 32 years later La Scaloneta will avenge The Cup that was stolen from the number ten The one they wouldn't let us lift I want to see the fourth star Shine on the jersey I'm Argentine from the cradle to the grave For the Falklands, for Diego For Leo's last one Argentina, I want to see you become two-time champions

Rhythm Guide

Follows the swaying cumbia pulse of Gilda's original — steady verse, rising sing-along chorus

Melody: Sung to "No me arrepiento de este amor" by Gilda — the Argentine cumbia classic

Why It Matters

Written by Pablo Quintana, better known as Palmito Música, a 30-year-old musician from Munro, Buenos Aires. It went viral in May 2026 just before the tournament and took off as Argentina kept winning — the squad themselves sang it in the dressing room after reaching the quarter-finals. Set to Gilda's beloved cumbia "No me arrepiento de este amor", the song is about chasing the fourth star (after 1978, 1986 and 2022): it evokes Maradona's heartbreak at the 1994 World Cup in the USA — 32 years before this one, in the same country — the Malvinas, and the hope of one last title with Messi. Palmito's hit earned him a spot covering the World Cup for Televisión Pública.

Vamos, Vamos Argentina

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Any moment the team needs a lift — Argentina's oldest universal chant

Lyrics

Vamos, vamos Argentina Vamos, vamos a ganar Que esta barra quilombera No te deja, no te deja de alentar Vamos, vamos Argentina Vamos, vamos a ganar Que esta barra quilombera No te deja, no te deja de alentar

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Let's go, let's go Argentina Let's go, we're going to win Because these raucous supporters Won't stop, won't stop cheering you on Let's go, let's go Argentina Let's go, we're going to win Because these raucous supporters Won't stop, won't stop cheering you on

Rhythm Guide

VA-mos, VA-mos ar-gen-TI-na / VA-mos, VA-mos a ga-NAR

Melody: Adapted from "Contagiate Mi Alegría" (Sustaita/Olivera, 1974) — recorded for the 1978 World Cup

Why It Matters

Born from a 1974 government campaign song, adapted by club fans and recorded for the home World Cup of 1978. "Quilombera" is mild lunfardo slang for "rowdy" — older radio versions softened it to "bullanguera". It is the one chant that unites every Argentine fan regardless of club allegiance, sung at every World Cup since '78.

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