Title: South American nations at the FIFA World Cup
Content: by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina. Controversy surrounded the hosts, however, as all of their games in the first round kicked off at night, giving the Argentines the advantage of knowing where they stood in the group. This issue would arise again in Spain 1982, which prompted FIFA to change the rules so that the final two group games in subsequent World Cups would be played simultaneously. In 1978, Argentina needed to beat Copa América holders Peru by four clear goals to reach

Title: Football in Argentina
Content: team to win the Intercontinental Cup. Argentine clubs have won the tournament a record nine times. In 1978, Argentina hosted the World Cup, where the team defeated the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final to win their first World Cup. Argentina would win their second World Cup in the 1986 edition. In 1979, a young Diego Maradona was part of the Argentina under-20 team which won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup. Argentina have gone on to win a record six U-20 World Cups. In 1982, due to an uncertain political atmosphere and an extremely unstable government with multiple

Title: Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
Content: time. <section begin=Final /><section end=Final /> <section begin=Lineups /> Eight years after the victory on home soil, Argentina won the World Cup title for the second time. Diego Maradona was voted Best Player of the tournament after scoring five goals and assisting the decisive 3-2 by Jorge Burruchaga in the 84th minute of the final. The match was played in front of a record attendance of 114,600 people. <section begin=Final /><section end=Final /> <section begin=Lineups /> In 1990, Argentina faced West Germany in a repeat of the 1986 edition. Pedro Monzón became the first player ever to be sent off

Title: South American nations at the FIFA World Cup
Content: team, after Italy in 1938, to successfully defend its World title. Hosts Chile beat Yugoslavia 1–0 to finish third. At the 1966 World Cup, four South American nations participated. Argentina and Uruguay lost in the quarter-final, while Brazil and Chile were eliminated after the group stage. During that controversial game (for more details see Argentina and England football rivalry), Argentina's Antonio Rattín became the first player to be sent off in a senior international football match at Wembley Stadium. Rattín at first refused to leave the field and eventually had to be escorted by several policemen. After 30 minutes, England

Title: History of the Argentina national football team
Content: Cup is considered "the first great title" won by Argentina. The team remained unbeaten winning all the matches played, with a large 3–0 over Brazil. The victory over Brazil was highly praised by the media due to the Brazilian not being defeated as hosts since the 1950 World Cup final. Argentina finished the tournament with no goals received. Argentina, still coached by Minella, qualified to the 1966 World Cup held in England for the first time. The team shared their group with Chile, Paraguay and Bolivia. Argentina finished the round unbeaten with three matches won and two draws. Minella left

Question: In which country did Argentina first win soccer's World Cup?
Answer: Argentina (1978)