argentina came in 7th place in the 2002 world cup.
argentina came in 7th place in the 2002 world cup.
where did argentina come in the 2002 world cup?
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an important member of the uruguayan national side, montero first represented his team in an international tournament at the 1997 fifa confederations cup, finishing in fourth place. he had previously played for the uruguay u-20 side in the 1991 under-20 world championship. he also appeared for the senior side in the 2002 world cup, after helping his side to qualify for the tournament, where the talented uruguayan squad were disappointingly eliminated in the group stage. in the 2004 copa américa, montero and uruguay reached the semi-finals, finishing the tournament in third place. montero also captained his country in their bid to qualify for the 2006 fifa world cup in an intercontinental playoff against australia, the country the uruguayans defeated by a very convincing margin of 3–0 to qualify for the 2002 fifa world cup tournament four years before. sadly for montero, he limped off with a hamstring injury during the second game in sydney, and later australia went on to narrowly snatch the win and the world cup qualification via penalties. after the defeat, montero immediately announced his international retirement, saying "what happened today was such a pity as this group of players deserved to be at the world cup finals." montero made over 60 appearances for his country in between 1991 and 2006, scoring 5 goals.
paolo montero
the historical colombian 5–0 victory in 1993, beating host argentina in the 1994 world cup qualifiers, was the very first time argentina lost in its home stadium estadio monumental antonio vespucio liberti during a qualifying match for a world cup. argentina come as a previous twice world cup champion. it caused a huge upset and start of a respective rivalries. unlike other rivalries full of hostility, the colombian–argentine rivalry is more based on "respect" than a "hated" relationship always attracting great interest between both nations. thus, the colombian–argentine rivalry has been considered "unique" and "special". in a way, the colombian–argentine relationship is viewed as "sparring partners" in world football.
colombia national football team