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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.
Sinfonía de los 45 minutos
Defeating Ecuador 3-0 (and Colombia 8-2) the magazine lauds the quality of the national soccer team.
A lo grande
More effusive praise for Argentina's national team
Sin lugar a dudas: Argentina fue el mejor
Claiming that Argentina soccer, without a doubt, is the best in the world seems natural for sports writers attuned to regional rivalries with Brazil and Uruguay.
La pelota es para los argentinos
No lessons learned from 1958. That is the verdict of the magazine in observing an Argentine side that fails to master the ball and plays a defensive approach.
Jugar y no dejar jugar
The triumph of Argentina in the 1959 Copa Sudamericana leaves the writers of Mundo Deportivo happy at the result but not satisfied with the state of Argentine soccer.
Caras sucias
Sivori, Angelillo and other with coach Stabile
Argentina at the 1916 Campeonato Sudamericano
Argentina team poses for picture before its match against Chile, a game La Albiceleste won by a score of 6-1. The Campeonato Sudamericano is known today as Copa América. [Image accessible at Wikimedia Commons]
Poster - Campeonato Sul-Americano de Football, Buenos Aires, Julho 1916
Brazilian poster for the 1916 South American Championship held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [Image accessible at Wikimedia Commons]