Argentina

As of the beginning of 2010, *** there are three Argentine players who have played more than 100 times for the national team. They are Diego Simeone (106 times), Roberto A. Yara (115 times) and Zanetti (136 times as of October 2009). The Argentina national team's scoring record holder is Batistuta, who has scored 56 goals. The second and third are Crespo (36 goals) and Maradona (34 goals) respectively. Among other championships, Argentina won the World Youth Cup six times (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2007) and the Confederations Cup in 1992. In November 2008, Maradona became the head coach of the Argentina national team, ushering in a new era for the team. After leading the team to a good start with three consecutive victories, Argentina reached a trough in the World Cup qualifying rounds and was once on the verge of failing to advance. In the final two crucial rounds, Argentina defeated Peru and Uruguay to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa. In this Argentine team, the number one star is undoubtedly Messi. As the 2009 European Ballon d'Or winner and World Player of the Year, he is widely expected to perform well in the World Cup. Argentina's results largely depend on his play. Captain Mascherano and others will provide support to Messi. There are huge variables in the Argentine national team today, and their roots lie in Maradona. In terms of lineup selection, Lao Ma has a lot of randomness and uncertainty. During the World Cup qualifiers, Argentina had as many as 50 players on the field, most of whom were recruited during Maradona's tenure. . Before the World Cup in South Africa, Argentina needs to determine the lineup as soon as possible to create a combative whole.

[Edit this paragraph] Team history

First game

Jersey 2 Argentina’s first game was on May 16, 1901, against Uruguay. National Team (held in Montevideo, Argentina ended up making their debut 3-2). Since there were no international competitions at the time, Argentina could only play some friendly matches, and of course its opponents were limited to South American teams. Due to distance and the obstacles of World War I, Argentina in that era was not able to compete with European teams. It was not until Argentina participated in the Netherlands Olympic Games in 1928 that Argentina competed head-on with a European team for the first time. In the first game, Argentina drew 0-0 with Portugal. In the end, Argentina won the silver medal and lost to Uruguay in the final. Argentina won four America's Cups in 1921, 1925, 1927, and 1929, which were also their first four America's Cups. Argentina also achieved great success in the 1930 World Cup. They successfully reached the final. What's interesting is that in the final It was Uruguay. In the end, Argentina lost the game 2-4. At that time, a total of 93,000 fans watched the game.

The first World Cup title

In 1974, David Bracuto, chairman of the Argentine Football Association, appointed Menotti as the head coach of the Argentine national team. In 1975, Menotti led the Argentina U21 team to win the World Cup. Champions League Cup, Argentina beat France 1-0 in the final. Three years later, Argentina hosted the 1978 World Cup, but at this time there was friction between Menotti and the Argentine Football Association. The subject of the dispute was whether to let Maradona leave the national team. The Argentine national team won the 1978 World Cup under the leadership of forward Mario Kempes. This was Argentina's first World Cup championship. In the final, Mario Kempes scored 2 goals for Argentina and helped the home team defeat the Netherlands. The team won the championship.

"Hand of God"

South Africa World Cup Jersey In 1983, the chairman of the Argentine Football Association was Julio Humberto Grondona. Under his appointment, Carlos Salvador Bilardo became the new coach of the Argentine national team. A head coach. Bilardo's 3-5-2 formation attracted the Argentine Football Association and gained its trust. Of course Bilardo did not disappoint everyone. The first game was against the powerful Brazil and they won 1-0. Then they beat Germany 3-1. What is even more admirable is that he appointed the young Maradona as the captain of the Argentine national team. This decision had a profound impact on the future development of Argentina.

In qualifying for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, Argentina faced Peru in its last game, and Argentina successfully entered the finals. In the first game of the World Cup, Argentina defeated South Korea 3-1. The second game was a 1-1 draw with world champion Italy and the final game was a 2-0 victory over Bulgaria. In this way, Argentina successfully advanced with 2 wins and 1 loss. In the second round, Argentina defeated Uruguay 1-0. In the semi-final victory over England 2-1, both goals came from Maradona. Maradona's first goal became the most controversial goal in the world. After the game, Maradona also admitted that the first goal was scored with the "Hand of God". Since then, Maradona's controversial goal has been given the name "Hand of God". However, Maradona's second goal was rated as the most exciting goal of the 20th century - Maradona dribbled the ball from midfield, passed the defense of five English players in a row, and finally scored. In the semi-finals, Argentina faced Belgium. Maradona once again scored 2 goals in the second half to help the team win and advance to the finals. In the final, Argentina led West Germany 2-0 in the first half, but the tenacious Germans quickly equalized the score in the second half. In the 84th minute of the game, Maradona passed a great goal. Buruchaga received the ball and easily scored, and Argentina finally won the Hercules Cup.

Scandal

When the 1994 World Cup was held in the United States, Brazile was the head coach of Argentina and Maradona was still the captain. In the World Cup group stage, Argentina performed very well in the first two games, defeating Greece and Nigeria 4-0 and 2-1 respectively. However, after the game against Nigeria, FIFA announced that Maradona failed a drug test and was banned from participating in the World Cup. Argentina performed terribly after losing their number one star. They were defeated by Bulgaria in the third game, but 2 wins and 1 loss was enough to advance. In the knockout round, they were defeated by Romania again. Missed the quarter-finals.

