An Argentine grandfather in his 80s quietly watching the World Cup alone on the street became a hot topic.



On the 15th local time, local media such as the Argentinian daily Los Andes reported the story of Carlos Bejar (82).



On the 13th, when Argentina played Croatia in the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, his grandfather sat alone in a chair in front of a TV store and quietly enjoyed the game.



At the time, people on the streets went into houses or restaurants to watch the World Cup game and it was quiet, and a reporter who went out to cover the streets captured his grandfather and shared it on social media.



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In the photo released by the reporter, even the owner of the TV store closed the store and came home from work with the shutters down, and the grandfather was watching the game quietly watching the TV over the shutters.



Local netizens who saw the grandfather watching the World Cup game alone on the display TV despite the heat of over 33 degrees said, "Let's save up money and buy a TV", "Grandpa, would you like to watch it with me at my house?", "I hope you can watch the final comfortably", etc. responded and showed interest.



According to local media, the grandfather could not watch the World Cup at home because he had an old TV with difficult cable connections.



Grandpa explained why he chose to watch the street, saying, “I saw it at a cafe during the group stage match, but it was so noisy that it was difficult.”



The grandfather continued, "I used to watch the World Cup with my friends, but now all those friends have passed away and I'm left alone. Now I'm used to watching alone."



He said, "This is the best place to watch the broadcast on an empty, quiet street and a large TV," and said he came out on the street from the quarterfinals against the Netherlands.



Meanwhile, an electronics company that heard about his grandfather's story through social media presented him with a large TV and even an antenna to watch cable broadcasting.


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In response, the grandfather said, “I was grateful for the TV as a gift, but more than that, I felt that there was still a warm feeling in society.”



(Photo = reporte100.7 Instagram, Twitter capture)