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Sports In Argentina

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Sports Overview in Argentina

   Sports are very important to Argentina and there are many popular sports in Argentina. A few major sports in Argentina include Soccer, Rugby, Tennis, and Basketball. The most popular sport in Argentina is soccer. Soccer has come into popularity more recently since Argentina won the world cup in 1978, 1986, and the most recently in 2022. Some of the many Argentinian soccer stars include Maradona, and Messi. These have become household names in Argentina, soccer has started to heavily influence Argentina. However the national sport is Pato. Pato is a sport where four people on horseback try to throw a ball through a ring. Other sports played in Argentina include Field Hockey, Volleyball, and Boxing, as well as Skiing in some of the colder regions of Argentina. Argentina has become a powerhouse for Olympic basketball. In 2002 Argentina was the first country to beat a USA team made up of all NBA players. In 2004 Argentina won against Italy to get their first Olympic gold medal in Basketball. Rugby has gained popularity since they got to the quarter finals in 1999. Tennis has become really popular in Argentina as well. Famous Argentinian Tennis players include Guilermo Vilas, Gabriela Sabatini, David Nalbandian, and Juan Martin del Potro.

Statistics for Argentina in 2022 World Cup

   This paragraph is going to be about stats for the Argentinian National soccer team in the 2022 world cup. Lionel Messi scored the most goals for Argentina with seven goals, Julian Alvarez had the second most goals with four. Messi also had the most assists with three assists, the six other people who got assists only had one. Looking at these stats you can see the huge impact Lionel Messi had on his team. He scored seven out of the fifteen goals for Argentina and made one third of all Argentina’s assists. I think that if Lionel Messi had not played in this world cup then Argentina would not have made it past the quarter finals. I think that Lionel Messi was a very influential member of the Argentinian national team.

Citations:

  1. “Infobase Learning - Login.” Infobase.com, 2025, fofweb.infobase.com/wgco/Culture.aspx?Page=51&Subject=Sports&iPin=M0019541. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

  2. “Argentina Scoring Stats.” ESPN, 2022, www.espn.com/soccer/team/stats/_/id/202/league/FIFA.WORLD. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

  3. “Lionel Messi - Inter Miami CF Forward - ESPN.” ESPN, 2025, www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/45843/lionel-messi. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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