The Pampas Eagles with a brilliant record
Argentine football has many fans all over the world, on the technology may not be as gorgeous as Brazil, on the rigor is not as good as Germany, on the cooperation of delicate may not be as good as Spain, but Argentina has its own special attraction, that is passionate football, that is Maradona's untamed, that is Batticampes's long hair fluttering, that is Samuel Ayala's iron-blooded defense, Argentines may play the most attractive football in the world.
Argentina had a great performance in the World Cup and left many wonderful moments, reaching the final final of the first World Cup in 1930, but lost 2-4 to Uruguay. But Argentine football has since been in a slump for some time, with only two quarter-final performances before the 1978 Home-Based World Cup. In 1978, the World Cup hosted by Argentina itself, like England and France, Argentina's first World Cup was also won on home, fans remembered the paper chips flying in the Argentine stadium, remembered the two wonderful goals of long-haired fluttering Kempez, Argentina defeated the Netherlands without Cruyff 3-1, and lifted the World Cup championship trophy for the first time.
After Kempez Argentina ushered in the birth of another hero, in 1986 on the Mexican plateau ushered in a galloping Argentine, the Aztec Stadium witnessed Maradona's entry into no man's land, even won no one to break the English goal to achieve the most classic scene of the World Cup, there is also Maradona's blamed "hand of God", the avatar of angels and devils is the best praise for the Argentine king, this World Cup seems to become a personal show, and finally Maradona led Argentina to win the second World Cup title For the first time, fans around the world have seen the personal charm of the star, and this charm and personal heroism can be called unique to Argentine football.
In 1990, Maradona beat Brazil with a century assist, but lost to West Germany in the final to defend his title, in 1994 Maradona was banned from Argentina for drug use to stop in the round of 16, and in 1998, the Anglo-Afghan war was full of passion, and after too much consumption, he lost to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals. 2002 Japan and South Korea World Cup Argentina group folded, the god of war Barty's last World Cup left regret tears, 2006 and 2010 consecutive stop in the quarterfinals, despite the poor record but Argentina ushered in Maradona after another genius, that is, the reproduction of the predecessors of countless classic Messi, 2014 Brazil World Cup Argentina reached the final lost to Germany, 2018 is the round of 16 lost to the final to the final victory of France.
Messi is getting old Argentina's strength has declined
If Maradona is the totem of Argentine football, then Messi once had hopes to become a new symbol of Argentina, at least in terms of personal technology and even personal honors, Messi has surpassed Maradona, but if you look at the national team level, especially in the World Cup, Messi and Maradona still have too much gap, the 35-year-old Messi 2022 World Cup is also considered the last chance. In 2006, the 18-year-old Messi played in the World Cup for the first time, the core of the argentine was Riquelme, Messi scored a goal but the team failed to go further, in 2010 Maradona Messi joined forces, the Argentine king bombing combination was determined to win the championship, Messi's absolute core identity once again stopped in the quarterfinals, in 2014 the captain once again played to lead the team to the final, 2018 Messi is still the core but the round of 16 stopped early.
2006 to 2016 can be said to be the most recent golden decade of Argentine football, producing a large number of football superstars who can influence the world, especially talented offensive geniuses, in addition to Messi, who has been known as the king of the ball, in 2006 there were Crespo and Saviola, in midfielders there were Riquelme Cambias Somascherano, in 2010 there were three major divine fronts Aguero, Higuain and Milito, in 2014 Higuain Aguero was at the peak, Di Maria was a strong outbreak, Argentina's overall combat effectiveness has reached its peak. However, after the golden decade has passed, the overall strength of Argentine football has declined, the front line Higuain faded out of Aguero's state, the previous predatory captain fought to the fissure of Mascherano retired, Argentina is left with a single Messi, and the 2018 World Cup suffered a bad record of stopping the round of 16.
The 2022 World Cup can be said to be Messi's fifth and last world cup, already 35 years old this season is exhausted, after joining the greater Paris data suffered a straight decline, breakthrough shots all failed only the pass still has a certain ability. Outside Of Messi, Argentina's big-legged Di Maria is also 35 years old and has been reduced to a substitute in Paris, after the high-hope big center Icardi disappeared. Argentina's attacking line can not get many cards, only the sometimes brilliant Lautaro and Correa, coupled with Dybala, who is not tacit with Messi, the midfield is a group of sappers, and argentina's strength decline is more obvious.
2022 signing is expected to pass through the final four
But from the perspective of the lineup, the strength of the Argentine team has declined, but the current team is full of combat effectiveness, winning the Copa America championship in 2021, and also performing well in the World Cup South American qualifiers, with 11 wins and 6 draws unbeaten ranking second only to Brazil to qualify for the World Cup.
Argentina also got a good draw for the 2022 World Cup, and was placed in Group C with Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland. Among them, the weak competitiveness of Saudi Arabia in Asia should be the object of each team to grab points, Mexico team in recent years the strength of the decline is larger, is no longer the past is the difficult to beat the team, the largest opponent of the group is from the European Polish team, although there is Lewandowski pressure, but Poland has always been the worst seed team, the overall strength is difficult to compete with Argentina for the first place in the group.
If Argentina gets the first place in the group, then it will stay in the upper half of the zone to enter a very comfortable signing table, the first round of the knockout round opponent is the second group of D, in the case of France with a high probability of getting the first place in the group, Argentina may encounter the European powerhouse Denmark, the European Championship Danish team to reach the semifinals, there is a chance to create enough trouble for Argentina, but there is still a gap in the overall strength, unless the French group accidentally overturns the ship and only gets the second, then Argentina and France will play out in advance in the first round of the knockout round, Otherwise Argentina will most likely pass the first round of the knockout round.
Argentina's quarter-final signing table is also good, the opponent will be produced in the first group of A and the second group of B, and the qualified two groups are also recognized as the weakest group in the overall strength, the second group of B may be produced between the United States and Iran, the first of group A, whether it is the Netherlands or Senegal, the combat effectiveness is not strong, Argentina has a greater chance of winning no matter what opponent it encounters, according to such a signing table, the Pampas Eagles have the opportunity to reach the top four. Of course, in the final four, whether it is Brazil, or Spain, Germany and Belgium, any opponent is very strong, but if the World Cup enters this stage, in addition to the hard power competition, more factors that determine the outcome of the game lie in the will.
Comprehensive signing table analysis, Argentina's World Cup if not a slow heat overturning situation, the probability of a chance to reach the semi-finals in one fell swoop, but want to go further forward, the key point is how much morale Messi can inspire, argentina team has never lacked bloody good at playing hard battles, if Messi can be hard then this Argentine World Cup record is worth looking forward to, on the contrary, if it is still walking or lagging behind the stadium "disappeared", Argentina is difficult to achieve a breakthrough.