Argentina's National Team defeated Mexico 2-0 in the fourth match of the Mundial Qatar 2022. With goals from Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernández, the albiceleste achieved victory. However, Argentinean football has not always had good moments, as it has also faced difficulties throughout these tournaments.
Next, we will tell you about how Argentina failed to qualify for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, which is considered a "football stain" in its history.
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Peru vs. Argentina (1969)
On August 31, 1969, the Albiceleste played their qualification match for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. They had the obligation to win because they had previously lost 3-1 to Bolivia and 1-0 to the Blanquirroja. Argentina was in a decisive moment.
Peru made history at La Bombonera stadium in 1969 after defeating Argentina. Photo: El Peruano
In their penultimate match for qualification to the 1970 FIFA World Cup, the Argentine National Team defeated Bolivia 1-0, and their hopes were now set on defeating Peru to secure a spot and reach Mexico. However, they did not achieve their goal.
Argentina was managed by Adolfo Pedernera, and the team consisted of: Agustín Cejas; Luis Gallo, Roberto Perfumo, José Albrecht, Silvio Marzolini; Juan Carlos Rulli, Carlos Pachamé; Angel Marcos, Miguel Brindisi, Héctor Yazalde, and Aníbal Tarabini.
In the case of Peru, we were under the command of the Brazilian coach Didí, and the squad included: Luis Rubiños; Eloy Campos, Orlando de La Torres, Héctor Chumpitaz, Rafael Risco; Luis Cruzado, Roberto Chale, Julio Baylón, Pedro León, Teófilo Cubillas, and Oswaldo Ramírez.
The much-anticipated match took place at the most emblematic stadium in Argentina, La Bombonera, and the crowd couldn't contain their desperation, booing our footballers. However, Didí was not intimidated: "I'm not used to losing finals, and this, gentlemen, is a final."
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What Was Happening with Argentina in 1969?
That year, the Argentine Football Association was going through its worst moment. In 1969 alone, there were even interveners: Armando Ramos Ruiz, Aldo Porri, Oscar Ferrari, and Juan Martín Oneto Gaona, who were appointed by the de facto president Juan Carlos Onganía.
The Argentine coach himself, Pedernera, admitted that the result was his fault, as he did not choose the players well: "I understand that we have disappointed the public that cheered for us against Bolivia on Sunday, but if we have to look for someone responsible for the result, that would be me and only me."
Argentina considers this moment as one of the worst in its history. Photo: ESPN
This defeat was so terrible for Argentina that Rendo himself describes it as follows: "After the match, the sadness was tremendous. I had never seen anything like it. Pedernera was smoking in a corner of the dressing room without speaking to anyone. I went to shower and when I came out, there was no one left. I walked alone from the stadium in La Boca to my house in Pompeya. I arrived, dropped my bag, got into bed, and went to sleep."