What angle did UK newspapers focus on with their Castro coverage?
None. The incredible thing is that not one of the national daily newspapers of the time carried World Cup news or match reports. They covered racing, boxing, yachting, chess and even the English baseball league. The World Cup only became big news after the final when angry Argentineans took to the streets in Buenos Aires. The front page of the Daily Herald led with an attack on the Uruguayan Consulate and the stoning of a group of women carrying Uruguayan flags. In a piece informing readers that mounted police fired revolvers at the rampaging crowds to quell the violence, the Sporting Life added that the aftermath of the game showed that South Americans ‘enjoy’ their football and take the game ‘seriously’.
