Argentina will play its sixth remaining in its World Cup historical past, when it faces France on the Lusail Stadium on Sunday, December 18.
Argentina is a two-time world champion, profitable the title in 1978 and 1986. Apart from that, it completed because the runner-up within the 1930, 1990 and 2014 editions of the event.
1930 World Cup, Uruguay
Argentina reached the ultimate of the inaugural version of the World Cup, which was hosted by Uruguay. The host nation defeated Argentina 4-2 within the remaining to carry the primary World Cup title. The match was a replay of the 1928 gold medal match on the Olympics, which Uruguay received after a replay.
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Pablo Dorado, Pedro Cea, Santos Iriarte, and Hector Castro scored for Uruguay, whereas Carlos Peucelle and Guillermo Stabile discovered the online for Argentina.
1978 World Cup, Argentina
Argentina hosted its first and solely World Cup in 1978. The host nation reached its second World Cup remaining that yr, the place it beat the Netherlands by a scoreline of 3-1 to carry its first title.
Argentina’s Mario Kempes, who completed because the event’s high scorer with six objectives, opened the scoring within the thirty eighth minute. However, Dick Nanninga of the Netherlands equalised within the 82nd minute forcing the match into extra-time.
Kempes scored his second objective of the match within the a hundred and fifth minute of extra-time. Ricardo Bertoni doubled La Albiceleste’s lead within the one hundred and fifteenth minute.
Argentina’s Daniel Passerella holds the cup, after profitable the World Cup Football match in opposition to the Netherlands within the remaining at Buenos Aires on June 25, 1978.
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1986 World Cup, Mexico
Argentina reached its third World Cup remaining within the 1986 version held in Mexico. It beat West Germany with a 3-2 scoreline to win its second title.
In the ultimate, Jose Brown opened the scoring for Argentina within the twenty third minute, and Jorge Valdano doubled its lead within the 56th minute. However, the match was not over. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Rudi Volley scored fast objectives within the 74th and 81st minutes to degree the match.
With the match heading in the direction of extra-time, Jorge Burruchaga scored Argentina’s third within the 84th minute, which turned out to be the profitable objective.
Argentinian midfielder Jorge Burruchaga (R) beats West German goalkeeper Harald Schumacher to attain the profitable objective through the World Cup remaining between Argentina and West Germany 29 June 1986 in Mexico City.
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1990 World Cup, Italy
Argentina began the 1990 World Cup as defending champion, reaching the ultimate for a second successive version. It once more confronted West Germany in a replay of the 1986 remaining.
It was a low-scoring match. The solely objective of the match was scored by Germany’s Andreas Brehme from the spot within the eighty fifth minute, giving Germany its third title.
2014 World Cup, Brazil
Argentina reached its fifth remaining within the 2014 version, hosted by Brazil.
It confronted outdated rival Germany but once more in a World Cup remaining. Like the 1990 World Cup, it was a low-scoring match, with the one objective coming from Germany’s Mario Gotze within the 113th minute, giving Germany a 1-0 win and its fourth World Cup title.
