How many FIFA World Cups has Argentina won?
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A nation very much famous for football is again on a verge of winning the World Cup title in 2022. Argentina will be up against a strong and defending champion side France whom they lost to in the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup which they ended up winning. A win that might just be the last jigsaw for Messi to complete his career.
The current generation’s best-ever footballer Lionel Messi has achieved everything and so have his teammates who made him win all of that. This time out the complete team has been responsible for the side to reach the finals yet again in the hope to take the glory back home after 36 long years. It was Legend Diego Maradona who won it for them in 1986.
Argentina has so far won the 1978 and 1986 World Cups till now. The total number of accolades would have been five instead of just two as they missed out on 1930, 1990, and the most recent 2014 campaign which they lost against Germany after winning all of their 6 games to reach the final losing only one by 1-0.
Argentina’s World Cup victory in 1978
Argentina was the host nation in the 1978 edition of the World Cup and was definitely the favorite to win it. Under the guidance of Cesar Luis Menotti defeated the likes of the Netherlands in the finals of that year’s campaign. The playmaker Mario Kempis was awarded the golden ball for his 6 goals throughout the tournament.
One of the biggest facts about the World Cup was that Dutch legend Johan Cruyff didn’t even join the tournament. He was revealed 30 years later as he was involved in an attempted kidnapping in 1977. Dutch players refused to attend the award ceremony where Argentina was crowned champions.
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Argentina’s World Cup win triumph in 1986
After the 78 triumphs, the Magician Diego Maradona led his side to another World Cup glory and became the player of the tournament. His five goals and also being an assistant in the finals versus a strong West Germany side led by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge made the difference in a 3-2 win. A record 114,600 people attended the match.
The match had a total of 6 yellow cards shown as the match went heated. 3 goals with Jose Luis Brown, Jorge Valdano, and Jorge Burruchaga were on target for Argentina as captain Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Rudi Voller scored for the Dutch side in the match.
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