Did Argentina's army of witches win World Cup after 36 years in the cold?

Lionel Messi led Argentina to World Cup title in thrilling win over France that may go down as the Greatest of All Time (GOAT).
Argentina's third World Cup title, coming after a match set to go down as an all-time classic, generated a rare moment of euphoria and happiness for the South American country.
In hoisting the trophy into the Qatar night, Messi burnished his image as the greatest player in the world, and potentially of all time. It is easy to name-drop Messi and the other goal scorers of the tournament, but, for Argentina, it also had "brujas" or witches casting spells to protect him and the rest of its national squad, The New York Times reports.
According to the article, ahead of the World Cup, tonnes of, if not 1000s of Argentine girls who name themselves "brujas," or witches, took up arms - within the type of prayers, altars, candles, amulets and burning sage - to guard their team in its quest to safe a growing nations Cup title and its first in 36 years.

"We consider ourselves as brokers that, from love, can take care, shield and sow happiness," mentioned Rocio Cabral Menna, 27, a witch and highschool instructor in Messi's hometown, Rosario, who burns a bay leaf inscribed together with her predicted rating in a ceremony earlier than every match. The gamers are competing on the sector, she mentioned, and at house, "the witches are taking good care of them."
The development caught hearth after Argentina's surprising loss to Saudi Arabia within the opening match, inflicting Argentines to seek for any manner to assist the staff on which this nation of 47 million has pitted its hopes.