The world is waiting for the the final Enter Argentina and France for the Qatar 2022 World Cup which will take place on Sunday December 18th. With the illusion more alive than ever, the Argentines do not stop finding coincidences between this championship and those of 1978 and 1986the years in which the Argentine team became world champions.
Social networks are ablaze with the party. Very long Twitter threads, full of enthusiasm, comment on the predictions of the result and users constantly reply and repeat the phrase “I Choose to Believe”.
User @Tomiconcina1 shared one of the many threads that went viral on Twitter with the similarities and coincidences between the championships in which the team emerged victorious.
Matches of the 1978, 1986 and 2022 World Cups
1) In 1978 and 1986, Argentina played in the final against a country that had been finalists in the previous edition.
France became World Champions in 2018 and will face Lionel Scaloni’s team in the final.
Two) In 1986 the referee was the Brazilian Romualdo Arppi Filho, born on January 7, 1939.
This year the referee for Sunday’s final will be Szymon Marciniak, also born on 7 January 1981.
3) In 1986 there were several results that are repeated in this world championship.
- Canada participated in the championship.
- Morocco got through the group stage in group F and beat Portugal (3-1 in 1986 and 1-0 in 2022).
- Brazil was eliminated in the quarter-finals on penalties.
4) Year 2004, Maradona in Alejandro Fantino’s program entitled “Sea in the background”: the date that appears behind and the base that refers to an end-of-year gift.
5) Ronaldinho joined PSG in 2001 and were champions the following year. Mbappé joined in 2017 and was champion the following year. Messi signed in 2021 with the same team…
6) In 1978 and 1986 Argentina played the final in the starting shirt. Something that has not been repeated in any of the other three finals played by our country. This year FIFA has confirmed that the team will play for the albiceleste.
7) Only in 1978 and 1986 did the opposing team’s goalkeeper wear a yellow jersey. This year, French goalkeeper Lloris will use the same colour.
8) In 1986, Argentina reached the final 8 years after reaching their last final. In 2022 Argentina reaches the final 8 years after the last final played.
9) Only one World Cup had been played in Qatar, the Under 20 in 1995. Argentina lost 1 match in the group stage (0-1 against Portugal) and won the final against Brazil, the reigning champions.
In 2022 Argentina loses a match in the group stage and plays the final against the defending champion.
10) Gualeguay was the only Entre Rios city represented in both 1986 (Burruchaga) and 2022 (Lisandro Martínez).
eleven) The last time a Cordoban wore the number 9 for the Argentina national team was Cucciufo, in 1986. Now a Córdoba-born also wears it, and it is Julián Álvarez.
12) Maradona left Barcelona in 1984, to play in the league of the country that had been world champions (Italy). Messi went to PSG in 2021, to play in the French league (last world champion).
13) Belgrano has been champion of the Argentine promotion twice: in 1986 and in 2022.
Despite the matches, the result will depend on how the team behaves on the pitch on Sunday. Do you choose to believe in them?
Source: Clarin
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