Eusebio also holds his place as the 8th highest goal scorer in UEFA champions league history. They conceded just under four times fewer – but it no doubt still hurt them. Any team must expect to face tough opposition in the quest to win a World Cup but England had it particularly tricky on home soil in 1966. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. *visit For The Win: https://www.ftw.usatoday.com Argentina won the match by 3–2. Even those supporters who usually do not attend the matches watch them on television and comment on them the next day with friends and co-workers. University honours Ashes hero and renowned professor, TOMS: Changing the world one shoe at a time, © 2020 TheNationalStudent.com is a website of Studee Limited | 15 The Woolmarket, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 2PR, UK | registered in England No 6842641 VAT # 971692974, Fringe Review: Rust - The Musical @ theSpace. Remarkably the Holland team of the 1970’s did not win a major tournament, coming third in the European Championships of 1976 and reaching the World Cup final in both 1974 and 1978 but losing out on both occasions. The first trophy won by Argentina was the Copa Lipton in 1905. All those competitions, although not considered league tournaments, are regarded as official titles. Female footballers don't deserve to be paid as much as men, A look back at the record breaking Women's World Cup, Breakdancing one of four new sports to be introduced at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Wimbledon 2019: Three rising women to watch out for, Tour De France 2019: The road to greater equality, Nations League: England vs The Netherlands Preview, Women’s British Open: Who to watch out for, 'Major sports events have a unique power to inspire people': meet Lindsay Impett, event director of the Netball World Cup 2019, Nations League squad announced: Harry Kane passed fit but his club team-mate is dropped. 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Puskas scored 84 goals in 85 games for Hungary whilst Kocsis scored 75 in 68. Meanwhile, some national teams come and go, seeing so-called ‘Golden Generations’ be very successful before experiencing long barren spells, struggling to even qualify for tournaments. In the particular case of Argentina, the Apertura was contested in the second half of the calendar year, and the Clausura was played in the first half of the following year (in order to synchronize the seasons with those of the European football). Once again, though, this was not Ghana’s largest win in history – with that particular award going to a 13-0 victory over Kenya in 1965. This list is in regards to the greatest individual teams, not which international team has been the greatest over their entire history. [35], In 2004, the Argentina Olympic football team won Gold at the Athens Olympic games; they defended their title in 2008 to become the first team to defend the Olympic football title since Hungary in 1968.[36]. Their first win in 1934 was shrouded in controversy, Mussolini used the tournament to promote fascism and an array of controversial decisions seemed to go in Italy’s favour which has perhaps sullied the legacy of this great team. The Brazilian national team is the most successful of all time, with five World Cups, eight Copa Americas and four Confederation Cup titles. [6] The Argentine Football Association (AFA) was formed in 1893 and is the eighth-oldest in the world. Ever since the first ever international match in 1872 which took place in Glasgow between England and Scotland, international soccer has been seen as the pinnacle of the game. The first Argentine league was contested in 1891, making it the fifth-oldest recognised league of a FIFA member (after England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Netherlands). A new league with the same name as its predecessor, was formed on 21 February 1893. The biggest defeat the side has ever suffered is 6-1 on two occasions; against Czechoslovakia in June 1958 and against Bolivia in April 2009. If the scorelines above impressed you, you ain’t seen nothing yet. They brought us another unforgettable clash when they handed Saudi Arabia an 8-0 caning in 2002 – their best ever result in a World Cup match. Football was introduced to Argentina in the later half of the 19th century by the British immigrants in Buenos Aires. Yes, this was not a friendly, but a competitive match – well, at least in name. The English were in shock after the Hungarians thrashed them 6-3 at Wembley, exposing their tactical superiority and Hungary ran out 7-1 victors in the return fixture on home soil. Of course, there is no definitive criteria by which ‘greatness’ can be defined. [7] They also compete in the FIFA code of futsal, where they finished champions in 2016 and fourth place in 2004. The Italians won the tournament and then repeated the feat four years later in France. Barra bravas (Argentine organized groups -like the English hooligan firms-) also create occasional problems, usually in riots after the match. Next in our list is Brazil’s attempt to physically predict the future. The tournament was held until 1919. Here are the seven worst blowouts in world football history. The most LOL-worthy things the Internet has to offer. The use of hands was also allowed. The star-studded Brazil squad of 1998-2002 included the likes of Cafu, Roberto Carlos, Dunga, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Kaka, which made for a terrific national team. Argentina, led by Diego Maradona won again in 1986, a 3–2 victory over West Germany. [8] Moreover, Argentina was world champion in futsal for the visually impaired in 2002 and 2006, and also won the Gold Medal at the IBSA World Blind Games 2015, a Silver Medal (2004) and two Bronze (2008 and 2016) in the Paralympic Games, three runner-up world championships (1998, 2000 and 2014), three championships of the Copa América (1999, 2005, 2017), three Silver Medals in the Parapan American Games (2007, 2011, 2015) and two runners-up of the Copa América (2009 and 2013). In 1964, Independiente became the first Argentine club to win the Copa Libertadores, Argentine clubs have won the competition a total of 25 times; Brazilian clubs have the second-most, with 19. A trio of major tournaments ensures their status as one of the greatest national teams in history. Racing Club holds the third position with 18 titles. Nevertheless, it is unclear what form of "football" was played due to the number of players on the field (15 per side). Biggest win and worst defeat The biggest win in the history of Argentinean football is a 12-0 victory of Ecuador. He definitely deserves his place among the greatest soccer players of all time. The Spanish national team may have come crashing back down to Earth in Brazil last summer, but from 2008-2012, they were one of the greatest national teams of all time. [22] Most of the major clubs were created around this period; they played in the national amateur tournament or in local championships. When Spain romped home 4-0 against Italy in the final of Euro 2012 to make it three major trophies in a row, many people declared that they were the greatest national team to ever take to the field. Even below these seven leagues, Argentine football is regionalized into almost 250 Regional Leagues, which consist of teams that participate in championships and tournaments organized by the Consejo Federal del Fútbol Argentino (CFFA), internal organ of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), to obtain the right to enter the Torneo Regional Federal (es), established in 2018. Where Holland had Johan Cruyff, the Germans had Franz Beckenbauer. One of the finest and most complete midfielders in the history of the game, Zidane was integral to both European and World Cup successes in 1998 and 2000. Ferenc Puskas and Sandor Kocsis are the two best remembered players of the Magical Magyars. New, 47 comments. Other important derbies include the derby between Huracán and San Lorenzo de Almagro (has no particular denomination), the Rosarian derby (between Newell's Old Boys and Rosario Central), the Platense derby (between Estudiantes de La Plata and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata), the West derby (between Ferro Carril Oeste and Vélez Sarsfield), the derby between Atlanta and Chacarita Juniors (formerly denominated "Villa Crespo derby"), the Santafesino derby (between Colón and Unión), the North Zone derby (between Platense and Tigre), the Cordovan derby (between Belgrano and Talleres), the derby between Instituto and Racing de Córdoba (has no particular denomination) and the Tucumanian derby (between San Martín and Atlético Tucumán).