Today's situation in Argentina is very grim at home and abroad, with a near-collapse of the domestic economy, high inflation, high unemployment, and their previous desire to recover the Falklands was rejected by the British. In this case, football is their only pride and solace, and they have been immersed in the joy of winning the World Cup for the past six months. It is undeniable that Argentina is indeed a football powerhouse, they have won the World Cup three times, and have also given birth to football geniuses such as Messi and Maradona. But what is less known is that Argentina's three champions, it can be said that each of them is full of controversy, let's take a detailed inventory.
1978 World Cup
In the 1978 World Cup on home to Argentina, in the second stage of the group stage, Argentina had to beat Peru by 4 goals to qualify, surprisingly, Argentina beat their opponents 6-0, and Peru had no fighting spirit throughout the match. According to rumors, the match was won by the Argentine government by bribing Peru with heavy money in exchange for $50 million and 35,000 tons of grain. In addition to the money divided between the Peruvian government, the players also divided $20,000 each, and FIFA kept silent about it as the incident continued to take effect.
1986 World Cup
In the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, in the 1/4 final, Argentina vs England, Maradona hit the goal of England with his hand, perhaps confused by Maradona's crazy celebration, the referee ruled that the goal was valid, which is the famous "Hand of God" incident. The goal upset the balance of the game, leaving the Englishman who suffered a misjudgment to be out, and even more infuriating, the arrogant Maradona called himself God after the game.
World Cup 2022
At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Argentina scored an astonishing 5 penalties in 7 games, and almost every time the Argentine couldn't open the situation, a penalty kick appeared. Looking closely at the 5 penalties scored by the Argentine, it can be said that each of them is full of controversy, and these goals will probably be ignored in most games. However, there was an exception for the Argentine team, where the referee was extremely decisive in awarding these spurious penalties, without the slightest hesitation, let alone watching the VAR replay, or "daring" to watch the VAR replay, as if completing the "task".
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Argentina's strength in winning the World Cup is certainly one of the reasons, but every time they win the title, they need the intervention of various off-field factors, and if they want to truly prove themselves as a football powerhouse, I am afraid they also need a justified and convincing champion.