Soccer Semaphore

Yesterday I took a (short) break from the Tour de France to watch the Copa America final, between Argentina and Brazil. Brazil won 3–0, though Argentina did at least manage to score once against themselves.

After the first Brazilian goal, I did a double-take at the crowd reaction shots: was that a Lebanese flag waving there? Rewind. Yep. I don't think the player had any connection with Lebanon (like the player from Ghana who celebrated his World Cup goal with an Israeli flag—he played professionally for a Tel Aviv club). More likely some Lebanese Brazilians up from São Paulo or even Foz do Iguaçu. Or maybe some Lebanese Venezuelans (since the final was, after all, in Maricaibo).