“Adiós, Oranje”: the tango they did on Dutch TV after the elimination against Argentina in the Qatar 2022 World Cup

One of the hottest parties of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 was the one that Argentina and the Netherlands starred in the quarterfinals, where the Albiceleste He ended up winning on penalties after a match that ended 2-2 after extra time. It was surely a defeat for the Dutch, although on public TV in this country they took it with humor and did a tango called “Goodbye, Orange”.

On a comedy show called ‘Even tot hier’which is hosted by the duo Niels van der Laan Y jeroen woebroadcast on the channel BNNVARAthey used the defeat of their selection to make a mockery with a nod to the Argentina: with the melody of the tango ‘Adiós, Nonino’, by the famous composer Astor Piazzollathey made a song linked to the players and their coach louis van gaal.

“We left, similar to what happened in the 2014 semifinal. See this photo? It’s from 2014. It’s almost identical to this year’s photo. Again this and again the Argentines. That’s right, now again: goodbye, Orange ”, intoned the drivers of this program that has been broadcast since 2019, and intersperses news with musical parodies and sketches.

Van der Laan & Woe They were placed on a stage, accompanied by a pianist and other men who played the accordion, and their song made reference to falling before a Lionel Messi which was decisive with a goal and an assist. “Once again it was the Argentines. Over and over again, that little one”they sang while on a giant screen they showed images of the match that ended with riots, shoving and racy statements.

“Despite Van Gaal’s changes. He gave us all hope again. But still he went wrong. Now it’s time to go home. So we say goodbye, now. Goodbye, Orange.” continued the song of this program on Dutch public television.

One of the reasons these comedians have chosen “Goodbye, Nonino” of Astor Piazzollabeyond the fact that it is one of the most emblematic tangos of Argentina, it could be because it is one of the favorite songs of maximumcurrent queen consort of the Netherlands. It was the melody that she chose for her marriage to the current king. william alexander held in February 2002 at the New Church of Amsterdam.

The interpreters ended up applauded by the public that participates in this program that has chosen to reflect in a fun way that victory of Argentina on Netherlands that allowed him to qualify for the semifinals of the World Cup, where he will face Croatia. The other teams that will compete for a place in the definition are Morocco Y France.

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