World Cup fans wasted no time hurling jokes and supportive puns on Twitter after Argentina lost Sunday's lengthy final game to Germany, 1-0.
Among those puns was "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," a reference to Andrew Lloyd Webber's song from 1978's Evita musical and Madonna's version from 1996's film adaptation.
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Since the World Cup final started, "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" has been mentioned more than 33,000 times in tweets, according to data Twitter shared with Mashable.
Here are some examples of the clever ways people used the phrase, including pairing their messages with nods to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who attended the World Cup:
Text from Angela Merkel: "Don't cry for me Argentina! BOOM! LOLZ!" #WorldCupFinal— Elizabeth Windsor (@Queen_UK) July 13, 2014
The real winner today is Andrew Lloyd Webber, if the number of "don't cry for me Argentina" jokes on my feed right now is to be believed.— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) July 13, 2014
Don't cry for me Argentina #GERvsARG pic.twitter.com/xxYu78E9Di— Darth Vader (@DepressedDarth) July 13, 2014
don't cry for me Argentina! #ARG #WolrdCupFinal http://t.co/n2pUISLmiM— Love Belfast (@love_belfast) July 13, 2014
CONGRATS GERMANY!!!!! GOOD JOB ARGENTINA!!! BEST MATCH OF THIS WORLD CUP!!! 대박!!! "Don't cry for me Argentina" They did so GREAT too!!— ALEXANDER 알렉산더♔ (@alexander_0729) July 13, 2014
DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA pic.twitter.com/no2ZdAzAiq— Thássius Veloso (@thassius) July 13, 2014
OMG "Don't cry for me Argentina" #WM2014 #Merkel #Deutschland pic.twitter.com/j59MTsj4eY— shochi (@shochi_hh) July 13, 2014
√♥ Don't Cry For Me Argentina http://t.co/va4UmlYI0L— Roger Rocha Moreira (@Roxmo) July 13, 2014
Madonna's "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" is #68 on Germany's iTunes.— Joseph (@joe815) July 13, 2014
Pop star Nicole Scherzinger used the opportunity to promote her version of the song:
Don't Cry For Me Argentina https://t.co/8faMgZUl8z Sending #yourlove http://t.co/Wdb3c4hjBZ— Nicole Scherzinger (@NicoleScherzy) July 13, 2014
Congrats Germany! What a #WorldCup Eu amo Brasil #YourLove http://t.co/cGiGdMfBP5— Nicole Scherzinger (@NicoleScherzy) July 13, 2014
Honestly, there was no escaping "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" tweets:
Even I can't save you from "Don't cry for me Argentina" tweets today...— Superman (@SupermanTweets) July 13, 2014
The funny banter helped contribute to the 32.1 million tweets sent during the match, which at one point broke the all-time record for most tweets per minute, with 618,725 by the game ended:
The #GER vs #ARG match set the all-time record for tweets per minute with 618,725 at the final whistle #WorldCupFinal pic.twitter.com/h4k97KPWUi— Brian A. Hernandez (@BAHjournalist) July 14, 2014
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