--- description: Vandals threw rocks at storefronts and attacked police officers title: World Cup Loss Sparks Riots in Argentina image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6238a9e661abad66/69869baf06f2c1292732fe59/riots-1280x720-jpg.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [World Cup](/tag/world-cup/) ## World Cup Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Riots Erupt in Argentina Following World Cup Final Loss by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 14, 2014 6:35 PM CUT  Segundo Saavedra — LatinContent/Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 14, 2014 6:35 PM CUT What began as a peaceful celebration of Argentina’s performance in the World Cup final against Germany on Sunday incited police response of tear gas and water cannons just a few hours later after the _Albicelestes_ lost the game. At least 30 people were arrested in downtown Buenos Aires Sunday, [CNN](http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/14/sport/football/argentina-world-cup-celebration-clash/ "undefined") reports, following outbursts of vandalism and violence. Tens of thousands of fans were gathered around the Obelisk to commemorate the first time the team advanced to the World Cup finals since 1990\. But the country’s dream of winning the tournament was dashed in the game’s 113th minute, when Germany scored the game’s only goal. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2982367/riots-argentina-world-cup-final/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2982367/riots-argentina-world-cup-final/"},"headline":"Riots Erupt in Argentina Following World Cup Final Loss","datePublished":"2014-07-14T18:35:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:08:17.597Z","description":"Vandals threw rocks at storefronts and attacked police officers","url":"https://time.com/2982367/riots-argentina-world-cup-final/","keywords":["World Cup","police","Germany","Argentina","riot"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6238a9e661abad66/69869baf06f2c1292732fe59/riots-1280x720-jpg.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6238a9e661abad66/69869baf06f2c1292732fe59/riots-1280x720-jpg.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Argentina riots","caption":"","creditText":"Segundo Saavedra — LatinContent/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/world-cup/","name":"World Cup"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2982367/riots-argentina-world-cup-final/","name":"Riots Erupt in Argentina Following World Cup Final Loss"}}]}] ```