FIFA Football World Cup winners-Argentina
World Cup Winners
Argentina first won the World Cup in1978, where they delighted their ecstatic home supporters in Buenos Aires as captain Daniel Passerella held the World cup aloft, and the nation that loved to watch football knew they had the trophy they so desperately wanted.
Fittingly the blue and white went on to triumph in 1986 at the Azteca stadium in Mexico, with a skillful team, spearheaded by the then World's best player Diego Maradona, who against England in the quarter -finals scored the Goal of the Century.
World cup Winning finals record
1978 Argentina 2-1 Holland (aet.) in Argentina
1986 Argentina 3-2 W. Germany in Mexico
Argentina
- Federation. Asociación del Fútbol Argentino
- Argentina were formed in 1893
- Joined FIFA. 1912
- Confederation. CONMEBOL
- Nicknames. La Albiceleste (White and Sky blue)
- Argentina. Is the oldest footballing country other than those of the British Isles
Star Player
Mario kempes known as El Matador was the star of the 1978 World Cup he was top scorer in the tournament with 6 goals, and took the Golden Boot.
He wasArgentina's first star player, and among all the colourful ticker-tape and political controversy, it was his brilliant goals that helped the White and Sky Blue to a romantic triumph and end the countries 48 years of hurt.
Kempes was the only foreign based player used by coach Cesar Luis Menotti.
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