What is Larissa Riquelme, the ‘bride of the World Cup’, a fan of Paraguay, rival of the Colombian National Team in the Copa América, doing today?

The 2010 Soccer World Cup It was held in South Africa and left many unforgettable moments. From the iconic song ‘Waka Waka (This is Africa)’ to the emergence of the title ‘World Cup girlfriend’ for a young Paraguayan woman called Larissa Mabel Riquelme Frutos.

Now, a few hours before the match between Colombia and Paraguay in the Copa América 2024, the model has once again given something to talk about. At 10:30 am, she uploaded a post on her official X account in which she encouraged her national team.

“Today we won in the debut Paraguay vs. Colombia. We have faith! Yesterday, we broke it by taking new photos! Burning the bad, receiving the best. Today, Saint John says yes “; she wrote.

Riquelme’s video showed her in a silver outfit while lighting a circle of fire as well as several torches. In the background, the song ‘Mujer de fuego’ by the singer El Gato Indio.

The 39-year-old woman gained worldwide recognition when Some images of him became popular while supporting his team, dressed in the official t-shirt of her country. Jorge Sáenz was the photographer who captured the exact moment in which the Paraguayan celebrated the ‘Albirroja’ goal.

The Spanish newspaper ‘Marca’ was the first to award him the title of the ‘World Cup girlfriend’ and several media outlets followed suit. Furthermore, in an interview she promised that she would pose naked with her country’s flag painted on his body if his team advanced to the semi-finals. In the end, the team reached the quarterfinals.

What is the ‘World Cup girlfriend’ doing today?

The recognition that the model and content creator, born in Asunción, obtained since the 2010 World Cup opened the doors to new opportunities in the world of entertainment.

From 2013 to 2016, he participated as a panelist on the program ‘Teleshow’. In 2014, she competed in ‘Baila Conmigo Paraguay’ alongside Jorge Samaniego. She demonstrated her skills on the dance floor through performances of cumbia, reggaeton and many more musical genres that took her far in the competition. In the end, the couple was sixth-finalist. However, Riquelme moved away from the cameras and kept a low profile after the arrest of her partner at the time, Jonathan Fabbro, for sexual abuse of her goddaughter.

He returned to the cameras years later, in 2019, when he became main jury of the dance program in which she had participated in 2014. Later, from January to May 2020, she was the host of ‘Vive la Tarde’. Her role ended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In 2022, he made part of the cast of the hairdressing reality show ‘Yo Voy’. “I had to study hairdressing to be able to have another income and thus be able to pay for my studies. That helped me get by when I couldn’t pay for a hairdresser or I had to travel, to be able to see myself alone,” she said for a local media.

A year later, in 2023, he opened his account at DivasPlayan adult platform where she published exclusive content for her subscribers.

Now, she is a television and radio host. She is a presenter on ‘Tropicalia’ and ‘Radio Fernando’ and content creator on social networks. She is also part of the panel of a program called ‘Debate Show’.

On Instagram, accumulate more than two million followersmore than 1.1 million on X and on TikTok he has more than 1.4 million followers.