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The next edition took place in 1993 between the winners of the 1991 Copa América, Argentina, and the winners of UEFA Euro 1992, Denmark. Argentina hosted the match at the Estadio José María Minella in Mar del Plata, and won 5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. The competition was discontinued thereafter.
UEFA revealed the brand identity for the match on 22 March 2022. The match was known as the Finalissima, Italian for "grand final". The logo was based on the laurel wreath, a symbol of victory. It features ribbons in the colours of the competing nations, the green, white and red of Italy on the left, and the white and light blue of Argentina.
The teams had met in three previous international matches, with two wins for Spain and one draw. Spain won both legs of the 1962 World Cup inter-continental play-off, while the sides' most recent meeting was a 2–2 draw in the 2018 World Cup group stage. [28]
Group 2 of the 1966 FIFA World Cup consisted of Argentina, West Germany, Spain, and Switzerland. Play began on 12 July 1966 and concluded on 20 July 1966. West Germany won the group and Argentina finished as runners-up, and both advanced to the quarter-finals. Spain and Switzerland failed to advance. [1]
Argentina scorers Opposition scorers Referee Att. Ref. 1,001 8 October 2020: 21:30 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires (H) Ecuador: 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification: Messi 13' Roberto Tobar: 0 [1] [2] 1,002 13 October 2020: 16:00 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz (A) Bolivia: 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
The odds are stacked in Argentina’s favor for Tuesday’s match vs. Peru. Argentina is a -650 favorite to win, while Peru has +1600 odds in the match. A tie has +625 odds.
Costa Rica failed to record a single shot throughout the entirety of the contest, whilst Spain scored with each of their first seven shots on target. [11] Costa Rica equalled their worst ever defeat, a 7–0 loss to Mexico in 1975, while this was Spain's biggest win at a World Cup, surpassing their 6–1 success against Bulgaria in 1998. [12]
After the inaugural match of the tournament, Argentina vs Canada at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni and first-choice goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez called the newly installed grass surface a "disaster" in a post-game interview. "They knew seven months ago that we'd play here and they changed the field two days ago ...