An Argentinian man was arrested after he allegedly hijacked a bus in order to make it home in time for the World Cup. His country was playing against Croatia earlier this week.
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The incident happened on Tuesday in Cuidad Santa Maria when the 53-year-old football fan was riding on the 440 line when he suddenly realized he wouldn’t make it home on time for the game due the bus’ slow pace. As reported by Oddity Central, the suspect hijacked the bus when it stopped at a red light and the driver stepped out to a kiosk to buy something. After noticing the bus was driving away, the driver immediately contacted police and officers arrived at its last location. The suspect reportedly drove four miles and abandoned the vehicle to walk home but was caught by police at the intersection of Callao and Maestro Ferreyra.
Due to the arrest, the crazed football fan ended up missing the entire game but later found out that the country won 3-0 and qualified for the World Cup Final. However it is unclear if he will be released from jail this weekend as Argentina will be playing against France on Sunday.
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The news outlet said since the World Cup started, several fans have taken extreme measure to watch the game even if it costed their health. A football fan from Wuhan, China reportedly ended up with facial paralysis after they stayed up for an entire week to watch every game. However, China did not qualify for the World Cup and Mr. Cao made sure to drive straight home everyday to watch the games from 6 pm to 6 am and reported back to work without any sleep. The 26-year-old said the facial paralysis worsened after he attempted to take a nap at his office.
“On November 30, I slept for two hours after watching the match, and when I woke up, I felt extremely tired. I didn’t think much about it and decided to rest for a bit in the office, but after a while, my condition didn’t seem to improve and it was affecting my work progress.”
Doctors treated him with rehabilitation techniques such as acupuncture, bioelectricity, and facial treatments. They said his condition improved after following up with the treatment. The outlet also reported that doctors believed his lack of sleep in addition to the cold weather might have been a contributing factor to his diagnosis.