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Una promesa incumplida
One of the criticisms of the national team is that play defense like "Europeans"
Volvió a decepcionar el equipo argentino
Mundo Deportivo cautions readers that since 1954 Argentines should not fully accept the idea of Argentine superiority in soccer.
El equipo uruguayo empañó su propio triunfo
Uruguay played a dirty and physical game, according to Mundo Deportivo, which explains why Argentina lost the final match.
Remite anteproyecto para la creación de la dirección general del deporte infantil dependiente de la fundación Eva Perón-Part 1
Multiple documents that outline the focus of the youth sports tournaments for the Peronist state.
Remite anteproyecto para la creación de la dirección general del deporte infantil dependiente de la fundación Eva Perón-Part 2
Multiple documents that outline the focus of the youth sports tournaments for the Peronist state.
Remite anteproyecto para la creación de la dirección general del deporte infantil dependiente de la fundación Eva Perón-Part 3
Multiple documents that outline the focus of the youth sports tournaments for the Peronist state.
Remite anteproyecto para la creación de la dirección general del deporte infantil dependiente de la fundación Eva Perón-Part 4
Multiple documents that outline the focus of the youth sports tournaments for the Peronist state.
Argentina ya no es un milagro
By defeating Spain and (favorite) West Germany, Argentina's succes is depoicted a evidence of its quality (not a miracle) and its march towards the final.
Un acto de delincuencia…como estaba previsto
More than sports magazines, River does not hold back its criticism of England. It juxtaposes Argentine 'animals' with English 'thieves'.
1950: reaparición victoriosa del Uruguay
Interesting on two fronts: no reason is provided for why Argentina did not bother to show up in neighboring Brazil for the World Cup. It also reinforces the pride that Argentina shares with Uruguay's successes.
Macramé rioplatense vs. Catenaccio italiano
El Grafico contrasts the platense "macramé" with the Italian "catenaccio" by examining how two star players in Italy, one from Uruguay and the other from Argentina, try to showcase their stylistic play but are met with defensive-minded tactics aimed…
"El Monstruo" responde
Of note is Di Stéfano´s comments on modern approaches to soccer-discipline, defense, catenaccio, and tactics-and his disdain for them He comes off as a pure "criollo" footballer
Así caminamos al desastre de 1978
The commentator is worried that Argentina is ill-equipped to host a World Cup when scenes of mayhem and referee intimidation are a constant in the national pastime.
Argentina Internacional - Después de Suecia hasta el presente: Información y conclusiones curiosas
The purpose of this article is to refute the idea that Argentina and Brazil have been on divergent paths since 1958, when Brazil won the first of two successive World Cups. Instead, it concludes that Argentina's overall international record matches…
Nuestros teams: Argentinos
Early photograph of the 1917 Argentine national team
El football-sport nacional: El suelto de hoy
This article calls for fans to stop their violent aggression towards players and representatives of the national team after each loss by Argentina. The reference point was a match played in 1916 when Argentina lost to Uruguay and some fans attacked…