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The ephemerides of June 29 They include various events that happened on a day like today, Saturday, which marks a new anniversary of the final of the 1986 Mexico Soccer World Cupin which the national team became champion. This date has great relevance for the country, especially now that Argentina lifted the cup again 36 years later, in the Qatar World Cup 2022.
That was the second time in history that the Argentine team won as the absolute winner of the championship organized by the FIFAa feat that he had already achieved in 1978. The contest took place between May 31 and June 29 in Mexico, and 24 selected participants from different parts of the world participated.
In this way, on June 29, 1986, the team led by Diego Armando Maradona and directed by Carlos Salvador Bilardo faced the German national team at the Azteca stadium. Argentina beat the European team 3-2, with goals from José Luis “Tata” Brown, Jorge Valdano and Jorge Burruchaga. Years later, these rivals would meet twice more in this instance, making it the final that was repeated the most times in the history of this competition.
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