The date was June 21, 1978, and host nation Argentina found themselves on the brink of elimination from the World Cup. Despite successfully navigating a highly competitive first group stage where they ...
How Argentina won the 1978 World Cup: Home-based talent, free-flowing football and peak Mario Kempes
This is the 11th in a series by The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World Cup. Previously, we’ve looked at Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934 and again in 193 8, Uruguay in 1950, West ...
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