Argentina in FIFA World Cups: Of Diego Maradona’s feat of gold and Leo Messi’s redemption – prediksi liga champion
Argentina have won the FIFA World Cup three times.They reached the football World Cup final six times in 18 appearances. Know the history.
4 minBy Aarish Ansari19 December 2022 03:54 GMT+8
Argentina have for long been one of the finest football teams in the world and enjoy a storied past that includes some stellar performances at the FIFA World Cup.
Nicknamed La Albiceleste, the Argentina football team has made 18 appearances at the FIFA World Cup, missing the competition only four times in 22 editions.
Argentina withdrew from the football World Cup in 1938, 1950 and 1954 due to disagreements with hosting rights and political reasons. The team’s absence from the competition lasted for 24 years since no FIFA World Cup was held in 1942 and 1946 due to the Second World War.
The South American football giants failed to qualify for the quadrennial event for the first and only time in 1970.
However, the golden years of Argentina football started in the 70s and saw the nation reach the pinnacle of the sport in the coming years.
How many times Argentina won FIFA World Cup?
Argentina have won the FIFA World Cup three times – in 1978, 1986 and 2022. They have reached the final six times, including a second-place finish in the inaugural edition in 1930.
1978 – Argentina’s first World Cup triumph
When Argentina lifted the football World Cup trophy for the first time in 1978, Daniel Passarella was the captain and Cesar Luis Menotti was the manager.
The star of the tournament, however, was El Matador Mario Kempes.
Boosted by Mario Kempes’ legendary scoring prowess and backed by a roaring home crowd, Argentina made it to the second round of the competition after finishing second in Group 1. They beat Hungary and France by similar 2-1 margins but lost to Italy 1-0.
The second round saw Argentina beat Poland (2-0) and Peru (6-0) and were held to a goalless draw by Brazil. But the two wins and a draw were enough for the white and sky-blue striped team to top the standings and advance to the final.
The 1978 FIFA World Cup final was a closely fought affair with both Argentina and the Netherlands scoring one goal each at the end of regulation time.
It was Mario Kempes once again who came to the rescue and put the South American team ahead in the added extra time before Ricardo Bertoni sealed the fate with a late strike at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires.
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