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Willy Caballero confuses viewers during Argentina’s national anthem

Published 15:00 16 Jun 2018 BST

Updated 15:00 16 Jun 2018 BST

Simon Lloyd
Willy Caballero confuses viewers during Argentina’s national anthem

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Nope. No idea either

Willy Caballero was given his World Cup debut on Saturday. The 36-year-old only made his debut for Argentina earlier this year, and with Sergio Romero missing the tournament through injury, was named in goal for their opening game against Iceland in Moscow. It didn't take the Chelsea goalkeeper long to be a talking point - before a ball had even been kicked, for that matter... With Argentina's players belting out their national anthem, one of the cameras scanned across their faces as usually happens prior to a big international game. While their outfield players stood square-on to near touchline, Caballero turned himself away to his right, confusing many of those watching on TV. https://twitter.com/hum_bolega/status/1007972897095372800 https://twitter.com/Jack_Fallows_/status/1007971058425704450 https://twitter.com/thesoopabees/status/1007970737972445184 https://twitter.com/JordRd/status/1007970304096964608 Never a good sign when a goalkeeper is struggling with their positioning before a game's even kicked off. As you might expect, some put theories forward as to why Caballero adopted a different stance. Some claimed he was merely facing his country's national flag in an extra show of patriotism https://twitter.com/ThibautSave/status/1007970057736085505 Elsewhere, it was suggested it was some form of protest https://twitter.com/theodore_sdr/status/1007970723774726145 Others using it as an opportunity to make a joke as Loris Karius' expense https://twitter.com/pc_74/status/1007970217706876929 For now, we're none the wiser... Argentina took a lead in the first-half courtesy of Caballero's former Manchester City teammate, Sergio Aguero. Their lead didn't last long, however. Alfreð Finnbogason capitalised on some shoddy defending from Argentina to draw Iceland level minutes later.

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Willy Caballero confuses viewers during Argentina's national anthem