History of soccer in Argentina
With around 2,658,811 players, soccer is the most popular recreational sport played in Argentina, and is played from childhood to old age. Most people from this county would call it football instead of soccer. Ninety percent of all Argentines are in an Argentine Football club. Practically everyone in Argentina either goes to football games or watches it on tv. Whenever their team wins a big game, the whole county celebrates. Argentina has won a tremendous amount of games and a few Olympic metals.
Soccer first came about in Argentina by the British in Buenos Aires. Their first league, formed in 1891, was the third oldest in the world. Two years later, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) was formed. This association was the eighth oldest football association in the world. The first recorded football match took place on June 20, 1867 and was played by two teams called the White Caps and the Red Caps. Back then the teams were distinguished by cap color instead of jerseys.
One of the most superior achievements the Argentine soccer team has made was winning the World Cup twice; in 1978 and 1986. They were also the runner up in 1930 and 1990, and they usually do a good job in the games. They won the top continental tournament, the Copa Americáno multiple times as well as the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1992. Argentina's Olympic representatives won two gold metals; one in 2004 and one in 2009. They also won two silver metals in 1928 and 1996. At club level, Argentina has won the nine international cups and 22 Copa Libertadores. This is the most wins any football club has ever had.
To conclude, Argentina has an excellent and substantial soccer team that has won a great amount of games. They had one of the oldest soccer leagues and one of the oldest football associations. Argentine football has had a ton of successes over the years; from the beginning and all the way up to now. The first match ever played by the men's Argentina national
Soccer first came about in Argentina by the British in Buenos Aires. Their first league, formed in 1891, was the third oldest in the world. Two years later, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) was formed. This association was the eighth oldest football association in the world. The first recorded football match took place on June 20, 1867 and was played by two teams called the White Caps and the Red Caps. Back then the teams were distinguished by cap color instead of jerseys.
One of the most superior achievements the Argentine soccer team has made was winning the World Cup twice; in 1978 and 1986. They were also the runner up in 1930 and 1990, and they usually do a good job in the games. They won the top continental tournament, the Copa Americáno multiple times as well as the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1992. Argentina's Olympic representatives won two gold metals; one in 2004 and one in 2009. They also won two silver metals in 1928 and 1996. At club level, Argentina has won the nine international cups and 22 Copa Libertadores. This is the most wins any football club has ever had.
To conclude, Argentina has an excellent and substantial soccer team that has won a great amount of games. They had one of the oldest soccer leagues and one of the oldest football associations. Argentine football has had a ton of successes over the years; from the beginning and all the way up to now. The first match ever played by the men's Argentina national