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Lingerie model reignites Paraguay’s World Cup hopes

A lingerie model who promised to run naked through the streets of Paraguay if her team won the World Cup has apparently decided a quarter-final defeat is good enough, The (Sydney) Daily Telegraph reported Thursday.

Larissa Riquelme became a worldwide internet sensation after photographers captured her — and her cleavage — enthusiastically following Paraguay as it made the quarter-finals of the tournament in South Africa.

She originally pledged to run naked through the streets of the capital Asuncion if Paraguay won the World Cup. This later became if it reached the final — and then if it reached the semi-final. And it now appears a quarter-final defeat at the hands of Spain was enough for her to strip down.

“It will be a present to all of the players, and for all the people in Paraguay to enjoy, because they tried as hard as possible and gave it their all on the field,” she said.

An exact date for her run has not been announced.

Argentina coach Maradona had also promised to go on a naked dash through the streets if his team had captured the trophy. Thankfully, for most, he did not change the terms of his pledge after Argentina was knocked out by Germany last weekend.

The strange World Cup antics have not been limited to promises of naked runs however. Holland’s “No.1 porn star” has put forward her services in support of the national team’s bid to win the tournament. Bobbi Eden, the star of more than 100 adult films, promised to relieve all her Twitter followers of any pent-up sexual tension if the team wins Sunday’s final.

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