Interesting Green: She’ll strip if Paraguay win

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PHOTO: BOMBSHELL: Lingerie model Larissa Riquelme celebrating after Paraguay scored in the World Cup.
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PARAGUAY’S lingerie-model fan Larissa Riquelme has trumped Argentina coach Diego Maradona in the “World Cup-winning dare” department.

Maradona had promised to run naked around the streets of Buenos Aires if he led Argentina to glory at the World Cup.

Now, Paraguay’s most-famous fan has vowed to meet the pledge in its capital, Asunscion, if her country can defy the odds and lift the trophy on July 11, reported The Daily Mail.

PHOTO: Keep your phone safe: Larissa Riquelme cheers on her compatriots in the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion
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The 24-year-old Riquelme has been pictured celebrating with her mobile phone safely between her breasts, and has joked that she would like to replace it with the World Cup.

And, asked if she would match Maradona’s outlandish promise, she told Globoesporte: “Of course, but with my body painted with the colours of Paraguay.”

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Paraguay would first have to negotiate Spain, before setting up a potentially all-South American tie with Argentina, who face Germany in the quarter-finals.

While Paraguay fans would be eagerly hoping that their national team will help fulfill Ms Riquelme’s dare, other footballers have also made wild promises should their nation win the coveted World Cup.

Lionel Messi, reigning World Player of the Year, has promised Argentina that he will try and get British rock band Oasis reunited for a celebratory concert if he lifts the Cup for the South Americans.

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Come on Paraguay!

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A Paraguayan lingerie model, who has become an Internet sensation, has promised to “do a Maradona” if her national team goes all the way at the World Cup.

Larissa Riquelme (picture) has been a favourite subject of news photographers covering fan celebrations in Asuncion, the Paraguayan capital.

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And thanks to the photos, not to mention her careful placement of her mobile phone in her tank top, she’s appeared in newspapers around the globe (including this one).

PHOTO: Ready to strip: Paraguay's favourite fan Larissa Riquelme
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“Paraguay’s No 1 Fan” first came to attention when she was photographed celebrating La Albirroja’s Group F opener, a shock 1-1 draw with defending champions Italy, and cameras kept seeking her out as Gerardo Martino’s men continued their encouraging run.

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On Tuesday, Paraguay made their first ever quarterfinal by edging Japan in a penalty shoot-out, but it was Riquelme’s name, not the team she supports, that was near the top of Twitter’s global trending topics and was one of the most searched words on the Yahoo! search engine.

Asked after that Round of 16 triumph if she would match Argentina coach Diego Maradona’s promise to run naked around Buenos Aires if his side win the World Cup, Riquelme gamely agreed, but with one condition. “Of course I will, but with my body painted in the colours of Paraguay,” she said.

Not everyone’s excited about Riquelme, however.

Brazilian daily O Globo yesterday accused the brunette of overshadowing Paraguay’s football achievement and claimed she is part of a stealth marketing stunt to promote a mobile phone.

By Agencies