The big time for her Australia arrived. The ‘socceroos’ qualified for the second time in their history in the “16” of the World Cup where they will face her Argentina of Lionel Messi.
As is normal, there are many who consider – and justifiably – the “Albiceleste” as the unwavering favorite, but the coach of the “kangaroos” Graham Arnoldin addition to his excellent management and coaching skills, he knows very well how his team can pull off a surprise by qualifying for the quarter-finals.
From 1988 until the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the 59-year-old has faced Argentina both from the center forward position in which he played as a footballer and also from the edge of the bench, with the results being impressive!
When Arnold was “talking” in the grass
His first meeting with the “albiseleste” is placed in the distance 1988! Aged 25 at the time and as a Sydney United player, he played for the national team in the ‘Bicentennial Gold Cup’, an event which involved teams from Asia, South America and Oceania and was quite similar to today’s Confederations Cup but he had a friendly character.
In this match, Australia crushed with the impressive 4-1 Argentina with Arnold competing throughout the 90 minutes against Oscar Ruggeri, Claudio Cabrera, Carlos Bilardo and the young Diego Simeone.
The second time he faced Argentina as a footballer was for the World Cup qualifiers of 1994 with the match ending in a 1-1 draw and him remaining on the field until the final whistle. In the “Monumental” rematch, Argentina prevailed 1-0 with the young striker facing the great for the first and last time Diego Armando Maradona.
From the edge of the counter
It was the summer of 2005 when the Australian national team was competing in the Confederations Cup which was a “harbinger” of the following year’s World Cup in Germany. There, in addition to our national team that participated as European champions, Graham Arnold was also present as an assistant to the then coach of the “socceroos” Frank Farinha.
In matchday 2 of the first group, Australia faced Argentina with the Latin Americans getting an uncharacteristic revenge by winning by a score 4-2 with three goals from former Panathinaikos player Luciano Figueroa and one from Juan Roman Riquelme.
Let’s go to the freshest ones. Just one year and four months have passed since Graham Arnold’s last meeting with Argentina. The match was about the tournament of Olympic Games of Tokyo where the two teams were drawn in the same group as Spain and Egypt.
In the first matchday of the group, Australia managed to make a surprise and win with a score 2-0 thanks to the goals of Wales in the 14′ and Tillo in the 80′ giving the right to the experienced technician to go through this duel with the “Albiceleste” again unscathed.
Now, the “mastermind” of this great success of the Australians, is called upon to perform a… miracle which will be historic for the country’s football.
Edited by: Giorgos Zachariou
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