[Edit this paragraph] World Cup History

As of the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Argentina has participated in the finals of major competitions for the 19th time, and the World Cup in South Africa will be their 20th. This is also the 10th consecutive competition. Argentina has reached the World Cup finals four times, winning the championship in 1978 and 1986, and finishing second in 1930 and 1990. Argentina first achieved good results in the World Cup in 1930. In the first World Cup in history, they reached the final and lost to the host Uruguay 2-4 and finished second. When the team shined again in the World Cup, it was already in 1978. In the local competition, the Argentina team led by coach Menotti and ace forward Kempes won the World Cup championship. The emergence of Maradona pushed Argentina to a new peak in World Cup history. After experiencing the disappointment in 1982, the King of Balls shined in 1986 and led the team to win the championship as captain. He personally scored 5 goals and 5 assists, becoming the best player of the tournament. He also competed with England. The game left behind the classic "Hand of God" and scoring five goals in a row. In 1990, Maradona and Argentina reached the finals of the World Cup in Italy, but lost to West Germany and finished second. With Maradona withdrawing from the 1994 World Cup in the United States due to a drug test incident, Argentina has rarely achieved breakthrough results in recent years. In 1998, Argentina failed to qualify for the top four, and in 2002, it even failed to qualify from the group. In the last World Cup, Argentina reached the top 8, but lost to the host Germany on penalties in the quarter-finals and was eliminated.

Disappointing 1990

Team photo In 1987, the first year after the 1986 World Cup, Argentina hosted the Copa America. However, what was disappointing was that Argentina lost in the semi-finals. They were defeated by Uruguay 0-1, and then lost 1-2 to Colombia in the third-place match. In the end, the host Argentina only finished fourth. At the 1990 World Cup in Italy, Argentina unexpectedly lost their first match, 0-1 to Cameroon. Fortunately, they defeated the Soviet Union 2-0 in the second game. In the final group match, Argentina drew 1-1 with Romania and barely advanced to the second round. After entering the second round, they faced the powerful Brazilian team. Claudio Caniggia took Maradona's pass and easily scored, helping Argentina win the final 1-0. In the quarter-finals, Argentina defeated Yugoslavia, but won in a penalty shootout.

In the semi-finals, Argentina's opponent was the host Italy. The two teams drew 1-1. Unfortunately, the two teams entered a penalty shootout. The Argentine goalkeeper's wonderful save helped Argentina advance to the final. At this time, the Argentine was immersed in ecstasy, because he might be able to successfully defend his title. In the final, they met West Germany again, but what was different from the last time was that the West German team shattered the Argentine's dream of defending the title with a penalty kick. Argentina ended this World Cup with regret.

2006 World Cup

In 2004, Pekerman became Argentina’s new coach. Pekerman has led the team to win three World Youth Championships: Qatar in 1995 and Madrid in 1997. Coming to the Islands and Argentina's three World Youth Championships in 2001, his performance made him the best candidate for Argentina's coach. At the same time, Pekerman performed very well in the 2005 Confederations Cup. He led the team to the final, but was defeated by Brazil 1-4 in the end. In the 2006 World Cup, Argentina was placed in the Group of Death, along with Ivory Coast, Serbia, and the Netherlands. Argentina won the first game against Ivory Coast, and then beat Serbia 6-0 (Messi performed very well). In the last game of the group stage, Argentina was tied 0-0 by the Netherlands. In the end, Argentina successfully broke through and died. Group. Entering the second round, Argentina's first opponent was Mexico, which was the most difficult opponent Argentina had encountered since the beginning. The two teams drew 1-1 in the 90-minute game and entered overtime. Rodriguez's goal at the last minute A magical goal helped Argentina win. Entering the quarter-finals, Argentina ushered in the host Germany. After overtime, it was still tied 1-1. The game entered a penalty shootout, but this time the magical performance came from the German goalkeeper Lehmann, whose save Send the German team to the semi-finals.

2010 World Cup

In the final clash of Group B of the World Cup in South Africa, Argentina defeated Greece 2-0 at Paulo Guani's Mokaba Stadium, Demichelis and Pa Lemo scored one goal each, and Messi, 22 years and 363 days old, set a new record as the youngest Argentine captain in the World Cup. Maradona's team won all three games and qualified first in Group B, facing Mexico in the 1/8 finals. The 1/8 finals of the 19th World Cup started at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. Argentina defeated Mexico 3-1. Messi assisted Tevez, who was in an offside position, to take the lead. Higuain expanded the score and Tevez scored again to seal the victory. , Hernandez saved face by winning a victory for Mexico. Argentina will face Germany in the quarter-finals.

