Argentina will play its sixth final in the history of the World Cup and Messi will be able to take his revenge after Brazil 2014

Argentina he will close his eighteenth participation in the world championships by competing in the world final for the sixth time. The balance is clear: one definition every three World Cups. For something he has always been in the world elite. With the guidance of Diego Maradona has reached two finals and now, with Lionel Messi, to two others. In the balance, two titles and three runners-up. And beyond Sunday’s result in Qatar, who takes away what we danced.

Lionel Messi will be the fourth Argentine player to feature in two finals. Only three footballers had achieved it between Mexico 86 Y Germany 90: Maradona, Oscar Ruggeri and Jorge Burruchaga. There were other players who were in both teams but did not add minutes in the decisive match, such as Daniel Passarella (1978-86), Nery Pumpido (1986-90), Julio Olarticoechea (1986-90), Sergio Batista (1986- 90), Ricardo Giusti (1986-90) and Angel Di María (2014-2022).

Uruguay 1930

The first World Cup in history was played in Uruguay and River Plate football was the protagonist of the same final of two years earlier at the Amsterdam Olympics. Argentina shared the group with France, Mexico and Chile. They beat all three: 1-0, 6-3 and 3-1. In the semifinals, they beat the United States 6-1. And they lost the final against Uruguay 4-2, after ending the first half with a 2-1 win. Guillermo Stábile was the top scorer of the tournament with 8 shouts. This is the summary of that historic match.

July 30, 1930. Uruguay 4 – Argentina 2. stage: Centenary. Referee: John Langenus (Belgium). Uruguay: Enrique Ballestero; José Nasazzi, Enrique Mascheroni; José Leandro Andrade, Lorenzo Fernández, Alvaro Gestido; Pablo Dorado, Hector Scarone, Hector Castro, Pedro Cea, Santos Iriarte. DT extension: Alberto Supicci. Argentina: John Botasso; José Della Torre, Fernando Paternòster; Juan Evaristo, Luis Monti, Arico Suarez; Carlos Peucelle, Francisco Varallo, Guillermo Stabile, Manuel Ferreira, Mario Evaristo. DT extension: Francisco Olazar. targets: 12′ Gold (U); 20′ Peucelle (A); 37′ Stable (A); 57′ Cea (U); 68′ Iriarte (U); 89′ H. Castro (U).

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Argentina 1978

The only World Cup organized by Argentina in the worst context, under a bloody dictatorship that applied state terrorism like no other. The chosen one divided the group with Hungary, France and Italy. They won the first two matches 2-1 and lost against Italy 1-0, finished second in the group, had to leave the Monumental in Buenos Aires to go and play at the Gigante de Arroyito in Rosario.

In the semi-final round they beat Poland 2-0, drew 0-0 with Brazil and beat Peru 6-0, a difference that allowed them to qualify for the final on goal difference. They beat the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time to win their first title. Mario Alberto Kempes, the Matador, with 6 goals, was the top scorer of the tournament. This is the summary.

June 25, 1978 Argentina 3- Netherlands 1 stage: River Plate. Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy). Argentina: Ubaldo Fillol; Jorge Olguín, Luis Galván, Daniel Passarella, Alberto Tarantini; Osvaldo Ardiles (65′ Omar Larrosa), Américo Gallego, Mario Kempes; Ricardo Bertoni, Leopoldo Luque, Oscar Ortiz (74′ René Houseman). DT extension:Cesare Menotti.
Holland: Jan Jongbloed; Jan Poorvliet, Rudolf Krol, Ernestus Brands, Wilhemus Jansen (75′ Wilhelmus Suurbier); Wilhelmus Van de Kerkhof, Johannes Neeskens, Adrianus Haan; Reinier Van de Kerkhof, Johnny Rep (58′ Dirk Nanninga), Nicolaus Robert Resenbrinck. DT extension: Ernst Happel. targets: 37′ and 103′ Kempes (A); 81′ D.Nanninga (H); 114′ R. Bertoni (A).

Mexico 86

Argentina was the first to arrive in Mexico and the last to leave. A team that has come with criticism and is claimed more every day and not only for the extraordinary performance of Diego Maradona. In the group they met South Korea, Italy and Bulgaria. They started 3-1, then drew 1-1 and beat the Bulgarians 2-0. In the round of 16, the River Plate classic was revived and it was 1-0 for Argentina with a goal from Pedro Pablo Pasculli.

