Buenos Aires, July 20 -- Thousands of Argentina supporters gathered at the iconic Obelisk in Buenos Aires on Sunday night to celebrate their national football team's FIFA World Cup campaign despite a heartbreaking 1-0 extra-time defeat to Spain in the final.

Waving Argentine flags, singing chants and dancing in Plaza de la Republica, fans turned the city's traditional football gathering point into a celebration of the team's run to a second consecutive World Cup final.

According to Reuters, an Argentina supporter, Isaac Lambaro, said the national team demonstrated grit until the last minute of the tense match, which was played at New York New Jersey Stadium in the US.

South American football governing body CONMEBOL also acknowledged th...