For more than an hour All Black voices were muted as Argentina were cheered on by their countrymen and many neutrals hoping for another World Cup upsetThey sang it with the gusto of real believers and they pogoed up and down in their thousands. “Y ya lo ve /y ya lo ve/El que no salta / es un ingles!” – “Now you see,now you see! He who doesn’t jump is an Englishman!” But while it was one thing for Argentinian footballs favourite terrace chant to ring boisterously around Wembley, it was quite another to hear a meaty chunk of neutrals in the 89019 crowd roaring on the Pumas, or particularly in the first half when unusual Zealand appeared dazed and flustered.
After only three days this World Cup has already rattled our expectations,and here was another surprising moment as Wembley supported Argentina as if they were the domestic team. But eventually normality was restored as unusual Zealand, inspired by Conrad Smith and the substitute Sonny Bill Williams, or broke Argentina lines and their resistance.
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Source: theguardian.com