Starting from the quarter-finals, D10S’s figure multiplied: two unforgettable goals against England (2-1), two great goals against Belgium (2-0) in the semi-finals and a masterful pass to Burruchaga 3-2 in the final against Germany . The best player of the tournament was chosen on 10. This is the summary.

June 29, 1986 Argentina 3 – West Germany 2 stage: Aztec (Mexico DF). Referee: Romualdo Arpi (Brazil). Argentina: Nery Pumpido; José Luis Cuciuffo, José Luis Brown, Oscar Ruggeri, Julio Olarticoechea; Ricardo Giusti, Sergio Batista, Hector Enrique, Jorge Burruchaga (89′ Marcelo Trobbiani); Diego Maradona, Jorge Valdano. DT extension: Charles Billard. West Germany: Harald Schumacher; Andreas Brehme, Karl Heinz Forster, Dittmar Jakobs, Hans Peter Briegel; Lothar Matthäus, Thomas Berthold, Norbert Eder; Felix Magath (61′ Dieter Hoeness), Karl Heinz Rummenigge, Klaus Allofs (45′ Rudolf Völler). DT extension: Franz Beckenbauer. targets: 22′ Brown (A); 56′ Valdano (A); 74′ Rummenigge (AF); 81′ Völler (AF), 84′ Burruchaga (A).

Italy 90

As in the current edition, the start was with a bucket of cold water, an unexpected defeat, 1-0 against Cameroon. Then the team achieved a 2-0 victory against the Soviet Union and a draw with Romania (1-1) at the end of the group allowed them to qualify for the round of 16 as one of the best third-placed teams. Against Brazil, the Maradona-Caniggia couple resolved a very tough duel (1-0) and from the quarterfinals Sergio Goycochea’s hands took Carlos Bilardo’s team directly to the final, first against Yugoslavia (0-0 and 3-2) and then against Italy (1-1 and 4-3). In the definition, against Germany, they lost 1-0 due to a penalty converted by Brehme. This is the summary.

July 8, 1990 Argentina 0 – West Germany 1 stage: Olimpico (Rome). Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico). Argentina: Sergio Goycochea; Juan Simón, José Serrizuela, Oscar Ruggeri (45′ Pedro Monzón); Nestor Lorenzo, Pedro Troglio, Roberto Sensini, José Basualdo, Jorge Burruchaga (63′ Gabriel Calderón); Diego Maradona, Gustavo Dezotti. DT extension: Carlos Salvador Billardo. West Germany: Bodo Ilgner; Klaus Augenthaler, Thomas Berthold (73′ Stefan Reuter), Jürgen Kohler, Guido Buchwald; Andreas Brehme, Thomas Hässler, Lothar Matthäus; Pierre Litbarski, Rudi Völler, Jürgen Klinsmann. DT extension: Franz Beckenbauer. Goal: 85′ Brehme – penalty – (AF). Expelled: 65′ Monzón (A); 87′ Dezotti (A).

Brazil 2014

With a unique generation of footballers, led by Lionel Messi, Argentina reached their fifth World Cup final just eight years ago. In the group stage he had three accessible opponents but needed the magic of Rosario’s star to resolve them at key moments: 2-1 against Bosnia, 1-0 against Iran and 3-2 against Nigeria. In the round of 16 they beat Switzerland 1-0, in the quarterfinals Belgium 1-0 and in the semifinals they drew 0-0 with the Netherlands and beat them 4-2 on penalties. In the final, as in 1990, they lost 1-0 to Germany, but this time in extra time. Despite finishing second, Messi was chosen as the cup’s best player. Here’s the summary.

July 13, 2014 Argentina 0 – Germany 1 stage: Maracana (Rio de Janeiro). Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy). Argentina: Sergio Romero; Pablo Zabaleta, Martin Demichelis, Ezequiel Garay, Marcos Rojo; Enzo Pérez (86′ Fernando Gago), Javier Mascherano, Lucas Biglia; Ezequiel Lavezzi (45′ Sergio Aguero), Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain (78′ Rodrigo Palacio). DT extension: Alexander Sabella. Germany: Manuel Neuer; Philipp Lahm, Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels, Benedikt Howedes; Christophe Kramer (31′ André Schürrle), Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Müller, Toni Kross; Mezut Ozil (119′ for Metersacker), Miroslav Klose (88′ Mario Götze). DT extension: Joachim Bass. Objective: 113′ Gotze (German).