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Argentina in 1979

Historical records for Argentina in 1979, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

4Records
4Events
3Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

September

7 September 1979World Youth Final GoalDiego Maradona

Tokyo · Sport / Football

Scores Argentina's third goal in the 3-1 World Youth Championship final victory over the Soviet Union.

Other Events

19791979 World Youth Golden BallDiego Maradona

Tokyo · Sport / Football

Wins the tournament Golden Ball after inspiring Argentina to the FIFA World Youth Championship title.

19791979 World Youth Golden BootRamon Diaz

Tokyo · Sport / Football

Scores eight goals to finish as leading scorer as Argentina win the FIFA World Youth Championship.

1979Commander in ChiefLeopoldo Galtieri

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief

Names involved

Diego MaradonaLeopoldo GaltieriRamon Diaz

Places involved

Tokyo

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.