27,000 people, according to police sources, gathered on the marine platform of Barcelona's Fòrum to experience the World Cup final together. The majority were fans of the Spanish national team, but there was also a large representation of Argentinians. Like Mariella and Laura, two Argentinians who have been living in Catalonia for a long time. "The sea inspires us. We've come here with a couple of guts. Until the end with the national team," they confided.

The change in the management model of the Parc del Fòrum has struck at the heart of Telecogresca, the festival created by UPC students in 1978. "The Barcelona City Council is forcing us to accept market prices and the bureaucratic burdens of a mega-festival," explained the festival organizers a few days ago, adding that this "fixed" situation denies access to public funding. The City Council's Culture Councillor, Xavier Marcé, accuses the Telecogresca organizers of wanting to play by "the rules of the adult game" while simultaneously claiming to be a student festival. This Tuesday, at the City Council's Culture Committee meeting, Marcé urged Telecogresca to decide "what game they want to play": "Today they want to be student-run, and tomorrow professionals."