Results of previous World Cups

1930 World Cup runner-up 1934 World Cup first round

1938 World Cup exit 1950 World Cup exit

1954 Did not participate in the 1958 World Cup, first round

1962 World Cup first round, 1966 World Cup semi-finals

1970 World Cup qualifying round, 1974 World Cup second round

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1978 World Cup Champion, 1982 World Cup Second Round

1986 World Cup Champion, 1990 World Cup Runner-up

1994 World Cup Second Round, 1998 World Cup Quarterfinals

The first round of the 2002 World Cup and the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup

World Cup data at a glance

Time stage results of the 1930 world with 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss

< p>1930-07-15 Group A Argentina 1:0 France

1930-07-19 Group A Argentina 6:3 Mexico

1930-07-22 Group A Argentina 3: 1 Chile

1930-07-26 Semi-final Argentina 6:1 United States

1930-07-30 Final Uruguay 4:2 Argentina

1934 World Cup 0 Win, 0 draw and 1 loss, time stage results

1934-05-27 First round knockout Sweden 3:2 Argentina

1958 World Cup, 1 win, 0 draw and 2 losses, time stage results

1958-06-08 Group A Germany 3:1 Argentina

1958-06-11 Group A Argentina 3:1 Northern Ireland

1958-06- 15 Group A Czech Republic 6:1 Argentina

1962 World Cup 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss time stage results

1962-05-30 Group D Argentina 1:0 Bulgaria

1962-06-02 Group D England 3:1 Argentina

1962-06-06 Group D Argentina 0:0 Hungary

1966 World Cup 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 Negative time period result

1966-07-13 Group B Argentina 2:1 Spain

1966-07-16 Group B Argentina 0:0 Germany

1966-07-19 Group B Argentina 2:0 Switzerland

1966-07-23 Quarter-final England 1:0 Argentina

1974 World Cup 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses time Stage results

1974-06-15 Group D Poland 3:2 Argentina

1974-06-19 Group D Argentina 1:1 Italy

1974- 06-23 Group D Argentina 4:1 Haiti

1974-06-26 Group E Netherlands 4:0 Argentina

1974-06-30 Group E Brazil 2:1 Argentina

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1974-07-03 Group E Argentina 1:1 Democratic Germany

1978 World Cup 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss time period results

1978-06-02 Group A Argentina 2:1 Hungary

1978-06-06 Group A Argentina 2:1 France

1978-06-10 Group A Argentina 0:1 Italy

1978-06-14 Group F Argentina 2:0 Poland

1978-06-18 Group F Argentina 0:0 Brazil

1978-06-21 Group F Argentina 6:0 Peru

1978-06-25 Final Argentina 3:1 Netherlands

1982 World Cup 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses time stage results

< p>1982-06-13 Group C Belgium 1:0 Argentina

1982-06-18 Group C Argentina 4:1 Hungary

1982-06-23 Group C Argentina 2: 0 El Salvador

1982-06-29 Group I Italy 2:1 Argentina

1982-07-02 Group I Brazil 3:1 Argentina

1986 World Cup 6 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses, time period results

1986-06-02 Group A Argentina 3:1 South Korea

1986-06-05 Group A Argentina 1:1 Italy

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1986-06-10 Group A Argentina 2:0 Bulgaria

1986-06-16 1/8 final Argentina 1:0 Uruguay

1986-06-22 Quarter-final Argentina 2:1 England

1986-06-25 Semi-final Argentina 2:0 Belgium

1986-06-29 Final Argentina 3:2 Germany

1990 World Cup 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, time stage results

1990-06-08 Group B Cameroon 1:0 Argentina

1990-06-13 Group B Argentina 2:0 Russia

1990-06-18 Group B Argentina 1:1 Romania

1990-06-24 1/8 final Argentina 1:0 Brazil

1990-06-30 Quarter-final Argentina 3:2 Serbia [Penalty 3:2]

1990-07-03 Semi-final Italy 4:5 Argentina [Penalty 3:4]

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1990-07-08 Final Germany 1:0 Argentina

1994 World Cup 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses time period results

1994-06-21 Group D Argentina 4:0 Greece

1994-06-25 Group D Argentina 2:1 Nigeria

1994-06-30 Group D Bulgaria 2:0 Argentina

1994-07-03 Romania 3:2 Argentina in the 1/8 finals

1998 World Cup 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss time period results

1998-06-14 Group H Argentina 1 :0 Japan

1998-06-21 Group H Argentina 5:0 Jamaica

1998-06-26 Group H Argentina 1:0 Croatia

1998- 06-30 1/8 finals Argentina 6:5 England [penalty kick 4:3]

1998-07-04 1/4 finals Netherlands 2:1 Argentina

2002 World 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, time period results

2002-06-02 Group F Argentina 1:0 Nigeria

2002-06-07 Group F England 1:0 Argentina

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2002-06-12 Group F Sweden 1:1 Argentina

2006 World Cup 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss time period results

2006-06-10 20: 00:00 Group C Argentina 2:1 Ivory Coast

2006-06-16 14:00:00 Group C Argentina 6:0 Serbia

2006-06-21 20:00: 00 Group C Netherlands 0:0 Argentina

2006-06-24 20:00:00 1/8 final Argentina 2:1 Mexico

2006-06-30 16:00: 00 Quarterfinals Germany 5:3 Argentina [Penalty Kick 4:2]