Taylor Swift forced Argentina to move their 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Uruguay from Estadio Mas Monumental to La Bombonera in La Boca, Buenos Aires.
The American star has seen three of her concerts hosted at the River Plate stadium which forced Lionel Messi and his teammates to welcome Uruguay at La Bombonera.
Futballnews understands that Argentina do not have their own stadium, however, they have been using the Monumental as their traditionally home ground.
The Monumental recently underwent a massive renovation in the last few years and that saw it’s capacity grow massive to the tune of 86,000.
Taylor Swift, who is a very popular American singer and songwriter, performed at the stadium on Nov. 9, 11, and 12 as part of her “Eras Tour.”
Unsurprisingly, the shows took a toll on the Monumental field and fortunately, AFA anticipated this would happen they made preparations for the change of venue with time.
Besides, it’s not the first time Lionel Scaloni’s World Cup winning team plays away from the Monumental – which has served as their home ground for year now.
Argentina had previously played at another stadium this year, despite the fact that this will be the first time they leave the Monumental in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
They played Curazao in the Estadio Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero, in the country’s north, in March and it was their second game following their victory in Qatar 2022, and the team decided to celebrate outside of Buenos Aires as well.
Who Is Taylor Swift?
Taylor Alison Swift is renowned American singer-songwriter who was born on December 13, 1989.
Taylor Swift is globally known for her songwriting, musical versatility, artistic reinventions, and influence on the music industry, she is a prominent cultural figure of the 21st century.
The American began her professional songwriting at age 14 and signed with Big Machine Records in 2005 to become a country singer.
Beginning with her self-titled album in 2006, she recorded six studio albums for the label, four of which were played on country radio.
Fearless (2008), her follow-up, explored country pop, and its singles “Love Story” and “You Belong with Me” rocketed her to fame.
Speak Now (2010) included rock influences, but Red (2012) featured electronic elements including Taylor Swift’s first Billboard Hot 100 number-one song, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”
Taylor Swift’s 1989 (2014), a synth-pop album bolstered by the chart-topping singles “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” and “Bad Blood,” moved from her country image.
The hip-hop-flavored Reputation (2017) and its number-one hit “Look What You Made Me Do” was inspired by scrutiny from the media.
