The Argentina national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Argentina) represents Argentina in men's international football.
History[]
20th century[]
Argentina played its first international match against Uruguay on July 20, 1902, winning 6–0 in Montevideo.[1][2]
Argentina has participated in six World Cup finals, including their first appearance in 1930, where they lost 4-2 to Uruguay.[3] Argentina secured their first World Cup victory on June 25, 1978, defeating the Netherlands 3-1 in the final.[4]
Argentina reached the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals against England. Maradona scored a controversial goal using his hand, which he called "la mano de Dios" after the match. Argentina won 2-1, celebrating the victory due to the rivalry between the two teams and Argentina's loss in the Falklands War to the British Army four years prior.[5] Argentina secured its second World Cup title by winning a game at the Azteca against West Germany.[6]
21st century[]
In March 2007, Argentina achieved its first-ever top spot in the FIFA Men's World Ranking.[7]
In the 2022 FIFA World Cup opening game, Argentina got defeated by Saudi Arabia 2–1 with goals from Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari, ending an Argentine unbeaten streak of 36 games since 2019.[8] Argentina won their first World Cup title since 1986, defeating France in the final on 18 December. Messi scored two goals, but a penalty shoot-out was called after Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick. Argentina's first penalty was scored by Messi, and the tournament-winning penalty was scored by Gonzalo Montiel. The final is considered one of the greatest football matches of all time.[9]
Trivia[]
- Argentina is renowned for its rivalries with several international teams, including Brazil,[10] England, Germany,[11] the Netherlands, Uruguay, and France.[12]
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190105020111/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/argurures.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210511071907/https://www.clarin.com/deportes/argentina-uruguay-clasico-partidos-internacionales-mundo_0_MRvzzcUG.html
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1632000/1632201.stm
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1632000/1632219.stm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080306031414/http://es.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/match=392/index.html
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4851052.stm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070704195917/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/news/newsid=113242.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221121183516/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63631779
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/18/world-cup-final-argentina-france-match-report
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090828043635/http://bleacherreport.com:80/articles/243090-south-americas-biggest-rivalry-argentina-vs-brazil
- ↑ https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-france-argentina-racism-d60172722edd3b9d976d7bc62b8c484f
- ↑ http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/11/06/first11.rivalries/index.html
