Argentina are known for producing the best strikers in history. How has the soul (of white and sky color) passed down as times have passed on? Look back at the striker's record of playing for the Argentine national team, starting with the quadrennial World Cup.
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Gabriel Batistuta was born: February 1, 1969
Individual record (1994): 4 appearances/4 assists and 1 assist
Individual record (1998): 5 appearances/5 assists and 0 assists
Individual record (2002): 3 appearances/1 assist and 0 assists, contributing to Argentina's consecutive Championship of the Americas in 1991 and 1993.
At the 1994 World Cup in the United States, he scored a hat-trick against Greece in the opening match of the group stage and scored many goals on the big stage. He was a leading player in football in the 1990s and had unparalleled prowess.
At the 1998 Fifacé in France, he scored a goal in the opening game of the group stage against Japan, helping the team to victory and scoring two consecutive hat-tricks in the second match that followed. The Argentine national team reached the quarter-finals, but personally, he showed excellent performances.
In the Roman era of the 2000/01 season, he became the protagonist of the Serie A title along with Hidetoshi Nakata and others.
However, at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, he was expected to become an ace, but Batistuta was eliminated from the group stage for the first time and announced his retirement from the national team. Despite this, he scored 56 goals in 78 games for the Argentine national team.