The 1978 World Cup winner recalls his country’s trailblazing triumph and pays tribute to the mesmerising talents of Maradona and Messi.
As much at home in a cafe as on the pitch, Cesar Luis Menotti, who has passed away aged 85, was a visionary coach who led Argentina to the 1978 FIFA World Cup title on home soil. There are many ...
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1978 FIFA World Cup: The dark political shadow behind Argentina's maiden triumph on home soil
The world was in the grip of chilling geopolitical tension, and there were already blatant signs of institutional dread and state propaganda at the Fifa World Cup in Argentina in 1978. The tournament ...
The image of Mario Kempes with his long hair flying in Buenos Aires during the final against Netherlands remains one of the defining pictures of the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Kempes scored a brace in a 3-1 ...
Despite a threatened boycott by several nations in protest at the Videla military regime, all the qualifiers assembled in Argentina for the 1978 finals. The same format as 1974 was adopted -- two ...
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