the first time argentina won the world cup was in 1978.
the first time argentina won the world cup was in 1978.
when was the first time argentina won the world cup?
1978
in 1978, the netherlands again reached the final of a world cup, only to be beaten by the host, this time argentina. this side played without johan cruijff, willem van hanegem, and jan van beveren, who refused to participate in the world cup. it still contained johan neeskens, johnny rep, arie haan, ruud krol, wim jansen, jan jongbloed, wim suurbier and rob rensenbrink from the 1974 selection. the netherlands were less impressive in the group stages. they qualified as runners-up, after a draw with peru and a loss to scotland. in the second group phase, however, the netherlands topped a group including italy and west germany, setting up a final with argentina. however, the dutch finished as runners up for the second world cup in a row as they ultimately lost 3–1 after two extra time goals from argentina. unfortunately for the dutch, rensenbrink hit the argentinian post in the last minute of normal time, with the score 1–1.
history of the netherlands national football team
quarter-final germany and argentina ended 1–1 after extra time; the hosts edged out the argentines 4–2 on penalties to go through to the semifinals (this was the first time argentina had lost a world cup penalty shootout: up until this match, both argentina and germany had participated in three penalty shootouts, winning all of them). argentina scored first to grab a 0–1 lead. however, michael ballack's cross, flicked on by tim borowski, allowed klose to head in the equalizer with 10 minutes to spare. during the subsequent penalty shootout, goalkeeper jens lehmann saved two shots while his teammates all converted their shots to win the shootout 4–2. brazil were eliminated in the quarterfinals against france by a score of 1–0. france was led by a rejuvenated zinedine zidane and by a strong defence which kept the brazilian strikers under check for the duration of the game. perhaps partially due to their uncommon formation, brazil was shut out, attempting just one shot at french goalkeeper fabien barthez. the game was also notable for being the first time that the brazil team had been shut out in 3 consecutive matches against france, now has a 2–1–1 all-time record in 1986, 1998 and 2006 in world cup matches. after elimination to france, the brazil team was largely criticized by the press and the fans. the media circulated images of the left wingback roberto carlos tying his shoes while henry ran unmarked to score the winning goal. the sporting legend pelé blamed coach parreira and ronaldinho for the team's early elimination.
south american nations at the fifa world cup