Graeme Souness, Charlie Nicholas, and Gordon Strachan root for Argentina in a gone viral Paddy Power video ahead of the England World Cup game.
Paddy Power captioned their post: “Ahead of England’s World Cup semi-final, we visited a Scottish community who are suddenly discovering their Argentinian roots…”
Charlie Nicholas began saying in the video: “If you’re Argentinian, you’re by the beach. It’s where we meet, we socialise and we have a drink.”
He is told: “You’re standing in a bin full of water.”
Graeme Souness: “Beach culture is a state of mind.”
Gordon Strachan: “I love tango. The drink and the dance. It’s been a part of my soul since about Wednesday.”
He is told: “Look, you’re obviously just changing to who England are playing next.”
Gordon Strachan: “How f***ing dare you question my integrity. Look at this.”
Charlie Nicholas: “These are empanadas. Quite similar to what you guys would probably call a…”
He is told: “A Greggs?”
Charlie Nicholas: “No, this is a very famous Buenos Aires recipe!”
Graeme Souness: “Yeah, I had a reputation as a hard man of football. But growing up on the streets of Rosario makes you tough. Back home, they’ll all be cheering us on, whoever Argentina have next.”
He is told: “It’s England.”
Graeme Souness: Que quilombo! Well, let’s hope they do the business.
Gordon Strachan: “Viva Argentina.
Charlie Nicholas: “Viva Argentina.”
Graeme Souness: “Viva Argentina.”
Charlie Nicholas: “Can you get me out of this f***ing thing now?”
Ahead of England’s World Cup semi-final, we visited a Scottish community who are suddenly discovering their Argentinian roots…
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— Paddy Power (@paddypower) July 14, 2026
The last few weeks, Graeme Souness, Charlie Nicholas, and Gordon Strachan rooted for Mexico and Norway…
Paddy Power captioned their post: “There’s a growing Mexican community in Scotland. Ahead of the game against England, we paid some of them a visit…”
Graeme Souness: We Mexico fans are laid back, but we still have a ferocious will to win. Something our next opponents are going to experience firsthand, whoever that may be.”
Charlie Nicholas: Being a Los Azteca is all about passion. It may not always win, but we will fight to the end. The atmosphere, the intensity, the altitude, I’m telling you, we are a match for anyone on our own patch. I bloody love tacos.”
Gordon Strachan: “I was in my first mariachi band when I was probably 69 years old. Feels like yesterday. Oh flower of Mexico, when will we see”
Graeme Souness: “Yeah, it’s a caffeine-rich infused herbal drink made with yerba mate plant. I like to take one after I’ve been on the old piñata.”
When asked ‘isn’t yerba mate from South America’, Souness replies: “Don’t disrespect me, Gringo.”
Charlie is told “Some people might say you’re just pretending to be Mexico fans as you’re so desperate for them to beat the English.”
Charlie replies: “That’s ridiculous. Ridiculoso. If you cut me open, I will bleed green, white and orange. Red? Whatever. This needs some more iron broomy things.”
Gordon: “When you come to Azteca, you’re not just taking on 11 players. You’re facing a population of 134 million people and a country that covers 61,610 square miles.”
Asked ‘Been on Wikipedia, have we?’ Gordon replies: “The capital is Mexico City.”
Graeme: “Look, I don’t know who you’re playing the next game.”
When told it is England, he replies: “Never heard of them. But they’re in for a hell of a game. They’ll face the full might of El Tr. Vamos, Mexico.”
Gordon: “Vamos! Mexico!”
Charlie: “Famous Mex-hi-co! Salud!”
There’s a growing Mexican community in Scotland.
Ahead of the game against England, we paid some of them a visit…
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— Paddy Power (@paddypower) July 5, 2026
Fans reacted after Souness, Nicholas, Strachan root for Argentina in a Paddy Power video ahead of the England game…
@ilkleycooper: Love England progressing just so these guys have to dress up. Who’s wearing the beret, striped shirt and a string of onions round their neck for the next one? 🤣
@gunneroo: Ye boys have to stop doing these every time ye do em England f****ng win 😂
@ChrisBarrie75: @paddypower just gets it. The whole Anyone But England thing is to be taken with a pinch of salt. Anyone getting upset about it needs to get out in the sun and grab a beer. Life is too short.
@VinnyCooney1: 🤣….again didn’t work last time stop doing them Paddy!!!! 🤣🤣
@paulmartinlfc: Paddy power upped the ante, these been hilarious
@Steelmen63: Each advert has me laughing. A bit of light hearted nonsense, while some take it to extremes.
@Paul198955: Banger after banger
Rachel Inch: These videos are the best thing about the World Cup 😂😂
Jules Jones Bdry: Whoever came up with all these needs a pay raise!! They have all been brilliant 🤣
Dave Gledhill: As an England fan I’ve got to admit it’s great banter…… 🏴🏴🏴
Rob Gray: Strachan’s ancestry cerificate and Greggs/Empinada 😂😂
David Lynn: Get the next video ready of them with garlic, baguettes and white flags
Liam Mullis: It’s funny, but if it was English people doing it for countries Scotland are playing against they’d absolutely hate it.😂
Tony Hinds: I’m English but this is great 👍 banter
Andy Chadwick: Can’t wait to see the twist if England actually win the World Cup, and they’ve got to act like they’ve always supported England 🤔🤔🤔 They’ll be hard earned pennies indeed!! 😂🤞🏻🤞🏻😂
Marc Bateson: As an England fan I look forward to these vids fecking hilarious 😂😂😂
Lee Whyles: Love these videos, well done to whoever came up with the idea 😂😂😂
Chris Jordan: This is what we were all waiting for. France or Spain should be an easy sketch next.
