Permanent year factsheet

Argentina in 2008

Historical records for Argentina in 2008, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

5Records
5Events
5Named people
3Places
1Categories

Historical records

May

4 May 2008La Liga Title-Clinching WinnerGonzalo Higuain

Pamplona · Sport / Football

Scores the late winning goal against Osasuna that mathematically secures the league title.

21 May 2008Champions League Final Shootout PenaltyCarlos Tevez

Moscow · Sport / Football

Scores Manchester United's first penalty in the shootout as the club defeat Chelsea to win the Champions League.

August

19 August 2008Two Olympic Semi-Final Goals Against BrazilSergio Aguero

Beijing · Sport / Football

Scores twice as Argentina defeat Brazil 3-0 in the Olympic football semi-final.

23 August 2008Argentina Second Olympic Gold ManagerSergio Batista

Beijing · Sport / Football

Coaches Argentina to the Olympic football title with a 1-0 final victory over Nigeria.

23 August 2008Olympic Final Winning GoalAngel Di Maria

Beijing · Sport / Football

Scores the only goal as Argentina defeat Nigeria to win a second consecutive Olympic football gold medal.

Names involved

Angel Di MariaCarlos TevezGonzalo HiguainSergio AgueroSergio Batista

Places involved

BeijingMoscowPamplona

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.